quick 4 tile pattern question

[thegwads]

just a quickie - got this 4 tile pattern to do http://www.daltileproducts.com/images/tile_patterns/pdf/Modified_Hopscotch.pdf
thing is, ignore the sizes quoted on the link
tiles for the job i have are roughly 45x45, 34x45, 34x34 and 11x11 cm
have already roughly dry laid one room, job is for a friend, and the issue i am having is that the pattern allows for grout lines everywhere except for 1 place, so bear with me as i try to explain

the medium square and the small square butted up is 5mm shorter than the long side of the rectangle tile. all good

but the small square butted up against short side of the rectangle is exactly the same width as the big square!! so no allowance for grout line

what would you guys do - shave 5mm off one side of each small tile or try to lose the difference and do slightly thinner grout lines?

hope you understand and can advise

cheers

[Dave]

Just try to loose it...the phrase is ...GROUT HIDES A MULTITUDE OF SINS.....a good grouting job and it will look ok mate....

[GazTech]

[quote=thegwads;40834][COLOR=black]just a quickie - got this 4 tile pattern to do [URL="http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.daltileproducts.com%2Fimages%2Ftile_patterns%2Fpdf%2FModified_Hopscotch.pdf"][COLOR=#800080]http://www.daltileproducts.com/images/tile_patterns/pdf/Modified_Hopscotch.pdf[/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]thing is, ignore the sizes quoted on the link[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]tiles for the job i have are roughly 45x45, 34x45, 34x34 and 11x11 cm[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]have already roughly dry laid one room, job is for a friend, and the issue i am having is that the pattern allows for grout lines everywhere except for 1 place, so bear with me as i try to explain[/COLOR]

[COLOR=black]the medium square and the small square butted up is 5mm shorter than the long side of the rectangle tile. all good[/COLOR]

[COLOR=black]but the small square butted up against short side of the rectangle is exactly the same width as the big square!! so no allowance for grout line[/COLOR]

[COLOR=black]what would you guys do - shave 5mm off one side of each small tile or try to lose the difference and do slightly thinner grout lines?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=black]hope you understand and can advise[/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Times New Roman]cheers [/FONT][/COLOR][/quote]Totally understand...open all grout lines up to 5mm....then keep the small ones tight and grout with wide joint grout.....don't go cutting tiles....Gaz

[thegwads]

great stuff - was thinking the same - and i F*CK*&G love grout also!!!
looking format to using new wet cutter, but not that much!!
only reason i asked is that spoke to someone a while back who had similair problem and he said his tiler shaved the tiles down

[GazTech]

[quote=thegwads;40839]great stuff - was thinking the same - and i F*CK*&G love grout also!!!
looking format to using new wet cutter, but not that much!!
only reason i asked is that spoke to someone a while back who had similair problem and he said his tiler shaved the tiles down[/quote]More fool him[URL="http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=0&forumid=1#"][IMG]http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/crazy.gif[/IMG][/URL]