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How to Calculate
your Tile or Stone Requirements
Materials Sold
by the Square Foot
Calculating
your material needs when you are
purchasing by the square foot
requires that you determine the
areas you wish to cover and sum
the total square feet of each of
those areas.
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So the total
square footage of these areas
for both the floor and wall is
163 Square feet.
Keep in mind
that you will most likely need
to order a little bit extra of
materials than what you need to
cover your actual square
footage. Usually you will order
about 5-10% extra, but this can
vary depending on several
things, some,
but not all are:
1) The layout
of your area (a simple straight
rectangle will require less
additional material than a room
with many angles). Rule of
thumb 10% for straight spaces
and 15% for irregular spaces.
2) The type of
flooring you choose.
Mosaics which are mesh mounted,
can easily be cut and then
inserted into angles or other
void areas, while tiles which
have been cut may not precisely
fit into those types of spaces.
3) The
direction you lay your tile (if
you choose tile as your
flooring). The rule of
thumb is 10% for a straight
layout and 15% for a diagonal
layout.
4) How much
extra material you want to have
left over after your job is
complete.
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In reality,
bathroom spaces look more like
this drawing. You
can do your own hand drawing of
the room and then divide up the
drawing into the areas which
will be tiled.
  
  
Now you will
need to calculate the length and
width of areas A through E and
total them.
You may also
create rectangles around areas
which you wish to deduct form
your total.
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Materials Sold
per Piece
When you need to
calculate items sold by the
piece there are several
different approaches.
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