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ANSWER – The tile industry standards say that grout joints should never be less than 1/16″ wide, and tiles should never be butted up to each other.  It is recommended that the grout joints be…

ANSWER – If your travertine was dark and rich before it was grouted and sealed, then it should be able to be returned to that condition since it is a natural stone the surface can be…

ANSWER –  The general rule is to wait 28 days for the concrete to cure, although that depends on the thickness of the concrete, the temperature and humidity,  and the concrete mix.

If you use…

Answer:   If I understand you correctly, the wood sub-floor was squeaking before you installed the tile over it.   That means that the plywood sheets were not solid and there were weak spots on them.  Screwing…

ANSWER – If in fact you have ground water migrating up through your concrete slab and up through the porous tile grout joints, installing French drains around the perimeter of your house could divert the…

ANSWER – Assuming when you say marble that it is a true calcium carbonate marble you can buy kits with diamond pads and a powder compound with water to re-polish a marble that has scratches…

Answer:  There are sealers that will darken natural stone and give it a wet look.  They are called enhancers.  They make the stone water resistant too.  There are surface sealers, which I wouldn’t recommend as they…

ANSWER – Squeaky tile floors normally mean that either the wood sub-floor under the tiles is not stable in those spots or wasn’t fastened down properly.

When you install tile over tile the new tile…

ANSWER – I assume you had a water leak of some sort that resulted in your concrete slab having a high level of moisture.  If that is the case, then you should let the slab…

Answer – I will assume that when you say both sides of the 4″ tall granite backsplash you are talking about the front side which you will see, and the back side that is bonded…