Work Out How Many Tiles You Need
A free tile calculator that works out how many tiles a floor or wall needs. Enter the room dimensions and the tile size, choose a waste margin for cuts, and it returns the exact tile count, the count with waste, and how many boxes to buy.
How to calculate tiles
1
Enter the room size
Measure the floor or wall width and length and type them in.
2
Enter the tile size
Type the width and length of a single tile.
3
Set waste and box size
Choose a waste margin and, optionally, the tiles per box to get the box count.
Count floor and wall tiles before you buy
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Extra for cuts and breakages — 10% is typical, 15% for diagonal layouts.
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Optional — fill in to get the number of boxes.
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Room area
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Tiles (exact)
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Tiles with waste
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Boxes to buy
The tile count assumes a straight grid layout. Diagonal or herringbone patterns and many small cuts need a larger waste margin.
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