Trim for Your Tile

Trim for Your Tile

Your new tile installation won’t be complete until you choose the trim, borders and edgings. You can add excitement to the most standard subway tile installation by including a contrasting color trim or border. Edge the installation in a third color or in the main tile color. Here

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Which Grout is Right for Your Home?

Which Grout is Right

Grout is a thick paste that can be used in various applications. It can fill gaps; it can be used to reinforce structures and it is commonly used to fill cracks between tiles. Most grout is cement based. However, even though this type of grout is popular, it

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Acheive the Retro Look with Penny Tile

Penny Tile

You might think of hex tile as the small tile used to accent small areas or cover a full room, but try round instead for a fierce, flexible look. Penny-sized round tile offers a fresh look easy to make retro or modern. In this article we will

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Tile Installation

Tile Installation

Your new tile installation won’t be complete until you choose the trim, borders and edgings.  You can add excitement to the most standard subway tile installation by including a contrasting color trim or border. Edge the installation in a third color or in the main tile color.

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How to Spot Water Damage

Repair Your Grout after Water Damage

When you purchase a home, one of the first things you should check carefully before you commit are the bathroom and kitchen for water damage. Here’s what to look for so that you catch the water damage in time to include it in the required repairs made before you

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Cracked or Broken Grout Signals a Bigger Problem

Broken grout

You probably don’t clean your shower tile daily or even weekly. Chances are good that mop your tile floors pretty often though. That means you notice when the grout cracks or breaks. You could patch it quickly and move on to other things or you could take

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Creative Tile in Your Bathroom

Creative tile

Bathroom tile doesn’t have to be boring. It may not seem that way, since many people grew up with basic white or beige tile or visiting their grandparents’ house to face pink tiled bathrooms popular in the 1950s. All you need to do is pick the right

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Seal Your Grout and Tile to Avoid Damage

Seal Your Grout and Tile

You could lose part of your home investment by failing to do one thing: sealing your tile or natural stone. There are installation professionals who make the mistake of installing new tile floors or a natural stone patio and never seal them. Homeowners, who don’t know to

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Change the Look of Your Space with Grout

change the look of your space with grout

There are spaces that you love in the beginning but they go blah after a few years. Adding some zing to your space, whether it’s a kitchen, bathroom, sunroom or outdoor patio, doesn’t need to cost a lot of money. It is easy to change the look

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Caulk 101: Caulk Cleaning and Maintenance

Waterproofing Bath Silicone Sealant

Silicone caulk can last a decade or more in most areas of your home. But caulk requires regular cleaning and maintenance, especially surrounding tile and grout in high-moisture areas. Regular cleaning will keep your caulk looking new, and it also provides regular “check-ins” on the overall condition

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