Dear Tim: My church group is restoring a house, and all of the walls and ceilings in the bathroom and laundry area have been stripped down to the wall studs. How much water-resistant drywall should we ...

Concrete backer-board, once commonly referred to in the field by the brand name Wonderboard(r), is a cement product designed as a sheathing material for walls and floors. This product is good for many ...

Are certain drywall materials used for specific applications? There are many home improvement projects which require the installation of drywall to cover the studs ...

It wasn’t exactly a plague from the book of Exodus. Instead of tens of thousands of frogs covering the Nile, tile contractor Kenny Colson recalls just five of the critters jumping out of the wall in ...

The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on desktop, mobile, and our app for subscribers only. To enjoy the e-Newspaper ...

Perhaps no other building product is as underappreciated as drywall. Bend it, shape it, paint it. Plaster or panel over it. The result is an inexpensive and dependable wall covering. Even the most ...

You want ceramic tile showers and baths in your new home, but you hate the tile surfaces in your present home. The tile periodically falls from the walls and it feels spongy. Surely the quality of ...