21.   Place the metal strip in position where the new tile will sit.

22.   Put the new tile down with a thin-set mortar.

23.   Q. My bathroom has a new ceramic tile floor.

24.   Q. The grout between the new ceramic tiles on my kitchen floor is bleeding onto the tiles.

25.   Q. When I put up a tension shower rod on new tiles in my bathroom tub surround, it stayed up for about six hours, then fell.

26.   Scrape off any thin-set mortar or adhesive on the floor, install a new tile with thin-set mortar, and apply grout to the seams.

27.   Slide the new tile in place.

28.   So, go ahead with the new tile over the old.

29.   Should we take a chance and go ahead with the new tile or put down sheet vinyl?

30.   That is a jury rig, admittedly, but it is the only fix possible without ripping them up and putting down new tiles.