Blues and whites are a natural color scheme for bathroom design, and in this small bathroom, square blue tiles line the shower walls while neutral gray hexagonal tiles ground the shower floor. A matte ...

Dear Jason: Building a shower with a ceramic tile floor is most attractive and durable. Using tile requires attention to detail so it will be leak-free. Study some videos on how to do it, and don’t ...

One not-so-obvious but oh-so-important aspect of your shower is its floor. Here's how to pick the best for your needs between ...

Dear Sean: A shower with a ceramic tile floor is most attractive. As your neighbor apparently learned, it can be a little tricky to make it leak-free, but not impossible for someone to do themselves.

correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly used outdated information to define the desirable coefficient of friction for a tile shower floor. The old standard measured the static ...

Q: We’re planning a tile shower stall, and I like the idea of a one-piece cast-iron floor with no grout. Can I combine a cast-iron shower base with wall tiles? A: If your shower stall is a standard ...

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 ...