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Working out quantities

Working out quantities

This seems a real headache for many people, but when you now the right way it is simple.

Unless you are measuring up for a large single area, it is not a good idea to work in square metres (or square anything else) as it is likely to be inaccurate. We always calculate the number of single tiles. Let's look at an example.

Wall Tiles

Draw out each wall on a piece of paper, not necessarily to scale, and take each square section as a separate area. Take the width measurement in millimetres and divide it by the width of the tile. If the room is 1950mm wide and the chosen tile is 152x152 then 1950 divided by 152 = 12.82 tiles.

The wall is 13 tiles wide.

Now decide how high you would like to tile. Best results always come from tiling floor to ceiling. For this exercise the basic tiling will be 1520mm high. The wall is 10 tiles high.

In a shower area we would need to tile higher. This goes up an extra 2 rows, to at least 1800mm. Th width is 900mm, so 900 divided by 152 = 5.92. This area is 6 tiles wide and 2 tiles high.

Summarising. The first part of the wall is 13 tiles wide by 10 tiles high = 130 tiles. The second part of the wall is 6 tiles wide by 2 tiles high = 12 tiles. Total for the wall is 142 tiles.

Repeat this exercise for each of the walls to be tiled in the room. Then add the totals to establish the total number of tiles needed.

To allow for a window, simply take out the number of tiles required to cover the window area. Don't forget to allow extra tiles for any window sills, the return side of any windows and of course, extras for breakages and spares.

Floor Tile Quantities

For floor tiles the process is the same. Assume we are tiling a passage way with 250mm x 250mm tiles. If the length of the passage is 6000mm which works out to 24 tiles and the width is 900mm which is 4 tiles (actually 3.6 but 4 tiles across will be needed). The total number of tiles needed will be 24x4 tiles = 96 tiles. If we worked out a square area of 6.0 x .9 = 5.4sqm this would be 86 tiles. That would be quite wrong! (There are 16 250x250 tiles in a square metre).

You can find more information in our DIY Guide.

At Beaumont Tiles we are only too pleased to work out the quantities for you. Just draw the measurements on some paper for us.

Extras

Don't forget that you may also need a brass angle strip to put along the edge of any finished tiling where it butts up against another type of flooring.

On steps you may need an edging of step treads.

We always allow an extra 10% for cuts, breakages and spares.

At Beaumont Tiles we have dozens of people each week chasing old tiles to replace where a pipe has burst, or to repair an area. It pays to keep spares. Put them in your ceiling space or in the shed.

Always make sure that the tiles selected are suitable for the area to be tiled. Beaumont Tiles are here to assist.

Expansion Joints

Floors and walls of all buildings are subject to some movement. Always contact your local Beaumont Tiles store for advice on expansion joints, their positioning and placement.