Through the years I have harped at homeowners about routinely sealing the grout in their tile showers. Not because I enjoy nagging, but because it is important to the health of the shower, the house ...

When a concrete shower base leaks, it's time to survey the situation to determine the level of repair needed. If it's a tiled bottom, the project just got bigger. If it's an exposed concrete base, the ...

that can heal tiny cracks before they can do any damage. Scott White of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign made the self-healing polymer by mixing a catalyst and tiny plastic capsules ...