Seeking tips for the perfect tile floor installation is only natural when you're getting ready to tackle a tiling project. For example, learning that you need grout when installing floor tiles is a ...

Q. This week: Our house was built in the 1920's, and the most recent kitchen and bathroom floors - 12 x 12 inch vinyl tiles - are worn out. I'd like to install a laminate or wood floor in the kitchen ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Yes, you can, and we did that very thing on this tile floor just a couple of years ago. But because this house is on a wood subfloor, we had to do a little work to prepare the surface, and that ...

Setting your own tile can save a lot of money, and is a DIY project that anyone can take on. Mark Clement of MyFixItUpLife has laid a lot of tile, and shares his top tips for getting the best results.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While there are multiple budget-friendly ways to give your floors an upgrade, they don't beat installing new tiles if you want to refresh your ...

Used to be that “tiling” and “one day” only appeared together in a “I’ll get around to that tiling project one day” kind of way. Now, thanks to a new adhesive product, tiling can be a project you ...

Q. My wife insists on marble tile in our bathroom. I've never worked with it and wonder about how smart a choice it is. A. Your marble tile bathroom is going to look splendid, and with minimal care ...

Q. Slate was used in the house I grew up in. The slate tile seemed to be a random mix of squares and rectangles. I'd like to install this material in my own home. Is that a job a beginner can tackle ...

Person installing large white tile on floor - Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images When you plan to update the flooring in your home, you envision perfectly spaced tiles laid evenly and precisely.

The trend in ceramic floor tiles these days is “big,” according to Carlo Odella of Europamerican Tile & Marble in Centerville, Ohio “When I started this business 15 years ago, 8-inch tiles were our ...