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 ...

Several years after you complete a bathroom or kitchen renovation, it inevitably starts to show some wear. One culprit is grout: Over time, it stains, cracks, and becomes loose, even if it was ...

Mix a cleaning solution appropriate for your floor type. A natural cleaning solution for light-colored grout can be made from warm water and mild dish soap. Alternatively, you can use a commercial ...

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? - ...

Q: I started trying to remove the cracked, discolored tile grout in my shower, using a hand tool, and feel it will take at least 20 years to get it all out. Is there a better way? A: You can speed up ...

Q. I started trying to remove the cracked, discolored tile grout in my shower using a hand tool, and feel it will take at least 20 years to get it all out. Is there a better way? A. You can speed up ...

Q: Our 20-year-old townhouse has yellow tile in the bathroom that is still in great shape. However, the grout is 1980s dark brown and is discolored. I tried to at least get it all one color with a ...

Moldy shower grout is one of those frustrating cleaning challenges that most homeowners face at some point. It shows up ...

Q. Help! As I watched my ceramic tile floor being grouted, it looked fantastic. But after the installer left and the floor dried, there was excess grout on many tiles and a haze over all of the tiles.

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?

Question: As I watched my ceramic tile floor being grouted, it looked fantastic, but, after the installer left and the floor dried, there was excess grout on many tiles and a haze over all of the ...

Q: The contractors who installed my tile floor six months ago left a haze of grout over the tiles, and I’m unable to remove it. A: Removing grout haze from a tile floor as the work is in progress is ...