I decided to try to set the tile this evening, if not this weekend. I've got 7 tiles to fit the space where the tiles were notched for previous medicine cabinets. I decided that the fit might be a little close, so I was going to do a dry run to make sure that all of the tiles fit with the spacers in place. After taping 6 tiles in place with the spacers rather tenuously pinched between the tiles, I went to fit the 7th tile and discovered that it was about 3/4" too long. There is no way that there is 3/4" of an inch in slack between the tiles. I double-checked that the new tiles are exactly the same width as the existing tiles, which means that one or more of the original seven tiles was shorter than the standard size
Fortunately I have a tile cutter (of course, I'm the tool guy) I cut the tile to size, and it fits quite nicely. In the upper picture, it's the tile closest to the camera. I'm pleased that I decided to dry fit the tile, as this would have been a mess with 6 tiles set and me trying to cut the last tile to size with the mortar already applied.
Cheers,
Duane
