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How to calculate how much tiles are needed for the bathroom
Theatre, as you know, begins with a hanger, and repairs in the bathroom – with the purchase of tiles. How to calculate the amount of tile to prevent overpayment for unused material, and its shortages?
After all, if there is a shortage of material, you will have to stop work and buy more tiles (if you succeed, you can already not find one). And with excess money will be wasted, which is always lacking during repairs.
Both options are unpleasant in their own way. To avoid such a development, "Site" offers readers a formula for determining the required amount of tile, an example of calculation and a link to a convenient online calculator.
Before calculating the number and location of the tile in the bathroom, you need to know its exact dimensions. You can do this by visiting a construction store or by viewing the catalog of ceramic tiles online on the site.
Do not forget to ask the seller about the availability of stocks in the warehouse and the possibility to further buy the missing few pieces of the selected tile.
Then, using roulette, measure the width and height of all walls in the bathroom. Measure the dimensions of doorways, protruding elements, places that will not be covered with tiles. It is desirable to do this after the complete leveling of the walls and floor. That's more accurate.
Example of calculation Multiply the perimeter of the room by the height of the walls. Subtract the area of the doorway, windows (if any) and adjacent to one or two walls of the bath (if you are going to leave the wall behind the bathroom without tiles).
For example, the height of the room is 2.45 meters, the width is 2.5 m, and the length is 3 m. The perimeter of the room is 2.5+2.5+3+3=11 m. Multiply it by height: 11x2.45 and get a wall area of 26.95 m2.
Subtract the area of the doorway (0.6 x 2 = 1.2 m2). The remaining 26.95-1.2 = 25.75 m2. Find the area of one tile. For example, 0.3X06 = 0.18 m2.
Knowing the total area of the walls in the room and the area of one facing element, divide one value by another and find the exact amount of tiles for the walls of the bathroom.
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In our case, it will be: 25.75/0.18 = 143.05. Consider the likelihood of marriage and the human factor. So we round up and add 10% of the stock, which is another 14 pieces. A total of 157 pieces. Similarly, the number of floor tiles is considered.
We took the stock for a reason. Tile is a practical type of flooring. But sometimes chips appear on it from the impact or fall of metal objects. It happens that the tile moves away from the base.
Often we are faced with the need to temporarily remove several tiles to access the pipes and wires hidden in the wall. How to do this without causing catastrophic damage is in our article.
The calculation of the number of tiles with a pattern above, we considered how to calculate the number of tiles provided that it is all the same color and size. When calculating tiles with a pattern, the situation is complicated, since it is necessary to take into account the location of the picture.
You can reduce the number of residues by sketching out the layout of the tile for each wall on paper. You will need millimeter paper, pencil, ruler and a little patience.
If you are not sure of your abilities, contact the store to specialists who will make a layout in 3D using a computer program. You can also use a convenient online calculator.
On its page it will be enough to enter all measurements in millimeters, specify the type of layout (ordinary or diagonal) to press the button to get the desired amount of tiles in meters and pieces. You can also find out the required amount of mixing.
As you can see, the calculations are pretty simple. Using the above scheme, you can calculate the amount of material without the help of a specialist and not overpay for unused tiles.
After all, if there is a shortage of material, you will have to stop work and buy more tiles (if you succeed, you can already not find one). And with excess money will be wasted, which is always lacking during repairs.
Both options are unpleasant in their own way. To avoid such a development, "Site" offers readers a formula for determining the required amount of tile, an example of calculation and a link to a convenient online calculator.
Before calculating the number and location of the tile in the bathroom, you need to know its exact dimensions. You can do this by visiting a construction store or by viewing the catalog of ceramic tiles online on the site.
Do not forget to ask the seller about the availability of stocks in the warehouse and the possibility to further buy the missing few pieces of the selected tile.
Then, using roulette, measure the width and height of all walls in the bathroom. Measure the dimensions of doorways, protruding elements, places that will not be covered with tiles. It is desirable to do this after the complete leveling of the walls and floor. That's more accurate.
Example of calculation Multiply the perimeter of the room by the height of the walls. Subtract the area of the doorway, windows (if any) and adjacent to one or two walls of the bath (if you are going to leave the wall behind the bathroom without tiles).
For example, the height of the room is 2.45 meters, the width is 2.5 m, and the length is 3 m. The perimeter of the room is 2.5+2.5+3+3=11 m. Multiply it by height: 11x2.45 and get a wall area of 26.95 m2.
Subtract the area of the doorway (0.6 x 2 = 1.2 m2). The remaining 26.95-1.2 = 25.75 m2. Find the area of one tile. For example, 0.3X06 = 0.18 m2.
Knowing the total area of the walls in the room and the area of one facing element, divide one value by another and find the exact amount of tiles for the walls of the bathroom.
73777
In our case, it will be: 25.75/0.18 = 143.05. Consider the likelihood of marriage and the human factor. So we round up and add 10% of the stock, which is another 14 pieces. A total of 157 pieces. Similarly, the number of floor tiles is considered.
We took the stock for a reason. Tile is a practical type of flooring. But sometimes chips appear on it from the impact or fall of metal objects. It happens that the tile moves away from the base.
Often we are faced with the need to temporarily remove several tiles to access the pipes and wires hidden in the wall. How to do this without causing catastrophic damage is in our article.
The calculation of the number of tiles with a pattern above, we considered how to calculate the number of tiles provided that it is all the same color and size. When calculating tiles with a pattern, the situation is complicated, since it is necessary to take into account the location of the picture.
You can reduce the number of residues by sketching out the layout of the tile for each wall on paper. You will need millimeter paper, pencil, ruler and a little patience.
If you are not sure of your abilities, contact the store to specialists who will make a layout in 3D using a computer program. You can also use a convenient online calculator.
On its page it will be enough to enter all measurements in millimeters, specify the type of layout (ordinary or diagonal) to press the button to get the desired amount of tiles in meters and pieces. You can also find out the required amount of mixing.
As you can see, the calculations are pretty simple. Using the above scheme, you can calculate the amount of material without the help of a specialist and not overpay for unused tiles.
