Tile Techniques

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.

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…

Add the elegance of natural stone to your bathroom walls for little more than the cost of standard ceramic tiles. Home centers and tile shops…

Use granite tile to create the look of a stone slab or solid surface countertop for your kitchen or bathroom – for a fraction of the…

Set on no-mess strips of tile adhesive mat, shimmery glass tile becomes the perfect frame for a beveled glass mirror. All you need is an MDF…

Give your countertops and backslash the timeless beauty of stone for a modest price. We'll show you everything you need to complete a DIY tile…

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…

Make a gorgeous bathroom vanity top from mosaic glass tiles. Available in hundreds of colors and styles, they're small enough that you can avoid…

Steel, aluminum and copper tiles make dramatic, high impact kitchen backsplashes. They're also easy to install, last forever and don't…

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…

Glue up a ceramic corner shelf in your ceramic tile shower in about 20 minutes. It’s easy and quick.

This tiled table is simple to make, but it's engineered to hold up in any weather. All the materials are available at home centers, you don't…

Transform your bathroom in a weekend with a glass tile wall, a sleek new vanity, two modern light fixtures and one very large mirror – then tie…

A tile backsplash combined with a new range hood can quickly and dramatically transform a dull kitchen. Learn how to install both in a weekend,…