How To Measure How Much Tile You Need For Floor

Do this for each wall or floor area you need tiled and then add all of the numbers together.

How to measure how much tile you need for floor.

After choosing the type of floor tile you want to install the second step in the install process is figuring out how much of it you ll need. Measure the length and width or height and width of the floor or walls you re going to tile. For kitchens with cabinets measure the whole room first then subtract the area of the cabinetry. From there the basic formula to calculate the number of tiles required to cover an area is to divide the size of the area by the area of a single tile.

Length of floor x width of floor total area. A 140ft 2 room is going to be fitted out with 9 terracotta floor tiles so you divide 140 by the number from the chart which for 9 tiles is 0 5625. Multiply the length and width measurements you obtained which will give you the total square meterage of the wall and or floor areas. First multiply the length and breadth of that room to get the area where you need tile laying total room floor area length of the room breadth of the room 12 ft 9 ft.

Calculate the number of tiles you ll need if applicable. Take all measurements in inches. This is however an idealized situation. At first you should measure the area with the measuring tape where you need to install the tiles.

Regardless of the type of tile you re using whether it s porcelain tile stone tile or wood tile our tile flooring calculator can help you get an estimate of the supplies and man hours required. Number of tiles area size single tile area. Since most come in inch measurements you ll need to divide square inches by 144 to find square feet. For the floor measure the length of one side of the room and then measure the width of another side of the room.

Just multiply the room s length by its width. Determine the square footage of the room don t forget the closets. So if the wall or floor measures 5m long by 4m wide multiply 5 by 4 and your calculation will be 20 square metres. Multiply the length times the width then divide by the area of the tile.

For the wall measure the height of the wall up to down and width of the wall from right to left. If you are covering your floor in tile or some other material sold in pieces divide the area of flooring by the area of an individual tile to determine how many you ll need. Include the depth of the sides of niches for showers. 140 0 5625 248 9 tiles stage 3.