The back of most ceramic soap dishes has a square or rectangular raised area that is the same thickness as the tile that is adjacent to the soap dish. This raised area is what creates the gap where ...

Q DEAR TIM: You helped me recently when I decided to replace my showerhead. Believe it or not, the showerhead slipped from my hand and broke the shower soap dish. This small weekend project has turned ...

Bar soap loyalists all wonder how to store their favorite bar in the shower. Simply resting it on the edge of the tub surely means it can leave behind residue or slide onto the floor. Soap dishes, on ...

A soap dish might seem like a small detail, but it plays an important role in keeping your bathroom neat and your soap lasting longer. A well-designed dish prevents messy residue, helps soap dry ...

Q–A ceramic soap-dish holder in my tile bathroom wall has snapped in two. I have tried to cement it together with ceramic glue, but to no avail. How can I replace the whole unit? A–Before you replace ...

Before showing our apartment to prospective tenants, we visited the apartment and discovered that the current tenants have broken the ceramic soap dish in the bathtub and removed some of the hinges ...