Q. I purchased prefab granite counters after being told it was every bit as good as regular granite slabs. They were installed in January and in March I started noticing the granite was cracking and small pieces popping up. A piece got caught in my... Read More

Q. After making homemade bath bar soap (consisting of tallow, coconut oil, palm oil, and lye), upon removal from the forms, we placed the soap blocks on wax paper and set it on our quartz counter tops. After being gone for a few days, we returned to... Read More

Q. I recently moved into a home built in 1980 that has travertine tiles in all of the common rooms of the house including the bathrooms. It is a beautiful stone, but I personally hate it. It is just too much beige, and I also feel it dates the home.... Read More