Tile calculators by material task

Estimate net tile pieces from project dimensions or a known total area, tile size, and an optional joint gap.

Use for

Bathroom floor · Kitchen backsplash · Wall tile

Inputs

Measure project by · Total project area (sq ft) · Project length (ft) · Project width (ft) · Tile length (in) · Tile width (in) · Joint gap (in) · Waste / overage (%) · Tiles per box (tiles)

Results

Project area (sq ft / m²) · Net tile pieces · Adjusted pieces · Whole pieces needed · Complete boxes and purchased pieces when box size is supplied

Estimate complete product units from area, a selected product coverage row, and explicit waste.

Use for

Bathroom floor · Kitchen backsplash · Shower wall · Natural stone

Inputs

Area to grout (sq ft) · Coverage per product unit (sq ft) · Waste / spillage / clean-up (%)

Results

Net and adjusted area (sq ft / m²) · Waste input · Required product units before rounding · Complete product units · Package basis

Estimate tile material cost from an already selected purchase quantity, a matching price per square foot, piece, or box, and optional tax.

Use for

Tile priced per square foot · Tile priced per piece · Tile priced per box

Inputs

Price basis · Purchase area (sq ft) · Pieces to purchase (pieces) · Boxes to purchase (boxes) · Price per selected unit (USD) · Tax rate (%)

Results

Tile material subtotal (USD) · Estimated tax (USD) · Tile material total including entered tax (USD)

Estimate an aggregate lower-bound trim count from combined exposed edge length, your confirmed stock length, and optional allowance.

Use for

Backsplash exposed edges · Wall tile exposed edges · Niche edge totals

Inputs

Combined exposed edge length (ft) · Length per stock piece (ft) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Adjusted combined length (ft) · Required stock pieces before rounding · Whole stock pieces: aggregate lower bound · Purchased stock length (ft) · Surplus above adjusted length (ft)

Estimate whole sealant cartridges from measured joint length, manually supplied product-and-bead coverage, and optional allowance.

Use for

Specified sealant joint runs · Multiple runs sharing one product and bead geometry

Inputs

Combined joint length (ft) · Coverage per cartridge (ft / cartridge) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Adjusted joint length (ft) · Required cartridges before rounding · Whole cartridges to purchase · Nominal purchased coverage (ft) · Nominal surplus above adjusted length (ft)

Estimate panels, planned fasteners, measured seam tape or floor bedding mortar with explicit quantities and packages.

Use for

Bathroom floor underlayment · Tub surround walls · Cement-board wall sections

Inputs

Backer-board task · Project area (sq ft) · Panel length (ft) · Panel width (ft) · Planned installed fasteners (pieces) · Fasteners per box (pieces) · Measured treated seam length (ft) · Tape length per roll (ft) · Installed floor bedding area (sq ft) · Confirmed bedding coverage per bag (sq ft / bag) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Panels and purchased area in panel mode · Whole fasteners and boxes from a confirmed plan · Tape rolls from measured treated seams · Bedding bags from installed floor area and matched coverage

Estimate complete 50 lb bags from area, a fixed TEC Level Set 300 depth row, and an optional allowance.

Use for

Floor preparation before tile · Small level correction · Large floor underlayment estimate

Inputs

Project area (sq ft) · Coverage depth (in) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Adjusted project area (sq ft) · Fixed coverage per 50 lb bag · Required bags before rounding · Complete 50 lb bags to purchase · Nominal purchased coverage (sq ft)

Estimate a range of complete VersaBond 50 lb bags from area and a matching square-notch coverage row.

Use for

Indoor floor tile setting · Interior wall tile setting

Inputs

Project area (sq ft) · Product and trowel coverage · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Adjusted area (sq ft) · Required bag range before rounding · Whole 50 lb bag range

Convert a flat area and constant thickness to volume, then estimate bags using confirmed mixed yield.

Use for

Flat constant-thickness tile setting bed

Inputs

Project area (sq ft) · Specified constant thickness (in) · Confirmed mixed yield per bag (cu ft / bag) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Net and adjusted bed volume (cu ft) · Required bags before rounding · Whole bags · Nominal purchased volume (cu ft)

Estimate fixed-row RedGard containers or whole KERDI rolls from a declared one-piece strip layout.

Use for

Interior waterproof membrane area · Interior crack-prevention area with specified ANSI A118.12 application

Inputs

Membrane format · Project area (sq ft) · Application and package coverage · Rectangle span across strips (ft) · Full strip run (ft) · Confirmed roll width (in) · Confirmed usable roll length (ft) · Confirmed side overlap (in) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Adjusted area (sq ft) · Selected package coverage (sq ft) · Required containers before rounding · Whole containers · Nominal purchased coverage in liquid mode · Full strips, cuts per roll and whole rolls in sheet mode · Modeled cut and purchased roll lengths

Estimate liquid and containers from a confirmed single-coat or complete-system coverage rate.

Use for

Compatible indoor tile or stone surface with confirmed coverage

Inputs

Project area (sq ft) · Coverage basis · Confirmed coverage per US gallon (sq ft / US gal) · Specified coat count (coats) · Liquid per container (US gal) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Coverage area basis · Required liquid (US gal) · Required containers before rounding · Whole containers · Purchased liquid (US gal)

Estimate complete confirmed pattern repeats and keep up to four tile-group quantities in their declared ratio.

Use for

Complete repeat with confirmed coverage and composition

Inputs

Project area (sq ft) · Coverage per complete module (sq ft) · Group A pieces per module (pieces) · Group B pieces per module (pieces) · Group C pieces per module (pieces) · Group D pieces per module (pieces) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Adjusted area · Modules before rounding · Complete modules · Group A–D pieces · Total pieces · Nominal module coverage

Count interior crosses or shared-edge clips and peak reusable wedge stock for a declared straight tile grid.

Use for

Complete straight rectangular uncut tile grid

Inputs

Accessory task · Tile rows (rows) · Tiles per row (columns) · Spacers per bag (pieces) · Clips per shared width edge (pieces) · Clips per shared height edge (pieces) · Clips per bag (pieces) · Peak occupied clip positions (pieces) · Wedges per bag (pieces) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Interior crosses and spacer bags in spacer mode · Shared-edge counts, clips and clip bags in leveling mode · Peak wedge stock and wedge bags in leveling mode

Estimate LATICRETE Grout Colorant & Sealer consumption and six-bottle cases from an exact tile/joint row.

Use for

Existing interior grout color restoration at a listed tile/joint geometry

Inputs

Project area (sq ft) · Product and tile/joint coverage · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Adjusted tiled surface area · Bottles before rounding · Whole bottles for coverage · Complete six-bottle cases · Purchased bottles and liquid

Keep concentrate, dilution water and prepared liquid separate while estimating complete containers from a confirmed coverage range.

Use for

Specified primer application before indoor tile underlayment

Inputs

Area for this application (sq ft) · Coverage rate basis · Lower confirmed coverage (sq ft / US gal) · Upper confirmed coverage (sq ft / US gal) · Water parts per one primer part (parts by volume) · Concentrate per container (US gal) · Waste / allowance (%)

Results

Adjusted area · Concentrate demand range (US gal) · Added water and prepared-liquid ranges (US gal) · Containers before rounding and complete-container range · Purchased concentrate range (US gal)