1. Plywood expands and contracts more than concrete backer board. If water finds its way onto and into your plywood, the plywood will expand. The expansion will create a soft spot under the tile that will give in when someone steps on it. This will almost always cause cracks in your grout and in some [...]

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on August 19th, 2008

I live on the water and am cursed with a high water table and a crawlspace underneath my house.  Since my wife and I moved in 2 years ago we have always noticed a faint musty smell in the lower level of the house.  After the record rainfalls in

Madison, WI in the month of [...]

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