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Tiling can add a beautiful and durable finish to various spaces in your home, from bathrooms and kitchens to entryways and patios. But while it may look straightforward, tiling is a skill that requires precision, patience, and a good amount of know-how. If you’re considering taking on a tiling project, it’s important to understand both the process and the potential challenges. Here’s a guide that offers some expert tips while also highlighting when it might be best to call in a local professional.

Happy Bathtub Day! (October 7th) They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but we believe the bathroom is its soul. A stunning bathroom can become a sanctuary, a place to unwind and rejuvenate after a long day. But did you know that a well-designed bathroom can also add value to your home? Whether you're looking to sell or simply upgrade your space, we've gathered the best tips and suggestions for creating beautiful bathrooms that will captivate potential buyers and leave a lasting impression.

When it comes to redoing the various rooms in your home, the bathroom is often overlooked. Some homeowners won’t even touch the bathroom unless a leak or some other problem makes it necessary. This is a really poor way to look at it, however, especially given how much time we spend in the bathroom, between bathing, getting ready to face the day, and a few other things. Your bathroom is just as deserving of attention as any other room in your home.

There are a whole boatload of articles on the Internet about the home renovations that offer the best return on your hard-earned cash, but not so many about the ones that are literally just black holes that suck said cash out of your pocket and never, ever tell you where it went.

You got an amazing deal on your home, in part because the master bathroom was kind of really outdated. The wallpaper says it all -- and that pink toilet, oh boy. You are so ready to do something about the Pepto Bismol nightmare attached to your bedroom, but you also want to be sure you’re doing this remodel right, otherwise you may be doomed to repeat it.

Congrats! Your fixer-upper is well on its way to be a fixed-upper now that you have a remodeling plan in place and a way to pay for it. You’re almost certainly imagining how lovely a soak in that new bathroom will be after a long day at work or how many family members you’ll be able to pack into your newly opened-up kitchen and dining area. The one thing you’re not thinking about right now is what could possibly go wrong.

The sound of a sledgehammer smashing through sheetrock may get your pulse racing, but before you accidentally knock out a support wall full of wiring, take a long, deep breath and let’s ponder what can go terribly wrong with your remodel. The thing is that you can’t exactly x-ray the walls of your home to see what’s underneath -- remodels are just fraught with problems and they tend to multiply as the scope increases.

In 1986, Tom Hanks starred in a movie called “The Money Pit.” It was all about a couple’s adventures in remodeling what has to be the worst house ever. Even though it was a comedy, if you’ve ever been part of a big remodel, some of the situations the co-stars find themselves in (re: the remodel, not the rest of the story, which is clearly irrelevant) are way too familiar. Too little money, problems becoming bigger than initially assumed and chaos, chaos, chaos. But you aren’t going to jump into a money pit worthy remodeling project. Oh no. Not when there are so many awesome ways to avoid it.

You’ve lived in your home a little while and you think you sort of understand how it should flow. You’re starting to see the warts and little bits of rough that people tend to gloss over when the neighbors pop by to borrow the lawnmower. It’s not that these things make your home flawed -- all homes are flawed, they’re made from flawed materials, after all -- it’s just that your home could be better and like a skilled craftsman, you’re starting to see places where you could bring out greater potential.