Tips for Tackling Embarrassing Bathroom Tile and Grout

bathroom tile and grout

Tips for Tackling Embarrassing Bathroom Tile and Grout Believe it or not, dirty bathrooms sway people’s opinions of restaurants just as much as the food does. And that begs an important question: what does your bathroom tell visitors about your home? Emptying the trash and cleaning the

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Spring Cleaning Tips to Get Your Tile and Grout Looking New

Spring Cleaning Tips to Get Your Tile and Grout Looking New As winter breaks in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, spring cleaning is a great way to get your home and flooring looking like new before warm weather brings busy schedules. Following a regular maintenance schedule, taking

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How to Caulk Like a Professional

Caulking Equipment

Caulking seems like one of the easiest home improvement jobs, but if you have ever sealed a bathtub before, we are sure you understand how messy it can get. It takes a significant amount of practice to lay down caulk perfectly, which is why painters, tile setters,

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How To Prevent Sealer Haze

Prevent Sealer Haze

A sealant is put over grout to keep water and oil from getting into pores and capillaries. However, in some cases there can be something that prevents the sealer from fully penetrating the surface. The cause of this can be previous sealer applications. When the sealant is

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All You Need to Know About Caulking

Caulking

Caulk is a great solution for homeowners. It is a moldable material that is used to fill and seal gaps throughout a structure. If you are seeing gaps in the structure of your home, and you are wondering if caulk might be a good option for sealing these

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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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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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Ask a Grout and Tile Expert: When DIY Goes Wrong

Craftsmen Or Electrician Woman Making Good Bad Sign. Undecided Between Yes Or Not

Would you believe that less than half of millennials always call professionals when tackling a home improvement project? A DIY tile or grout project can be a great way to learn a new skill while beautifying your home. But many people quickly find that Pinterest and reality

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Get Creative with Designer Tile

Couple Choosing Tiles In The Shop

Most people know tile and natural stone are excellent choices for homes. It’s clean, durable and looks really good. However, many may not know that you can get really creative with tile and stone. That’s largely because these products come in so many colors and even with

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