Category: Tile
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How To Clean Really Dirty Grout Lines In Your Kitchen Or Bathroom
One of our friends asks about cleaning some really stained tile grout in their kitchen. It seems that over the years the grout has just got darker and darker. Its not a small area it is most of the kitchen that has the problem so it is most likely due to dirt buildup and not…
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How To Removing Linoleum Tile From Wood
A friend that is remodeling their kitchen wants to remove their old linoleum flooring from wood wood floor that is under it. At that point they will make a decision if the wood floor is worth saving or if they will need to go with something else. Unfortunately removing old linoleum can be a difficult…
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How To Choose Between Real Wood and Wood Look Tile
A friend is thinking of installing new flooring in their Living Room / Great Room and they are trying to make the choice of a wood floor which they want or a tile alternative that looks like wood. They are considering the ceramic tile alternatives not the commercial grade fake rubber wood that you see…
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How To Removing Thinset Before you can apply New Tile
A friend that is remodeling their bathroom asks about preparing the surface for new mortar. I rented a chipper hammer and was able to take out the tile fairly easily. Now the thinset remains. Do I need to do a perfect job here? My understanding is that I want to make it as flat as…
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How To Remove Mold and Re-grout a Tile Shower Stall
In this How To we will be covering the maintenance of a tile shower stall that has become very moldy. A person asks what the best method to cure and them prevent black mold from growing in their shower stall. They also ask about grout sealers and specifically hydrophobic liquids that are now being used…