A friend writes us about a mold problem in their concrete floor that they found while remodeling their bathroom. They are wondering what steps they can take to remove the mold and prevent it from reoccurring.
This is a very common problem found in bathrooms. Whether the house is new or old the bathroom is one of the worst places in the home where mold will grow. It just seems pretty much eventual that over …
A pretty hot topic right now is remodeling kitchens and bathrooms and sometimes if you are contracting out the work the general contractor will include the cost of installing the floor tile but sometimes you are not looking for a full remodel and just want to change your floor materials to upgrade from a different material or to replace damaged or worn flooring.
The most important thing about getting a good deal on flooring installs is …
Most people will experience mold in their bathroom and thats because mold only needs a couple things to grow. Warmth, Moisture and some type of Food Source is all mold needs to grow anywhere in your home. Mold that gets into your grout will penetrate and get behind the tile and eventually into the drywall or other wall materials and could end even up eating away the studs or floor boards in your bathroom. …
This is a common question that I get a lot and there is some debate on which is better to install first the floor tile or the wall tile when you are installing a shower surround made of Tile.
The first thing that you have to consider is that in all other places in your home when you are installing materials where water is a problem you want to start at the bottom and then …
A friend of ours is asking about a bathroom upgrade that they are planning and they are wondering about the best method for installing a tile floor in their bathroom over an existing board subfloor. They are wondering if they should remove the old subfloor or supplement it with a plywood subfloor before installing their cement backer board and then their tiles.
This is a common situation for any home that was built in the …
One of our friends asks about cleaning some really stained tile grout in their kitchen. It seems that over the years the grout has just got darker and darker. Its not a small area it is most of the kitchen that has the problem so it is most likely due to dirt buildup and not mold.
If the problem is in one general location such as near a sink or outside door or in the case …
A friend that is remodeling their kitchen wants to remove their old linoleum flooring from wood wood floor that is under it. At that point they will make a decision if the wood floor is worth saving or if they will need to go with something else.
Unfortunately removing old linoleum can be a difficult task because the tar based mastic that was used to attach it to the substraight many years ago is a really …
A friend is thinking of installing new flooring in their Living Room / Great Room and they are trying to make the choice of a wood floor which they want or a tile alternative that looks like wood.
They are considering the ceramic tile alternatives not the commercial grade fake rubber wood that you see in restaurants but in all reality neither product is wood and neither product is going to give them that wood floor …
A friend that is remodeling their bathroom asks about preparing the surface for new mortar.
I rented a chipper hammer and was able to take out the tile fairly easily. Now the thinset remains. Do I need to do a perfect job here? My understanding is that I want to make it as flat as possible to make my life easier when I trowel over it with new thinset.
When you are preparing a bathroom for tiling there …
In this How To we will be covering the maintenance of a tile shower stall that has become very moldy.
A person asks what the best method to cure and them prevent black mold from growing in their shower stall. They also ask about grout sealers and specifically hydrophobic liquids that are now being used to protect painted surfaces.
How to cure Mold problems in Tile Shower Stalls
A properly designed and maintained shower should not become …