Expert Answers in installation

ANSWER – Normally people use special diamond or carbide drills and drill into the tile to attach shelves. You can adjust it so the screws go into the grout joints so they can be…

ANSWER – I’m not sure I fully understand your question, but I’ll try to answer it.

The ceramic tile bullnose trim accessory for ceramic tile allows you to make a pleasing transition from one plane to…

ANSWER – Ceramic tile can be adhered to anything with limitations.

You can adhere to glass, metal, wood, drywall, fiberglass, etc. with limitations.

The substrate material has to be structurally stable and can’t have…

ANSWER – I would not try to save the wood underneath the cementitious backer board.  The fact that moisture reached the wood either through the top, sides or underneath…

ANSWER – I don’t think your husband is doing anything wrong, but rather he needs some ideas on how to adjust for the spacing.

1. To make sure your tile is square use the…

ANSWER – There is no specific info on tiling over exterior stucco that I’m aware of, although it can be done if the stucco is, in fact, a concrete product and structurally stable.

If…

ANSWER – As far as your floor preparation, when you are installing tile or stone over different substrates there is a potential problem that the differential movements within each substrate could cause cracking. The…

ANSWER – Yes, ceramic tile can be used on the floors of manufactured homes, if the floors meet industry standards. The primary concern is that the floor is structurally sound and does not have…

ANSWER – To keep it simple, there are two basic types of cracks. A structural crack that moves vertically or a shrinkage crack that moves horizontally. You can not treat a structural crack. You either…

ANSWER – You can install ceramic tile or stone outside in a freeze thaw climatic condition if you use the appropriate tile.

First, the ceramic tile or stone can’t have an absorption rate greater…