Place your tiles with spacers between the v-caps – 1/8 inch is good for small counters. Push tiles down gently being sure you have the backs covered with thin set.

Q: My home has 2½ baths. All three areas have cement floors with tiles laid in 1937, when the house was built. I want an update, but I would prefer not to take out the cement and tile.

Patterned tiles are a great addition to your bathroom, but you want them to fit your space. Christina Couvillion exclusively tells us how to coordinate them.

These deposits can gain footing in the porous tile and grout of a bathroom and leave a discolored stain. Rust has a reddish-brown tint, while limescale usually has a chalky-white or pale green color.