Often used for backsplashes, flooring, and showers, tile is a long-lasting material that’s generally easy to maintain with regular cleaning. When spills and other accidents happen, however, tile ...

Once you master the process, it's fairly easy to lay and grout your own tile floors, but the final step is to remove the grout haze with this clever hack.

Q: I recently bought a house that has Formica tops and a ceramic tile backsplash. I am going to replace them with granite and tumbled marble. How difficult would it be for me to remove the backsplash?

Getting a smooth, even coat of paint on a ceiling can be difficult for a couple of reasons. Both the old and new paints are usually white, so there is not much contrast, and the light is often poor.

Dear James: Our house has a rather strange bathroom with some glossy and some dull ceramic tile. There is a lot of dark mildew on the grout. What is the best and safest method to clean the grout? - ...