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Outdoor Showers

A place to rinse off outdoors is a no-brainer for beach dwellers. But it's also great for cleaning up grimy gardeners, sweaty Little Leaguers, and muddy mutts. Here's how to hook up one of your own… more

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Q: I've installed enough ceramic tile to feel fairly confident with the basic techniques of lay-out, cutting and setting. But I've never worked with stone, and I'd like to give it a shot when we remodel our bathroom. Are stone installation techniques much different than those for ceramic tile?

— Kathy Silverwood, Southbury, Conn.

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