Q: I recently bought a house that has Formica tops and a ceramic-tile backsplash. I am going to replace them with granite and tumbled marble. How difficult would it be for me to remove the backsplash?

FLINT, Michigan -- Where once 7,000 employees bustled through Delphi's Flint East complex, now a solitary figure goes quietly about his business. Larry Mobley, a self-described "tile reclamation ...