Calculating how many tiles in a room
· 12"X12" is DUH 144 sq inches & 1 sq foot
· so multiply any tile size by its 2 dimensions ie 12X12 or 16X16 & that = the sq ft per tile.
· 13"X13" is 169 sq inches divided by 144 sq inches in a sq foot =1.174 per tile
· 18"X18" is 324 sq inches per tile divided by 144 sq inches per sq ft= 2.25 sq ft per tile
· 20"x20" tiles are 2.778 per tile
· 24X24 tiles are 4 sq ft per tile
Formula would look like this
(Tile L"x W"= sq inches)divided by 144 sq inches=sq ft per tile) room area divided by sq ft per tile= how many tiles
Soooo once you know the sq feet you need, add a little for waste & breakage & ooops cuts & you will have enough..
6' x 9' (54 square feet) = 6 square yards of tiles needed.
56 16x16" tiles are needed.
240 square tiles are needed
22.2 tiles so buy 23 tiles.
Floor area = 12 ft x 18 ft = 216 square feet. There are 4 six-inch square tiles needed for each square foot, so 864 tiles are needed.
5,184 2-square-inch tiles are needed.
236 18-inch tiles.
Four tiles are needed.
How many 24x24 tiles it take to cover a 14×14 room
266.666666666 so rounding up 267 tiles.
If the tiles are 12 inches square... 8352 tiles ! However if they're 12 feet square... 58 tiles
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