Dear Sonia: A shower stall with a tile floor is very attractive, but it can be a complicated home improvement project. Before you tackle a job of this magnitude, do some research to be sure you will ...

Q. I really would like to have a solid hardwood floor, but my existing house has a concrete slab. Is it possible to install a hardwood floor on top of concrete? A. If your slab surface is level with ...

Q. When we remodel our kitchen this coming winter, we're thinking of installing cement countertops. We've seen these in some magazines and are intrigued by the number of colors and variegated hues you ...

Q. We had a high-efficiency furnace installed in our house (which is about 40 years old) a few years ago and it seems to be working fine. However, where the condensate drippage line from the furnace ...

Q. Our house has concrete slab floors, no basement or crawl. Our air conditioner and water softener used to drain to an opening in the floor in the utility closet, but the drain is stopped up. I was ...