The most important thing you can do when installing a tile over a plywood substrate is to decouple the plywood substrate from the tile and mortar bed above.

I pulled up the existing foyer tile floor so I can put down interlocking laminate or engineered flooring. Much to my surprise, I found a concrete mortar bed under the tile.

Before you tackle your next DIY project, be sure to take a look at Mike Holmes' family's advice on using thin-set mortar to install tile and stone.

I pulled up the existing foyer tile floor so I can put down interlocking laminate or engineered flooring. Much to my surprise, I found a concrete mortar bed under the tile.

Many houses on Long Island have ceramic tile that was installed by master craftsmen decades ago using a cement mortar that's 100-percent waterproof. Guess what? You can still use a similar cement ...

According to experts, C1 and C2 are different grades of tile adhesives carefully formulated to form lasting bonds between tiles of floors and walls; and varied surfaces of small and medium-sized ...

I pulled up the existing foyer tile floor so I can put down interlocking laminate or engineered flooring. Much to my surprise, I found a concrete mortar bed under the tile.