Q-We want to install a new ceramic-tile floor in our bathroom but are not sure how to prepare the floor after removing the old tiles. Can you help? A-Unless the existing tile floor is in very poor ...

As long as the surface is level and the existing floor tiles are gloss-free and in good condition... Here's how: • The existing tiles need to be thoroughly cleaned with a heavy-degreaser or sugar soap ...

Q. Help! As I watched my ceramic tile floor being grouted, it looked fantastic. But after the installer left and the floor dried, there was excess grout on many tiles and a haze over all of the tiles.

Q: I’m putting ceramic tile flooring in my kitchen and live on a 10-year-old, ground-level concrete slab. Do I need to put any type of underlayment or vapor barrier underneath it? A: It’s perfectly ...

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Gorgeous tile, stained glass and deep claw foot tubs — the typical late-Victorian bathroom was luxurious and large. Common features were porcelain hex-tile floors, a wainscot of white subway tile and, ...