Tile is one of the most versatile and durable materials for flooring, walls, backsplashes, showers, and a host of other surfaces around the home and outdoors. With a broad range of styles and types, ...

After receiving contractor bids to tile our kitchen backsplash that didn’t fit our budget, my husband and I decided to tackle the project ourselves. With one weekend and a lot of hard work, we ...

If you're looking for an easy-to-install, beautiful, and functional flooring material, parquet tile is the answer. Most parquet tiles are cut with tongues and grooves, which makes installation ...

Tile, typically a bathroom and kitchen flooring essential, has been used in more home-design applications in recent years. Today’s hardwood-simulating planks, subway and marble-look tiles, as well as ...

To use the jig, align the cork tile with your mark and hold your utility knife straight up and down and pull the knife across the tile several times until it cuts through. A light touch is best. The ...

Q. Dear Tim, I’m remodeling a bathroom in my home. The large shower stall is going to be tile as well as the floors in the room. I cut out some pieces of scrap cardboard to resemble large-format tile, ...

I’m having a small bathroom remodeled. My wife and I thought we did our due diligence and hired a great contractor. I came home from work to discover the ceramic wall tile has a gap issue. The back of ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Q: We built our house on a tight budget years ago. Now I am divorced and would like to remodel and install ceramic tile in the bathroom. How do I prepare the new shower walls and add tile? A: Ceramic ...

Dear Pat: I am going to install some new grab and towel bars in my bathroom. It has ceramic tile on the walls, and I am having trouble drilling into it. What is the best method to mount things on tile ...

Dear Sonia: A shower stall with a tile floor is very attractive, but it can be a complicated home improvement project. Before you tackle a job of this magnitude, do some research to be sure you will ...