mj_violaceous asked:

Please do not tell me to throw it out and buy a new one at Walmart!!! This is a very expensive hand made teapot that I wanted to keep for many years. I just found a chip on the lid. I think my cat jumped on the counter and chipped it. He looks guilty. The little piece that came off is probably not going to be found. Is there something I can fill in the gap with to disguise it?
A marker would not disguise it. It’s a missing sliver that goes right through the edge of the lid.

Question posted courtesy of: Marjorie

Agape Man asked:

I have about 15 sf of ceramic tile around and in front of my fireplace. I want to replace this with black granite tile. Is it feasible for me to take a shortcut by not removing the ceramic tiles….and possibly just roughing them up…and using multi-purpose thinset to adhere the granite tiles? I want to avoid the work of chiseling the ceramic tiles if at all possible. The person at Home Depot said that I could just use Liquid Nails and that would do the job as well. Not sure about that suggestion. Thanks

Question posted courtesy of: Reginald

govtmule01 asked:

Could you tile over already existing flooring with ceramic tile

Question posted courtesy of: Jacqueline

Cramer A asked:

About to lay new ceramic tile. Pulled up the old vinyl and much to my surprise the subfloor is 1 inch solid plywood! So I’m good there. The vinyl left behind a coat of the old glue, that ain’t going anywhere. Is it okay to lay right over this as long as it is pasted well to the floor, or do I have to try and somehow scape up all that old glue? The glue is flat and smooth, not lumpy, although still a bit tacky in spots.

I did ceramic in my basement last month and pulled up the old vinyl there. I used chemicals to remove the old vinyl glue and it was a REAL BTCCCCH to get up. So if this is an unnecessary step, then I would sure like to avoid this.

thanks

Question posted courtesy of: Luis

SE asked:

In a few months, I’ll be moving out of my apartment and into my fiance’s house. As successful 30-something professionals, we have everything we need, and between the two of us, we actually have a lot of duplicate items.
We’re in the process of going through our things to decide which items to keep and which items we want to sell or donate, and I have just relized how much STUFF I have! I didn’t even know I had some of these things!! I have so many items I don’t use - such as ceramics, a set of very large hand-painted vases, flower-shaped salad plates, sunflower teapot, etc - and I’m just not sure what to do with them. Most of these are items I would have *never* bought, and that I don’t use. The problem is that most of them were reasonably expensive gifts from dear family and friends. Do I offer pieces back to the person(s) who gave them? Do I try to sell them? If so, how in the world do I figure out what they’re worth?
Help?! Suggestions, please?!

Thanks

Question posted courtesy of: Susan

Matt16 asked:

Can I apply ceramic tile to my bedroom that is on the 2nd floor?

My parents are saying I can’t because “the tile will weigh the floor down over time”

Is there any danger in putting tile on a 2nd floor?

Question posted courtesy of: Jesse