Floor Tiles

Slide floor tile under door casings for the cleanest appearance. Cutting the casing bottom is easy with a handsaw.

To avoid grout stains, natural stone tiles—especially rough, porous materials like slate—need a generous coating of grout release…

An old vinyl floor can be a good base for ceramic tile if the floor is stiff enough and the vinyl is properly prepared — eliminating the…

Take your tiling skills to the next level. Learn pro tricks for dealing with complicated diagonal layouts, extra-large tiles, uneven walls,…

Installing tile in a kitchen or bathroom is hard work. This collection of tips may not eliminate all your tile troubles, but it will help you…

Give your old, worm out vinyl floor a new look with elegant tile. We'll show you how to save hundreds of dollars by installing the floor…

If you don't have room for another layer of tile over an old tile floor, you’ll have to scrap off the old tile. It's a tough job, but the right…

Tiling over an old, solid wood subfloor is dicey, even with a layer of backer board. Avoid tile and grout cracks in the finished floor with…

That old basement floor with the crumbling vinyl tile may look hopeless, but with a little scraping and a few strips of crack isolation membrane…

Installing cement board correctly is the most critical part of a first-class tiling project. Here's how to do it.

Learn to use the right tools and materials for successful grouting on any tile job. A proper grout mix and application technique will give your…

You can lay new ceramic tile right over the old, using the prep techniques we show here. It avoids the time-consuming, messy tear-out process.

Master these simple professional grouting skills for durable, good-looking grout lines and a more attractive tiling job.

Laying cement board is the easiest way to assure a solid, durable base for a ceramic tile floor. We show you how to install a first-class tile…

Apply a haze remover to clean off the film left from grouting porous stone tile. Prevent the haze problem with grout release, applied before…

Simplify ceramic tile grout removal by using a carbide-grit blade in a reciprocating saw or an oscillating tool. Both speed up this tough,…

A tumbled marble medallion adds a distinctive tile feature to any room. The medallion is preassembled, so it's easy to install and makes a tile…

If you're good at measuring and are comfortable using a utility knife, you'll have no problem installing a basic vinyl composition tile…

Our favorite tile guy, Dean Sorem, has been plying his trade for 15 years and he never stops researching, trying new products and looking for a…

If your vinyl floor has tough stains or scuffs that don't come up with ordinary cleaning, it's time to break out the chemicals.…