Q: I’m putting ceramic tile flooring in my kitchen and live on a 10-year-old, ground-level concrete slab. Do I need to put any type of underlayment or vapor barrier underneath it? A: It’s perfectly ...

A fellow amateur radio operator reached out to me several days ago. My vanity call sign was coined after my Ask the Builder business. It’s W3ATB. The W3 stands for www for my AsktheBuilder.com website ...

Self-leveling underlayment is a great choice under any tiled floor, but it’s the absolute best choice when installing tile ...

Dear Sonia: A shower stall with a tile floor is very attractive, but it can be a complicated home improvement project. Before you tackle a job of this magnitude, do some research to be sure you will ...

Question: I'm remodeling a large bathroom in my home. The large shower stall is going to be tile, as is the floor in the room. I cut out pieces of scrap cardboard to resemble large-format tile, and it ...

Q. I really would like to have a solid hardwood floor, but my existing house has a concrete slab. Is it possible to install a hardwood floor on top of concrete? A. If your slab surface is level with ...

Q: I want to replace my bedroom carpet with ceramic tile, but when I pulled up a corner of the carpet, I discovered that the floor is concrete. Is this job difficult, and how much will it cost? A: The ...

Q. Slate was used in the house I grew up in. The slate tile seemed to be a random mix of squares and rectangles. I'd like to install this material in my own home. Is that a job a beginner can tackle ...