The Ultimate Guide For Everyday Contractors


  • A Beginner's Guide on How to Grout Tile

    A Beginner's Guide on How to Grout Tile

    Source: jorgeflorez/Shutterstock.com A job well-grouted is a job well-done, yet it’s one aspect of tiling we often take for granted. If you’re brand-new to tiling and want to learn how...

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  • How to Tile a Shower: 9 Essential Tiling Tools and Tips

    How to Tile a Shower: 9 Essential Tiling Tools and Tips

    Source: ImageFlow/Shutterstock.com  Knowing how to tile a shower is an essential skill for professionals and imaginative do-it-yourselfers alike. With the ability to transform a room from drab to luxe, a...

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  • how to cut tile without a wet saw

    How to Cut Tile Without a Wet Saw

    Source: borevina/ Shutterstock.com If you’re fairly new to the tiling laying game, you’re forgiven if you think you need a wet saw to cut tile. You don’t. A wet saw...

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  • How to Use a Cement Mixer

    How to Use a Cement Mixer

    Source: Kuchina/ Shutterstock.com When you’re pouring cement, you can do it the hard way or the easy way. Which are you into? That’s what we thought. Using a cement mixer...

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  • Six of the Most Popular Tile Patterns

    Six of the Most Popular Tile Patterns

    Source: Corri Seizinger/ Shutterstock.com So, you’ve finally committed to updating that kitchen backsplash or remodeling your tired bathroom. You know it’s time for new tile, but you’re overwhelmed by the...

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  • Tips on How to Clean Grout

    Tips on How to Clean Grout

    Source: Andrey_Popov/ Shutterstock.com From kitchen floors to shower stalls, grout is often doing its duty to bind tile in some of the highest-traffic, potentially grimiest places in your home. Add...

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  • How to Tile a Backsplash

    How to Tile a Backsplash

    Source: ImageFlow/ Shutterstock If you want to add an instant pop of elegance to your kitchen, installing or updating that backsplash is one of the best places to start. A...

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  • Five Types of Water Pumps for Home Use

    Five Types of Water Pumps for Home Use

    Source: Andrii Malkov/ Shutterstock Few home repair construction challenges inspire more dread than standing water. If water needs to be drained, it’s a safe bet that something bad has happened....

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  • How to Use Tile Spacers

    How to Use Tile Spacers

    Tavy 4-Corner View Tile Spacer Box Knowing how to use tile spacers can give the even greenest of green do-it-yourselfers a chance to look like a real tiling pro. While...

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  • whats the best trowel size for tile

    What’s the Best Trowel Size for Tile?

    Source: ivan canavera/ Shutterstock You’ve decided to take on that tile project. It’s likely that your first decision will be which tile to use. But then you’re scratching your head:...

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  • What Is a Cut-Off Saw?

    What Is a Cut-Off Saw?

    Source: Dmitry Kalinovsky/ Shutterstock.com A cut-off saw is a heavy-duty power tool that can cut through pretty much any hard surface the experienced do-it-yourselfer or professional contractor can expect to...

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  • tips on using a concrete vibrating tool

    Tips on Using a Concrete Vibrating Tool

    Source: okawa somchai/ Shutterstock.com A fresh concrete pour gives off the aura of near invincibility. Unless someone comes along with a jackhammer, it’s going to be there for a while....

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