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    Mar 22, 2008, 06:15 AM
    Cement block shower
    My parents house, built in 1956, has a basement shower made of cement blocks with a cement floor. Can I tile over the walls and what's the best solution for the cement floor that's deteriorating.
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    Mar 22, 2008, 07:58 AM
    You can apply ceramic or porcelein tile over both the floor and the block, use unmodified thinset.
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