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Stone sealer

A couple of weeks ago my neighbor asked me to help him set some tumbled-marble floor tiles in his foyer. I was happy to help, but since I hadn't worked with natural stone in quite some time, I called my friend who's a tile contractor, and asked for some advice. Here are the two most important things he told me: First, set the tile in white thinset mortar that's made for natural stone. Standard gray mortar can actually warp the tiles. He also said that tumbled marble--like most natural stone--is extremely porous, so it's important to seal the tiles with a high-quality sealer. When I asked which sealer he uses on his jobs, he said: Miracle 511 Impregnator.

Good-bye soggy soap

While on a remodeling job recently, I struck up a conversation with the tile contractor, who was busily tiling the shower walls. Well, he was busily tiling until I showed up and started asking questions.

We talked about thinset mortar, tile sizes and patterns, and the advantages of using cement backerboard, as opposed to moisture-resistant drywall, as a substrate.

Then we discussed a seemingly mundane subject: where to mount the soap dish.

As it turns out, soap-dish placement is quite a hot-button topic for many homeowners.

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