More stories about Tile

• Letters

  Protecting deck ledger with membrane; house trap follow up; Spanish language resources; in praise of change orders; more

• Q&A: Setting Ceramic Tile Over Long-Span Steel Joists

  Q. The plans for a new house call for saltillo tile over a 3/4-inch plywood subfloor with 1/2-inch concrete backerboard (Durock) thinset and screwed to the plywood. The floor joists are Dietrich Trade Ready Floor System 12-gauge steel joists at 16 inches

• Q&A: Buildup in Shower Drains

  Q. Recently I've run into a couple of incidents where a crystallized white substance has formed on the shower floor and in the drain. In both cases the showers have mud-set floors and are entirely tiled. The water is from a public source. In one case, the

• Kitchen & Bath

  Keeping up with tile standards; simple mosaics; laminates; decorative hardware

• Refinishing a Bathtub

  Spray-on refinishing can be a practical alternative to tearing out an unsightly but structurally sound tub or shower unit.

• An Invisible Tile Access Panel

  Installing and tiling a whirlpool tub often means undoing someone else's work. A veteran tile contractor tells how he copes with sequence problems and provides future access to the pump.

• Kitchen & Bath

  Tile; water filters; recycling centers

• Kitchen & Bath: Tile Backers

  Tile backers

• Q&A: Floor Tiles vs. Wall Tiles: What's the Difference?

  Q. One of the tile showrooms where my remodeling clients shop has tiles displayed in two sections, one for floors and one for walls. What's the difference between a floor tile and a wall tile? Is it possible to interchange the two?

• Installing an Ornamental Tile Floor

  A stiff, strong subfloor and an accurate layout add up to a top-quality tile floor. A veteran tilesetter explains his approach.