How much should I worry about this?

[Elizasmom]

I just set new porcelain 8 x 8 tile in my rear entryway (3 ft x 3 ft area). I love the results and wanted everything to be perfect and by the book. So, these two things are worrying me.

Worry #1: One of the tiles is touching a door frame in a couple of spots (see pic). The door frame is metal by the way (weird in a house, I know). There is at least a 1/8 inch gap elsewhere, and on two sides there is a good 1/2 inch that will be covered with baseboard. Is this tile going to pop off or crack in time, or is that not really a concern?

Worry #2: Where the tile meets the top of the stairs, it overhangs the Hardiebacker very slightly (see pic). Maybe 1/8" is unsupported along that last row of tile. There will be a wooden piece in from of that flush with the tile, so it would be impossible to stand just on that 1/8" bit that's sticking out, but I'm still worried it could chip or lossen. I was thinking maybe I should try to get a tile file and file off 1/8" all the way along, or maybe I should buy some expoxy putty and press it under there. If I did that, the epoxy would be resting on wood, and I wonder if that might cause other issues. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance for you're help with this.

 

[Dave]

Hi. Silicon around the frame and no worries about the other bit.

 

[Elizasmom]

Thanks, so no room for expansion is okay as long as it's just in a few spots? Also, won't the grout just fall out in that last 1/8" that hangs over (using epoxy grout)?