It's difficult enough just selecting your tile let alone a tile mortar. Now you walk into the thinset aisle at the home improvement store and there are eight different choices of thinset mortar. Suddenly, questions start furiously bouncing into your head: Finally, your answers are here! … [Read more...] about Tile Thinset Mortar: How to Buy the Best Adhesive for YOU!
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Working Clean | Tile Tip | Guest Post
I am pleased to introduce a guest author for this post: Ben Santos. I've been approached before about using guest authors but it's never been the right fit. As you'll see, Ben has a very candid writing style and he's a star on video as well. So I hope you enjoy this post and be sure to check out … [Read more...] about Working Clean | Tile Tip | Guest Post
How to Cut Glass Tile- 7 Tips Revealed- video
You want to install glass tile but you know that cutting it can be a challenge. Yes, more of a challenge than cutting regular old ceramic tile. Additionally, the average DIY'er may not have the right equipment and may not know the tricks for how to cut glass tile. But, alas, I've assembled … [Read more...] about How to Cut Glass Tile- 7 Tips Revealed- video
Pebble tiles and more pebble tiles… and porcelain wood tile too | Q&A
Through my contact form, I get several questions from people about their projects. As I was going through them I noticed a good number of them having to do with pebble tiles and porcelain wood tile so I thought I'd put together a post on just these two subjects. I'll get to others in a future … [Read more...] about Pebble tiles and more pebble tiles… and porcelain wood tile too | Q&A
Avoid These 3 DIY Tile Installation Products
There are only so many places to shop for DIY tile installation products. Big box hardware stores are among the best options. But no matter where you go there's going to be good products and not-so-good products. Big-Box stores help and hurt The trap of the box stores is that they want … [Read more...] about Avoid These 3 DIY Tile Installation Products
Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Bathtub or a Shower
Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Shower or Bathtub The problem: If you've ever tried caulking with 100% silicone caulk you are well aware of how frustrating it can be. First of all, it can create a huge mess, be almost impossible to clean up, and can make your shower look uglier than before … [Read more...] about Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Bathtub or a Shower
Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch
This post covers: The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Custom Recessed Shower Niche Other niche building posts: Part 4: Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch Sometimes there's no good way around it. Building your own custom recessed shower niche from scratch can … [Read more...] about Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch
How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche
In this post we cover: Keep in mind, you can always add some snazzy corner shelves instead of one of these niches. No? Well, read on! The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Recessed Shower Niche Part 3: How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche Otherwise known as How to … [Read more...] about How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche
How to Build a Recessed Shampoo Shelf
In this post we discuss: Don't forget, it's not too late to add that fancy shower corner shelf! The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Recessed Shower Niche Part 2 Building, Installing, and Tiling a Recessed Shampoo Shelf Enough Planning- Let's Start Building a Shampoo … [Read more...] about How to Build a Recessed Shampoo Shelf
How to Design a Preformed Foam Recessed Shower Niche
In this post we discuss: The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Recessed Shower Niche Part 1: Planning and Layout Why a recessed shower niche? Recessed shower shelves are more popular than ever. People are tired of wire caddies and shampoo bottles all over the floor. You … [Read more...] about How to Design a Preformed Foam Recessed Shower Niche
