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 ...

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

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: 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 ...

Dear Greg: Almost every bathroom tile has some spots of dark mildewed grout, but when it is excessive, it really looks bad and makes the entire bathroom seem dirty. Grout is very different from the ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...