How to Remove Tile Spacers: When, How and What to Do With Stuck Ones
How to remove tile spacers before grouting: when to pull them, the best way on floors and walls, stuck or broken spacers and whether you can reuse them.
Where to Buy a Tile Leveling System: Stores, Suppliers, Online or Direct
Where to buy a tile leveling system: big-box stores like Home Depot, specialty tile suppliers, online or direct from the maker by quote, and what to check.
Next Level vs Perfect Level Master (T-Lock): Tile Leveling Systems Compared
Next Level vs Perfect Level Master T-Lock compared: clip sizes, tile thickness, setting, removal, reusable wedges and how to buy each, with sources.
Large Format Wall Tile: Sizes, Layout and What the Wall Needs
Large format wall tile guide: common sizes, vertical vs horizontal layout, how flat the wall must be, grout lines and why lippage shows on large wall tile.
Large Format Tile in Bathrooms and Showers: Where It Works and How to Plan It
Large format bathroom tiles suit floors and shower walls, with limits on sloped shower floors. Plan sizes for small bathrooms, shower layouts and grout lines.
What Size Grout Line for 12×24 Tile? Floor, Wall and Running Bond
What size grout line for 12×24 tile? 1/8 inch for rectified, 3/16 for calibrated in running bond, and when 1/16 works. Floor, wall and offset rules.
Thinnest Grout Line Possible: How Small Can a Grout Joint Be?
The thinnest grout line possible is about 1/32 inch, and only for tile made for it. Learn the smallest grout line for floors, the 3x rule and the right grout.
How to Grout Tile, Step by Step
How to grout tile step by step: when to start, sanded vs unsanded grout for your grout lines, how to apply grout with a float, clean haze, caulk and seal.
Types of Tile Spacers: Cross, T, Wedge, Horseshoe and Leveling Spacers
Tile spacers come in cross, T, wedge, horseshoe and leveling types. See what each tile spacer is for, how to place it and when you need leveling clips.
What Is Large Format Tile? Sizes, Definition and Why It Needs Leveling
Large format tile is tile with an edge over about 15 inches. See common large format tile sizes, how it differs from slabs and why big tiles need leveling.