What base do you use for sea glass? - View Answer

Date July 14, 2009

I am redoing my bathroom, and want to put sea glass on an area of the wall in front of my tub (appx 18"x60"). Just random pieces, no mosaics or patterns. It will be going onto just plain drywall. Is there a special base that I need to use to "stick" it [...]

How do I become a professional mosaic tile patio installer? - View Answer

Date July 13, 2009

are there schools for this? do i need a contractors license?

Has anyone had sucess laying ceramic tile over wood flooring? - View Answer

Date July 13, 2009

Have a flooring problem, not level in a few spots. Can I lay tile right on the wood floor with any success?

how do I treat tile before making a floor mosaic? - View Answer

Date July 13, 2009

Don’t say "very nicely" I’m just worried about open toes getting slices… how do I make the edges softer?
I don’t know what a centerpiece without heading or whatever you said means!?

Can I use ceiling tile for a kitchen backsplash? - View Answer

Date July 13, 2009

I spend more time in my kitchen than I do anywhere else in my home. I want to spruce up my 60’s green kitchen before I return to teaching in August. I want to replace the current white and green marble formica backsplash with tin ceiling tile. Is this possible?
I have [...]

How can I install outside for a deck slate tile instead of pressure treated lumber? - View Answer

Date July 12, 2009

I need to put a raised deck outside, will be approx 4 ft off the ground. I live in Atlanta were we do get some light winter weather so I will be using slate. Can I frame it out then use a sub floor material with cement board over that, then the slate tile on [...]

How do I get BIN Zinzer Primer out of carpet and off of slate? - View Answer

Date July 10, 2009

We were using a sprayer to apply this stuff and a little got on our darker colored carpet and dark slate tile flooring. If you know what can take either of these out without discoloring even more please let me know! Thanks!

Martini Glass Decorating Ideas? - View Answer

Date July 10, 2009

My mother went and spent over 0 on two mosaic martini glasses. They have to be the biggest martini glasses I have ever seen!!! They are mostly black with a few clear and red mosaic peices. What can I do with these glasses to decorate with them? I thought about floating candles.Any ideas on how [...]

Removing kitchen backsplash…? - View Answer

Date July 9, 2009

I want to get rid of old ceramic tile backsplash in my kitchen and instead of putting up new tile just paint the wall behind it. Once I remove the tile how should I get rid of the adhesive? I was thinking about sanding if but sheetrock is so thin I didn’t want to sand [...]

Our hardibacker got wet. Do we have to replace it before laying ceramic tile? - View Answer

Date July 9, 2009

We recently put down brand new HardiBacker to our bathroom floor and were re-installing the toilet when a pipe came loose and water went on the floor. My husband had to run to the basement to shut off the water and in the mean time, some water pooled on the floor and I quickly tried [...]