If you have porcelain tile floors, you can breathe a sigh of relief: The tile flooring is hard, durable, and relatively immune to scratching. When comparing porcelain vs. ceramic tile, porcelain ...

Dear James: We have vinyl kitchen flooring which is badly worn. We think a ceramic tile floor would look good and wear well. Can this be put over any old floor and what are some installation tips ...

Sanders shares that Porcelain is the longer lasting option, ‘By nature and quality, porcelain tends to be more durable, usually surviving much longer when compared to ceramic.’ He adds, ‘Porcelain ...

It’s no wonder at least 20 of her tiles have cracks in them. Her ceramic tile floor is a hot mess. There is now only one way to repair my daughter’s tile floor. You may have the same issue ...

From ceramic and marble to porcelain and vinyl, a rudimentary tile cleaning approach is not always the same. That means cleaning tile floors, or any tile in general, may require several tactics.

It’s no wonder at least 20 of her tiles have cracks in them. Her ceramic tile floor is a hot mess. There is now only one way to repair my daughter’s tile floor. You may have the same issue ...

If you can easily pull up the tile by prying with your fingers, the tile needs more thinset. If this is the case, move up from a 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch trowel. Deeply grooved tile backs or bumpy ...

Dear James: My linoleum kitchen floor is worn, and I want to replace it with ceramic tile. The floor now feels somewhat springy. Will that be a problem ...

You can use tile nippers to shape thin tile. Beware of using porcelain tile on your starter project, as it’s extremely hard and very hard to snip and shape. Use a softer tile with a traditional ...

If you’ve had tile in your home for any length of time you may have noticed that it can, in fact, get dingy and dirty—and if left to its own devices it will eventually begin to degrade, crack ...