Q. Cracks are beginning to appear in the floors of our new home. The tile was laid directly on the concrete slabs of the subfloor. The day after the slabs were poured, the concrete block walls were ...

Q. I have a hairline crack on two of the tiles of my floor. How would I remedy this? A. There are two options: leave it alone if it’s hardly noticeable or have the damaged tiles removed and replaced.

Q. Sam asks: Why are my new ceramic tile floors cracking in one bathroom and not in the other? My entire home has a wood floor system, and the tile in the one bathroom has held up beautifully with no ...

Q We remodeled our house about 10 years ago, and it seems everything is falling apart — the kitchen cabinets are all coming loose, we found dry rot all around the tub and shower, and the tile in the ...

Q: My house was built in the mid-1950s on a concrete slab. A few years ago, I noticed a crack in the garage floor but I didn't pay it much attention at the time. More recently, I've noticed that a ...