If it is decided to renovate the bathroom, then in most cases ceramic tiles are chosen for wall decoration and flooring. It is a moisture resistant and durable material, so it is perfect for finishing sanitary facilities. But tile is a rather expensive material, so in the process of repair, the question will certainly arise, how much of it will be required to decorate the room. How to count bathroom tiles so that there is no surplus left, but no shortage is formed?
Ceramic tiles are perhaps the best choice of finishing materials for rooms with difficult operating conditions, such as the bathroom. Before carrying out repairs, it is necessary to calculate the tiles for the bathroom in order to correctly determine the required amount of material.
We measure the bathroom
Before calculating the tiles in the bathroom, you need to arm yourself with a tape measure and measure the room. You will need to measure the length of the walls and their height. It is easiest if the room has the correct shape of a square or rectangle. In the first case, it will be enough to measure one of the walls, in the second - two.
In the event that a room has a complex configuration, it has niches or protruding elements, it is more difficult to take the correct measurements. We'll have to measure all the elements of the room.
The results obtained should be written down, or even better, a room plan should be drawn up to scale. This plan will come in handy when developing a repair design project and in order to calculate how much material to buy. It will be possible to mark the arrangement of plumbing, furniture and other necessary things.
We make calculations for bathroom tiles
To determine the consumption of ceramic tiles, you need to remember the simplest formulas for calculating the area and perimeter of a rectangle. We calculate the area by the formula:
To calculate the perimeter, you need the formula:
P = (D + L) * 2,
The following symbols are used in the formulas:
- S - wall area, expressed in m²
- P - room perimeter (m)
- D is the length of the room.
- L is the width of the room.
- H is the height of the wall.
The total area of the room is the sum of the area of the walls. When calculating this parameter, the areas of surfaces that are not planned to be tiled are subtracted from the result obtained, as a rule, this is a door in the bathroom.
Advice! Sometimes, in order to save material, tiles are not placed in the space under the bathroom, because if the screen is installed, these surfaces will be reliably hidden from view. If this layout option is selected, then the height of the walls to which we adjoin the bathtub is measured starting from the side.
Calculation example
To make it clearer how the calculations are made, let's use an example. There is a rectangular room with the following parameters:
- Long wall - 3 meters.
- The short wall is 2 meters.
- Ceiling height - 2.7 meters.
We carry out calculations:
- The perimeter in our case will be: (3 + 2) * 2 = 10 meters.
- The area of the long wall is: 3 * 2.7 = 8.1 m².
- The short wall area will be: 2 * 2.7 = 5.4 m²
- Provided that the width of the door is 0.6 meters, and its height is 2.2 meters, its area will be: 2.2 * 0.6 = 1.32 m2.
- The total area of the walls to be cladding will be: (8.1 * 2 + 5.4 * 2) - 1.32 = 25.68 m2
- The floor area will be: 3 * 2 = 6 m²
We count the number of tiles and other elements
To understand how many ceramic tiles you need to buy for bathroom renovation, you need to know their size, since manufacturers produce different types of material.
We count the amount of material for the walls
For example, the following material is selected:
- Rectangular wall tiles measuring 30 x 20 cm.
- Horizontal borders measuring 10 by 20 cm.
- Pencils measuring 1.5 x 20 cm.
Let's calculate how many borders and pencils we need. To do this, divide the perimeter by the length of the element. In this case, the width of the door should be subtracted from the value of the perimeter. In our example, we get the following: (10 - 0.6) / 0.20 = 47. If the result is a fractional number, then we round up.
Since the pencil is laid on both sides of the curb tile, it will take twice as much, that is, 94 pieces. Now we calculate the area of the tile, it will be 0.06 m2 (0.3 m * 0.2 m). It remains to divide the total area of the room by the area of the tiles, we get: 25.68 / 0.06 = 428 pieces.
Advice! Ceramic tiles should never be bought end-to-end, that is, in accordance with the calculations made, since part of the material will have to be cut, some may go to waste, etc. , for example, when located diagonally, the increase in the estimated amount is more significant, you need to add 15%.
Counting the amount of floor material
Determine how many floor tiles are required, the calculation takes place according to the same principle - the area of one element is calculated, then its required amount is calculated. For example, if you have chosen a square floor tile with a side length of 50 cm, then its area will be 0.25 m².
To cover the floor of the room from the example, you will need: 6 / 0.25 = 24 pcs. The above are examples of how to count the tiles in the bathroom if you plan to use one type of material.
If a combination of colors is used, then you need to separately calculate how many tiles of different types are required. It is difficult to carry out such complex calculations manually; a special program will help to determine the material consumption. It is very simple, you just need to keep the dimensions of the tiles and rooms, and choose the layout option. The program will do the rest by itself.
Any repair begins with the purchase of the necessary materials. To carry out cladding work, it is important to make the correct calculation of the tiles for the bathroom. Moreover, the possibility of an error must be excluded, since if there is a shortage of material, it will be necessary to stop work and buy additional tiles. If the product was sold in limited quantities, then you may not find the same tile. It is undesirable to purchase extra facing material, since during the repair there is not enough money to throw it away thoughtlessly. How to calculate: exactly how many tiles do you need? In principle, there is nothing complicated in the calculations. You just need to carefully measure the room, put the obtained measurements on the schematic drawing of the bathroom and, armed with a calculator, perform several mathematical operations.
How to calculate the number of floor tiles
The length and width of the bathroom is measured with a tape measure and the results are recorded on a piece of paper. Do not rely on memory that can fail. In addition to these values, you need to know the dimensions of the floor tiles that you decide to buy for finishing the premises. Let's say that you have chosen a square floor tile with a side equal to 33 cm (0.33 m). Let the dimensions of the bathroom be 1.7 by 1.75 m.
There are two ways to count:
- We calculate the floor area by multiplying the length by the width of the bathroom: 1.7 * 1.75 = 2.975 (m 2). Next, we calculate the area of one tile by multiplying the sides: 0.33 * 0.33 = 0.1089 (m 2). Then we divide the floor area by the tile area: 2.975: 0.1089 = 27.3 (pieces). As you can see, the result is approximate, so we round up in excess and get 28 tiles. However, 5% of the stock is always added to the calculated number. In our case, you need to add two tiles (28 * 0.05 = 1.4 - round to two). Thus, we buy 30 tiles for the bathroom floor.
- We calculate the number of tiles laid in length. To do this, we divide the length of the bathroom by the side of the tile: 1.75: 0.33 = 5.3 (pcs.). We carry out the same action with the width of the room: 1.7: 0.33 = 5.15 (pcs.). Round this result to 5.2. The resulting results must be multiplied: 5.3 * 5.2 = 27.56 pieces, after rounding we get 28 pieces. We also add 5% and get the same result as in the first method, namely: 30 tiles.
How to calculate bathroom wall tiles
To calculate the number of tiles required to cover the walls of a bathroom, you also need to measure the height of the room. The dimensions of the selected tile are 20 by 30 cm, the border is 8 by 20 cm.Let's say, in our example, the height of the bathroom is 2.7 m.You can calculate the number of tiles for each wall separately, and then add the resulting values. To reduce the number of operations, it is necessary to calculate the perimeter (the sum of all sides).
Moreover, the width of the doorway must be subtracted from the perimeter, which in our example is 0.6 m.We get: (1.75 + 1.7) * 2-0.60 = 6.3. If the bottom of the walls is finished with dark tiles, and the top is light, and a border row will pass between them, then we divide the total height into three parts. We get: 2.7 - 0.08 = 2.62. Let the height of the dark “bottom” be equal to 1 m, then the height of the light “top” remains 1.62.
- We calculate the number of dark tiles: the area of the dark strip is 6.3 * 1 = 6.3 (m 2). The area of one tile: 0.2 * 0.3 = 0.06 (m 2). We divide the values: 6.3: 0.06 = 105 (pieces). Add 5%: 105 * 0.05 = 5.25 (pieces). Round up to five. As a result, we get 110 dark tiles.
- We calculate the number of light tiles: the area of the light strip is 6.3 * 1.62 = 10.206 (m 2). The area of the tile has already been calculated: 0.06 (m 2). We divide the areas: 10.206: 0.06 = 170.1 (pieces). Round to 171 and calculate 5%: 171 * 0.05 = 8.55. You can take 8 pieces for stock. But we must not forget about the space above the door: 0.6 * 0.7 = 0.42 (m 2). We divide this number by the area of the tile and we get 7 tiles. As a result, we need 186 light colored tiles.
- We calculate the number of curb elements: 6.3: 0.2 = 31.5 (pcs.). Round up to 32 pieces.
Important! If you plan to use decorative inserts sold by the piece, then the number of the main tiles is correspondingly reduced.
In order to calculate the number of bathroom tiles, you first need to decide on the following questions:
- What type of styling will you use;
- What color scheme do you plan to use;
- Will you need to fit the pattern;
- Will you only lay tiles on the walls or add decorative elements to the finish?
Choosing the type of styling
Floor
When working with flooring material, the following types of laying are usually used: 
- standard - when the edges of the tiles are laid along the walls;
- diagonal - the edges are stacked at an angle of 45 degrees;
- diagonal checkerboard - when laying ceramics of different colors, they alternate.
Walls
When laying wall ceramics, you can choose the following types of cladding:
- the usual "straight" - when the elements are laid parallel to the floor;
- usual with borders (one wide or narrow and wide, alternating);
- diagonal;
- checkerboard (normal direction or diagonal).
The choice of the type of stacking is important, because in the diagonal direction the consumption of material increases, because you will have to do a lot of trimming the corners of the tiles to fit from the center to the corners of the walls.
When fitting to a pattern, you will also have to do a lot of trimming.
And it is also necessary to take into account that it is better to do the joints of the first rows away from the walls, so that possible irregularities in the wall are not striking.
General calculation rules
There are general rules on how to correctly calculate the number of tiles, even for a bathroom, at least for other rooms where you decide to lay tiles.
- measure (in centimeters) the length and height of each wall on which you will tile, and the length and width of the floor;
- subtract the dimensions of this door (bath) from the dimensions of the wall in which the entrance door is installed (or in which the bathtub is installed);
- decide on the size of the plates that you will lay (on the floor - 30x30, 33x33, 40x40 cm, etc .; facing - 20x30, 25x33 cm, etc.);
- calculate the result in square meters in advance, and for clarification, you will need to count the number of tiles by the piece.
And keep in mind that the required amount of building materials must be immediately increased by 10%, because such a stock will be required for trimming at the edges of the walls, in case of careless damage to tiles or cosmetic repairs of some section of the wall (floor) in the future.
When calculating the number of tiles, it is better to do without an online program right away. no matter how perfect it is, it still makes mistakes. She, for example, does not take into account the width of the seams between the rows, and in her postscript it is still recommended to check all the results manually.
We lay tiles on the floor: an example of calculation
In order to make a specific calculation required for laying on the floor, we take the following data as the initial data:
- Floor width - 150 cm
- Length - 170 cm
- Product size - 33x33 cm
Installation of standard type, tiles of the same color
- To find out how many tiles you need, first divide the floor width (150 cm) by its side (33 cm), we get the result - 4.54 (the number of tiles in one row in width), round up to a whole - 5 pieces.
- Now let's calculate how many such rows are needed along the length of the bathroom: we divide 170 cm by 33 cm, we get 5.15 rows, round up to 6.
- Next, multiply 5 tiles in one row by 6 rows, we get 30 pieces. We add 2-3 in reserve, which means we will buy 33 ceramic tiles.
If the calculation of the number of tiles was not made by piece, but by floor area, then a serious mistake would have been made. Floor area - 1.70m x 1.50m = 2.55sq.m, divided by the area of one tile 0.33m x 0.33m = 0.11sq.m, we get 24 (rounded) pieces. That is, 6 tiles would not be enough for the floor (plus a supply). Indeed, when counting by the piece, the trimming of the plates during installation was actually taken into account.
Bathroom wall cladding
- 270 cm (wall height) divided by 30 cm (tile height) = 9 elements in one row in height.
- 150 cm (surface width) divided by 20 cm (product width) = 7.5 - round up = 8 pieces in width.
- We multiply 9 by 8, we get - 72 units measuring 30x20 cm are needed for one wall 150 cm wide.
- By analogous calculations for a wall 170 cm long, we get the result - 81 tiles.
We take into account the doorway
To calculate the amount of tiles required for facing the wall in which the door is installed, it is necessary to subtract the amount that falls on the dimensions of the doorway from the number of elements for the opposite wall.
For example, 200 cm (doorway height) is divided by 30 cm (tile height), we get 6.7 - round down = 6 pieces in height; We divide 70 cm (opening width) by 20 cm (product width), we get 3.5 - round down = 3 pieces in width. 6 multiplied by 3, we get 18 pieces, which we subtract from (for example) 81, we get 63 pieces.
If the wall, which will have a bathtub, you will cover it completely, then the number of tiles on it is easy to calculate. If you do not plan to cover the space occupied by the bathroom, then the calculation for this wall is performed in the same way as for the wall with a door.
Calculating the amount of grout
After the completion of the laying work, grouting is performed. To do this, use a grout that matches the main color of the coating, and contrasting (white for black tiles, etc.).
To calculate the amount of grout for tiles, you need to know the amount of space to be filled. A joint width of 1.5 to 3 mm is recommended. To the depth of the joint, approximately equal to the thickness of the tile, a coefficient of 1.5 must be applied, which takes into account the shrinkage of the material, moisture, etc.
To calculate the grout volume, divide half of the perimeter of 1 tile by its area and multiply by the thickness. Multiply the result by the seam width and 1.5 (factor). The result will be the mass (in kg) of grout required for 1 square meter of coverage. For example, with a joint width of 2-3 mm and a tile area of 0.04 square meters, one kilogram of grout will be enough for you for 3.5 square meters.
Summing up
As a conclusion, we can say that determining the area for laying tiles is not always effective and accurate, especially with small rooms. It is also too difficult and impractical to apply the calculation formula in small rooms. It is better to make one-by-one calculations.
In the above examples, for simplicity of calculation and understanding of its very principle, the dimensions of a typical apartment and monochrome ceramics without decor and borders were taken as the initial data. These examples are quite enough to calculate the required amount of tiles for different colors, when installing curbs, etc. according to the described rules.
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Discussion:
Denis said:
Commentators are amazed You really had no idea how to count the number of pieces without this article? Unfortunately, the article did not touch on the topic: what size of tiles to choose, which wall to take as a base, so that you do not have to cut the pieces.
Sergey said:
Whoever wrote the article is probably a genius. I could not imagine that everything is so simple! Just got to the renovation of the bathroom, I thought that I could not cope with it at all. Well, not at all my profile. It turned out that everything is just like that! Now I can check the people in the building stores to see if they are trying to shove me a lot more tiles than I really need. This information really proved to be very useful and timely.
Konstantin said:
For the most accurate calculation, so that there are no unnecessary costs for material, initially decide on the choice of tiles. Knowing its size, mathematically, it will be easy to calculate the exact number of tiles on a certain surface, which will save you money. We also do not forget to take into account and discard when calculating the tile seam. Since the tile does not fit jointly to joint, and when laid under the "crosses" there is a gap of 2 to 5 mm.
Plitkin said:
The calculations for the bathroom in the comments are not entirely correct. Since modern tiles are made in such sizes - for the floor 30x30, for the walls 20x3 0, etc. Therefore, it should be considered as follows:
Half - length 2.50m. is 8 rows of 30 cm. = 2.40 + 10cm. pruning.
width 1m. is 3 rows + 10cm. trimming, total: 8 x 3 = 24 pieces + trimming 8 + 4 = 12 divide by 2 (the middle will most likely have to be thrown out) = 6 pieces.
On the floor 30pcs + stock 4pcs.
Walls - width 2.5 + 2.5 + 1 + 1-0.75 (doors) = 625 mm. - 32 rows of 20cm tiles.
height 2.5 x 30cm. = 8.5 rows
32 x 8.5 = 272 pcs.
When purchasing materials for repairs, you need to know exactly how much of this or that material is needed. If you buy more, money will be wasted, but if you buy less, then the repair will have to be suspended in order to buy the required amount. Some materials are made in limited series, and there is a chance that you simply will not find the required pattern or texture. The purchase of tiles is no exception: accurate calculation will allow you to complete the work on time and without additional costs.
Peculiarities
Calculating the required number of tiled squares is not an easy process. It is necessary to carry out extremely carefully all measurements and calculations, depending on the characteristics of the room, the method of laying and the size of the tile itself. You should not count on the fact that tiles can always be bought in addition, because even different batches of the same type may differ in shade or texture.
In order for the tile to be exactly enough for the entire surface, you should immediately purchase a little more, than it turned out according to the calculation, since in some areas of the room the tiles need to be joined and cut, adjusting the ornament.
When calculating, it must be borne in mind that the seam between the floor tile and the wall material does not remain, so that irregularities are not visible.
What is important to consider when calculating?
To begin with, the total surface area is calculated on which tiles of the same type will be laid. If it is a floor or ceiling, you need to multiply the width by the length, but if it is walls, then you need to multiply their length by the height. Measurements are taken using an ordinary tape measure, the data is recorded on a piece of paper. To avoid mistakes or to detect curvature, you can make several measurements on different sections of the wall or floor. It is better to calculate the area in square meters, and then divide it by the area of one ceramic tile, the dimensions of which are also converted into meters. Thus, the minimum amount of material will be obtained without taking into account trimming, combining a picture or taking into account marriage.
Laying tiles diagonally allows you to hide even significant defects in the floor and walls, however, when calculating the installation in this way, it is necessary to lay a larger percentage on trimming and waste: 15-17%, depending on whether it is necessary to adjust the pattern on the tile. A private variant of the diagonal placement of the tile is the "herringbone". There are two options for such laying: in one, the first tile is laid parallel to the walls and the laying goes diagonally; in another, the first tile goes at an angle and the laying lies perpendicular to the walls.
In cases of laying paving slabs, it is best to lay 10 percent on defects during transportation and laying. Such tiles are quite fragile and easily split into pieces. It is also much more difficult to calculate the exact dimensions of the area of the driveway or path to the gazebo, because this is not a square room clearly bounded by walls, but an object of complex shape.
Simultaneously with calculating the amount of ceramics, you can also find out the required amount of grout for tile joints - fugue. You can calculate the approximate number of fugues, like tiles, using special online calculators. It is necessary to enter the already calculated data on the area in them, and the program will calculate everything itself, taking into account the percentage of rejects. And you can use various calculation formulas, according to which the average consumption of the fugue is 1.6 kg / m3. Manufacturers often write the average consumption of tile glue and grout directly on the package.
Such a calculation can also be used, but for this it will be necessary to make it right in the store.
How to calculate?
The easiest way to calculate the number of tiles is, of course, using online calculators to calculate. However, even in the case of using such a program, it is necessary to correctly measure all the necessary quantities, and the Internet may not be at hand, therefore it is better to know and be able to use several types of counting.
Standard counting
The simplest finishing option is the usual square tiles of the same color or with an incongruous pattern (for example, marble or wood effect). In the case of laying such material, you can start work from any angle and not select the position of each tile before applying glue.
Such ceramics can be cut from all sides and any cut can be used.
- Step 1. The length of the walls is measured and the total length of the perimeter is calculated. If the room has a complex shape, it is necessary to take into account all the protrusions and niches.
- Step 2. The height is measured, all obtained values are rounded to the nearest centimeter.
- Step 3. The area of windows and doors is subtracted from the obtained value, since these surfaces are not tiled. If tiles are laid on the ceiling, then the ceiling area is calculated.
- Step 4. If the decorative bathroom screen is also decorated with tiles, then its area must also be calculated. And if the bathtub is installed near the wall, then the surfaces that after installation will not be visible, in order to save money, you can not lay out the tiles.
- Step 5. Establish the percentage of scrap and waste during installation. It will be enough to increase the resulting figure by 10 percent to take into account all the factors that can affect the material consumption: the work of a beginner or a professional, the presence of pipes and thresholds, a checkerboard or diagonal layout.
Example: there is a room of the following dimensions:
- 2 m - the length of one wall;
- 2.5 m - the length of the second wall;
- 2.8 m - ceiling height;
- door 2 m high and 0.8 m wide;
- window 0.8 m long and 0.8 m high.
Thus, the area of the floor and all four walls is: 2 * 2.5 + 2 * 2 * 2.8 + 2 * 2.5 * 2.8 = 30.2 m2.
The window area is 0.8 * 0.8 = 0.64 m2, and the door area is 2 * 0.8 = 1.6 m2.
Now the area of one door and one window is subtracted from the resulting number, which are 1.6 m2 and 0.64 m2, respectively: 30.2-1.6-0.64 = 27.96 m2. The decorative bathroom screen will not be decorated with tiles, so its area is not needed. If you add another 10 percent to this number, you get a finished area of 30.76 m2.
The area of one square of medium-sized tiles (30x30 cm) is 0.09 m2. If you divide the resulting surface area by the area of one square, you get 342 whole tiles. And already, depending on how many tiles are in one package, the number of packages that will be needed for facing the floor and walls of a given room is calculated.
Fit to pattern
If a tile with a border insert is used in the bathroom, or tiles of different sizes and materials, then the calculation will not work in a simple way. First, you also need to calculate the squaring of the walls and floor minus the area of windows and doors. Then it is necessary to lay out all the elements, alternating in rows from bottom to top, in one even column to the entire height of the finishing area.
We measure the width of the resulting column and divide the perimeter by the resulting value, thus, getting the number of such columns in a full stack. Next, we determine the total area of each type of tiles in such a column and multiply by the number of columns obtained in the previous step. And at the end, we already add 15 percent for the marriage and fit of the picture. This method is not very accurate, because it does not take into account that in the locations of windows and doors, the columns will be incomplete and an unequal number of different types of tiles will be excluded from them.
Another calculation option is more accurate. It is necessary to calculate at once the entire area on which the material of the same type will be laid. The result is divided by the area of one tile of the desired size and the number of tiles that will cover this area is obtained.
For this option for calculating the number of tiles, it will be enough to take into account 10 percent for fit and marriage.
Various types of products
There are tiles of a rather complex shape in the form of flowers and various patterns. It is almost impossible to calculate the area of one such tile due to the combination of smooth lines with sharp corners and cutouts. Sometimes the manufacturer indicates on the package what approximately the area covered by one such tile, but often there is simply no such information. In order not to buy such a tile "by eye", you should draw an exact plan of the room in which the installation will be carried out. Then carefully draw one such tile at the appropriate scale, after which you can draw the complete cladding according to the scheme that was originally selected.
If only one color is used, then all that remains is to count the resulting number of elements. If several colors are used, then you will have to paint the drawing with the appropriate colors, and calculate how many tiles of one color or another you will get. Then you need to add 10-15 percent for scrap and fit.
This method is also used in the case of using a decor that differs in size from the main tile.
It is necessary to first apply decorative elements to the scheme, and then determine how many main tiles fit at the intersection with them, and subtract them from the total volume.
A separate complexity of the calculation appears when using tiles with a facet. Facets are bevels located around the perimeter of the tile. Such products look more expressive and voluminous than ordinary flat squares. Facets look especially good on tiles with a smooth mirror surface. A wall lined with such a tile will visually expand a small room and evenly scatter light around the perimeter. The difficulty lies in the fact that this type of tile cannot be cut, so as not to spoil the appearance. The floor and corners of the room should be perfectly flat, and the size of the material should be selected so that only the whole number of required squares of tiles is obtained.
When counting tiles one by one, all trimmed tiles in the corners or along the walls must be counted as whole. Otherwise, the risk increases that the planned material will not be sufficient for the surface cladding.
Before laying the tiles, it is necessary to level the surface of the walls., floor and ceiling, if tiles will also be laid on it. For this, various self-leveling mixtures and plaster solutions are used. First, all leveling work is carried out, all wet surfaces dry, and only then the area is measured.
For greater savings or to create an original bathroom design, only the "wet zone" can be tiled. In places of constant contact of water with walls and floors, tiles are laid, and the rest of the surface is treated with moisture-resistant paint or plastic panels are mounted. In this case, for the calculation it is necessary to take only the area of this "wet zone".
If the area of one square of the tile is not yet known, you can simply calculate the surface area that will be tiled. Most often, in stores, tiles are packaged in a pack covering an area of 0.5 m2 or 1 m2, so it will be easy to calculate how many packages are required.
To get started with tile calculator, select the collection that we will calculate, and get to the start page. This is how it looks, for example, for the Karaoke collection.
The whole calculation consists of 4 main steps.
Step one: determine the purpose of the tiles and the dimensions of the walls for the calculation
Set the height of the ceiling and walls in the vertical column. In our example, we will make a calculation for a bathroom with a ceiling height of 2.7 m, two walls of 2.5 m each and two walls of 1.7 m each. Until we subtract the dimensions of the doors, this can be done later.
It is convenient that dimensions can be entered in two ways: manually, or by moving the ruler slider to the desired indicator.
Here you can also set the width of the joint between the tiles, because this indicator also affects the calculation. You can also choose the layout option - our tiles will be laid horizontally or diagonally. We chose a narrow seam, 1.5 cm, and a horizontal layout.
Have you made sure all the required fields are filled in? Great, you can move on to the next step.
By the way, if you need to calculate tiles for a smaller number of walls, for example, for two, then you can remove unnecessary walls. To do this, set the cursor to the value of the unnecessary wall, and select the "remove wall" button. It is located in the right corner, under the rulers. If we suddenly change our minds and decide to add a wall to our calculation, then press the blue "Add wall" button on the left.
Step two: lay out the tiles
On the left side tile calculator we see the assortment of the collection: basic tiles and decors. On the right side, which is wider and larger than the left, our walls will be displayed, according to the previously specified parameters.
We will “cover” the walls in turn, choosing them from the list below: wall number 1, wall number 2, and so on.
For facing the first wall, select the beige tile, which we want to arrange in horizontal rows. To do this, drag the desired tile with the left mouse button to our wall.
Please note that in order for the tile to fill a certain space, we need to bring it to the item "Arrange in rows". If we just drag the tile onto the wall, it will lie as a single element. This is useful for decors, but not suitable for large areas.
The arrangement of our tiles can be horizontal or vertical. If we want to add a contrasting stripe, then again select the desired color from the left side, and lay out the desired area, using the item "Arrange the tiles in rows".
Once the entire wall is laid out, decors can also be placed. To do this, select a separate decorative element and move it to the place we need. We chose a whole strip of decors, again using the Arrange Tiles in Rows option.
Placed the item incorrectly? No problem. Let's use an eraser. It is located under the lower left corner of the wall. We grab it with the mouse, drag it to the place where the mistake was made - and the unsuccessful element has already been removed.
Here is one of the walls that we got:
When the result tile layouts on one wall will satisfy us, move on to the next.
If we want to repeat the layout of one wall for another, then we can use the "Arrange like a wall ..." command and select a wall from the menu.
After working on all the walls, move on to the next step.
Step three: save money (subtract doors, bath, etc.)
Now you need to select the areas that are free of tiles. This needs to be done on a specific wall, from those that we have already "veneered" by selecting them from the list.
First, the door. Its exact dimensions can be set manually, or by moving the sliders on the rulers. The selected area will be reflected on our wall.
Secondly, you can define an arbitrary area. For example, we decided not to tiled the space behind the bathroom. Then select the desired wall and mark the area on it, which we will free from the tiles. Arbitrary areas can be added or removed in the calculator as we wish. It is very convenient.
Have you all noted? Then we go to the fourth step.
Step four: final settlement
At the output, we get full tile layout according to our design aspirations, the size of our room, and the arbitrary areas chosen.
The name of the tile, price, footage, stock (if needed, it is not included in the decors, for example), the total amount are indicated. The stock can be reduced, increased or completely removed.
Below the calculation, we can see our tile layout on the walls, the way we conceived it.
The finished calculation can be sent to your e-mail, saved in bookmarks, or you can place an order directly from here using the appropriate button.