How to Lay Tile Like a Pro
Source: jocic/Shutterstock.com Laying your own tile can save you a huge amount of money, but many people are concerned about uneven, messy results. However, with the right tools and some...
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How to Lay Tile Like a Pro
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What Is the Best Blade for Cutting Porcelain Tile?
"Source: Medvedeva Oxana / Shutterstock.com When shopping for blades for your tile saw, the first thing most people notice is the variety of blade options available. Although you can get...
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What Is a Grout Float? Everything You Need to Know
"Source: milart / Shutterstock.com If you’re familiar with the concrete trowel but not the grout float, you may be forgiven for thinking they are the same tool. After all, both...
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How to Choose Trowel Size for Tile
"Source: dotshock / Shutterstock.com A tile trowel, also called a notched trowel, is your primary tool when laying tiles. But if you don’t know what you’re looking for, a trip...
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The Ultimate Guide to Tile Restoration
"In bathrooms and kitchens, millions of homes have wall and floor tiles, which are typically square or rectangular ceramic or porcelain panels sealed with grout. While tiles are designed to...
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Tiling over Tiles: Pros & Cons
"Source: AePatt Journey / Shutterstock.com When planning home renovation work involving room re-tiling, one of the decisions you’ll need to make is whether to simply tile over the existing tile...
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How to Install Tile Edge Trim
"Source: Iakov Filimonov/Shutterstock.com Tile trim is a type of finish that you can apply to a tiled area to produce clean lines and protect tile edges from being damaged following...
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All You Need to Know About Tile Adhesive
Source: Miriam Doerr Martin Frommherz/Shutterstock.com Porcelain, ceramic, and stone tiles are popular in bathrooms, kitchens, and basements, where traction and water resistance are essential. During the tile installation process, your...
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The 10 Best Masonry Tools
Source: gkrphoto/Shutterstock.com When performing construction work, whether you’re building, repairing, restoring, or maintaining, you need the right set of tools for the job. While some tools can be used to...
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Can You Tile over Tile? The Ultimate Tell-All
"For most tiling projects, you need to start from a fresh surface, so re-tiling your floor requires removing the old ones first, which is a challenging and time-consuming process. If...
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An Expert’s Guide on How to Use a Manual Tile Cutter
"Are you looking to start a DIY tiling project? A manual tile cutter is one of the most valuable tools at your disposal. This relatively simple tool is reasonably priced...
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An Expert’s Guide on How to Tile a Shower Niche Without a Bullnose
"A shower niche is a recess in one of your bathroom’s walls, typically the one facing your shower or bathtub. Shower niches form a natural storage shelf resembling a cubby-hole,...
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4 Types of Saws & How to Use Them
Contractor work involves knowing how to use various tools and equipment, including saws. Every contractor or DIY enthusiast needs to know how to recognize the different types of saws available....
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What Is Core Drilling? The Ultimate Guide
"Concrete core drilling, or simply core drilling, is the name of an essential precision concrete cutting technique. Core drilling allows you to cut holes into any concrete, brick, or paved...
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