Brownstoner Services offers a community of trusted local experts who are here to help with all of your home-related needs. “The caulk/grout between our bathtub and wall tiles has turned black with ...

Some stains in the bathroom are not “dirty” as people think. In many American homes, toilet rings, cloudy shower doors, spots ...

The grout in our master bathroom shower stall is looking pretty bad and some pieces are crumbling. Do I have to remove some tiles, or can I ...

Caulk is used to seal the joint where your bathtub meets the ceramic tile. Grout keeps water from working its way between the tiles. There's a lot of expansion and contraction along the bathtub joint, ...

I live in a new construction building. My master bath has 12″marble tiled walls. On corner of the walls shows a hairline crack running vertically ( I guess due to settling). My question is should I re ...

Q: We installed a pool three years ago and have had problems with the space between the brick coping and the ceramic tile facing. When the pool was built, this space was grouted like the tile under it ...

Q: I was reading your column and wonder if you could clarify your answer to "Upset Over Brown" asking about his now-brown caulking around the bathtub. You mentioned that if the joint was between the ...

Q:I have a continuous problem with the caulking around the tub. This tub is used only for baths: no showers. I dutifully wipe down and dry the caulk and tub after each use. Is it possible to edge the ...

Not all bathroom stains look so dramatic at first. A faint toilet ring, cloudy shower glass, crust around a faucet, or ...

Q: Our bathroom remodel was finished last spring. Within a few months, cracks developed between the shower pan and the wall tiles. The separation is at the drain end of the shower pan only (so far).

It was a genuine attempt but failed because the tool was made for surfaces and mold does not only exist on surfaces.