Q: Dear Ed: We have an older shower stall, and the mixing valve has to be replaced. The valve is installed in an area hard to access, and we need to open up the tile. The present tile can’t be matched ...

Q: We have an older shower stall and the mixing valve has to be replaced. The valve is installed in an area that’s hard to access, and we need to open up the tile. The present tile can’t be matched.

Tiles aren’t disappearing. They’ll still have a place.  Wall panelling is rapidly moving from specialist to mainstream ...

Jay had just moved into his new apartment, and everything seemed perfect except for one tiny problem. The bathroom walls. Within weeks, he noticed patches of peeling paint and tiny black spots ...