Mikepier wrote:

In the final phase of my kitchen remodel, I am going to put 4X4 tiles
on my backsplash. These tiles have a kind of tumbled look and the
edges are kind of jagged, which is the normal look for this tile. As
I was dry fitting them to see how it would look, I notice that using
tile spacers were difficult to use because depending on where you
would put them between the tiles, the space varies greatly because of
the rough edges. If I used a 1/8" spacer, the width could be as much
as 1/4". In some spots. It seems as if this would be better done by
eye.Or perhaps maybe the tile should be butt up against each other.
Anyone have suggestions?


Tumbled marble? I love the look, but was afraid they would be tough to
clean. As for placing them, I'd
lay them out on the floor with white paper under them to get the look of
grout. How about marking the
center of each tile - from widest points to widest points - and then
line up the centers? A piece of
masking tape on each tile to place a mark on. By lining up the centers,
you should get a rhythm going, and
should have a pretty good standard variation in the spacing. Never done
it, but looks good on paper )