Swimming pools should always be happy places. Unfortunately, each year thousands of American families confront swimming pool tragedies, drownings and near-drownings of young children. At InterNACHI, we want to prevent these tragedies. These are guidelines for pool barriers that can help prevent most submersion incidents involving young children. These guidelines are not intended as the sole method to minimize pool drowning of young children, but include helpful safety tips fo

Ceramic tile is a wonderful product. It’s beautiful and durable—and often affordable, if you buy the less expensive varieties. Because it’s waterproof, ceramic tile is used mostly in bathrooms and kitchens. It’s hard to beat compressed, glazed and baked clay when it comes to repelling water. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of tile grout. It performs adequately to keep out water, but when it’s usually only 1/16-inch thick on most walls, it doesn’t take very long for it t