Q. I made the mistake of letting the unlicensed brother of my best friend install our new tile shower. From the first time I peeked in at his work I knew I was in trouble. When he was installing the ...

Q: Hello, Mr. Del Grande. I enjoy getting my building tips from your column, and I now have a problem that I'm hoping you can help me with. I'm installing a custom tile shower stall and had planned on ...

Are you removing a bathtub to install a shower stall? You can now make the transition without a lot of work and messy revisions. When you tear out a bathtub to replace it with a shower stall, you no ...

Q. We’re planning a bathroom remodel to include a tile shower stall. Our contractor suggested that in place of a tile shower floor we install a cast-iron shower base. I’m still not sure, and before we ...