For multiple areas measure each and add them together.
Show to figure out square footage for wall tile.
Measure the length of one of the walls that you are going to tile.
Simple area calculations mean multiplying the length times the width of the room.
Floor or wall tiles are typically installed with gaps between the tiles because the average tile may look quite similar to the next tile but they are often not uniform in shape and size and would not fit properly if installed without any gaps.
To find the square feet for tile you ll need to measure the area of the room wall or ceiling you re tiling.
This gives you the tile size in sq.
Length of the area 14ft width of area 10ft 140ft2 so we need exact 140 tiles and include 5 wastage.
If we take the size of the tile in feet just multiply the length by width e g 1ft 1ft 1ft2.
Continue to repeat this for all parts of the space that will get the same tile.
This will be your total square footage for that portion of your project.
Knowing the size of the space you re tiling helps you calculate the square feet needed.
By way of example assume this measures 7 feet.
Measure the length in feet measure the width in feet.
We took the size of tile for an example you can change it according to your desire.
This will give you the number of tiles you need for your space.
To do this calculation yourself take your tile size in square inches and divide it by 144 12in.
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Multiply the length figure by the width figure.
Then divide the total area by the tile size in sq.