With tile, the difference between dingy and dazzling often comes down to the grout in between. “Grout is incredibly porous—like a giant sponge—which means it will absorb any grease, grime, oils or ...

Tile is the easy-to-clean surface that reigns supreme in kitchens and bathrooms, but we’re not so wild about the stuff that glues the tiles together—you know, the grout. These grooves in between tiles ...

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 ...

Brownstoner Services offers a community of trusted local experts who are here to help with all of your home-related needs. “The caulk/grout between our bathtub and wall tiles has turned black with ...

Grout can get pretty gross. Most of the time, the filling between tiles in kitchens and bathrooms are a mixture of sand, cement, and water. That means it’s porous, so dirt and grime get ground in and ...

I get a lot of e-mails from people confused about grout. When they get to the tiling stage of their bathroom or kitchen renovation they get stuck. Or they've been living in a new home for a while and ...

Q. My shower stall was tiled three years ago. Is it too late to seal the grout? Also, one grout joint in a corner has cracked, from the floor to the ceiling. How can I fix it so it won’t crack again?

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

In the new factory-fast prefab world, this is an attractive solution poles apart from the old way of doing floors. We talk often about Open Building, the idea that buildings should be able to evolve ...

Q: My wife wants me to build a wood table around which our family could gather for feasts. She desires a contemporary design using ceramic tile, with the tile inset into the center of the table. Can I ...

Q. My wife wants me to build a wood table that our family could gather around for feasts. She desires a contemporary design using ceramic tile with the tile inset into the center of the table. Have ...