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 ...

Just curious if this makes sense. I have a tile surfaced roof which slopes to run off water. However, still have some seepage inside from one portion. My thought is, re-grout where there are gaps and ...

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: 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: 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).

Through the years I have harped at homeowners about routinely sealing the grout in their tile showers. Not because I enjoy nagging, but because it is important to the health of the shower, the house ...