How To Measure For Ceramic Tile

Determine the square footage of.

How to measure for ceramic tile.

Measure the length and width of any walls you re tiling. In this example we ll use. For square or rectangular areas such as a wall or floor multiply the length by the width to get the. Then measure from left to right on the wall to find the width.

If you haven t installed much tile well than just thinking about how to measure for tile cuts can seem to be a difficult and frustrating task. A 14 foot long 12 foot wide kitchen. Measure the area you plan to tile. Measure walls separately from one another and break irregularly shaped floors into smaller segments measuring each of them.

But it doesn t have to be. An 1 8 inch grout line. If you re trying to find the square footage of a wall that you plan to tile measure up and down to find the length. Estimate how many ceramic tiles to buy by calculating the total floor area you plan to cover and dividing that number by the size of one tile.

Let s use the following example to demonstrate the use of the above formula for a standard sized kitchen floor. Buying ceramic tile for floors requires measuring and math. Laying ceramic tile can. There are a few ways to do this let me show in the video below just how easy this actually is using my method.

10 inch by 10 inch ceramic tile that comes 12 to a case. Measure the length and width in inches of the area to tile. 14 x 12 168 square feet.