Measuring up for tiles can be and usually is a tricky job but if done correctly can help to avoid running out of tiles or buying too many tiles and trying to return them.
How to measure for wall tiles.
If it is wall project then measure the length of the wall running from left to right.
Measure walls separately from one another and break irregularly shaped floors into smaller segments measuring each of them separately.
Measurement of the area.
Length x width area.
Add 10 for waste.
Round up to the nearest foot.
Square feet area in square inches.
Add an important part of the calculation the size of the gap.
Add the width of the grout lines.
Measure the length and width in inches of the area to tile.
If it is a wall project then measure the length of the wall running up and down.
Example 3 2 x 2 5 8m2 measure any windows doors or.
For the floor measure the length of one side of the room and then measure the width of another side of the room.
Multiply the two measurements.
Divide the area of the room by the area of a single tile.
7 steps to measure wall tiles sketch out the wall you are looking to tile measure the length of the wall area you d like to tile measure the height of the wall area you d like to tile calculate the area of the wall length x height.
Measure the length of the other side of the room.