Estimate Tiles Needed - Tile With Style MO
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To estimate how much tile you will need: Measure the length and the width of the space to be tiled. Be sure to subtract the square footage of any areas that are occupied by cabinets, fireplace hearths, or any other such features. However, be sure to include areas that have movable appliances such as your refrigerator and stove, and partially under your dishwasher should you have one.
If you have a room that has
a square layout, it will be quite
straight forward to take the measurements. However, if your room has a
more complicated layout, divide the room into sections of rectangles
and/or squares, measuring these individually, then adding the totals
together to create the sum of the room. This will give you the correct
square footage.
Take your time when carrying out these measurements, and repeat the
process, to ensure the best possible accuracy.
Below are some common measurement conversions of inches into square
feet:
Inches
Square Feet
12X12
1.0
13X13
1.17
16X16
1.77
18X18
2.25
24X24
4.0
When you have the total square footage to be tiled, it is important to add an extra 10% to the total square footage, so that when breakage, cuts mistakes or defect of tile occurs, you will have enough tile to complete the job. In addition, you will have some extra tile left over for any repairs that may need to be made later on down the road.
Now that the estimate of
square footage of tile has been made,
you will need to calculate how many tile pieces you will need.
Note that tile is sold per square foot, not by the piece. Divide your
total square footage, by the square foot of the desired tile size you
will be using, in order to find out the amount of tile pieces to
purchase. For example, if you wanted to use 18 X 18 inch tile pieces,
which equals 2.25 ft, and the total square footage of your room is
300sq ft, then you would divide 300 by 2.25, which would equal 133.3
pieces. We would advise rounding up, so in this case it would be 134
pieces.
For questions regarding estimating your tile and cost, please contact Steve via the contact page and he will be happy to assist you.
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