Calculating tile sizes can be difficult and time-consuming. If you're not careful, you could end up with the wrong size and have to start over. When you’re completing a renovation project, you don't want to spend all that time measuring just to get the wrong size tiles, now do you?

Thanks to CTM’s Tile Size Calculator, you'll be able to measure and get the perfect size for your tile project single every time. Follow this guide on how to calculate tile size so that you can use the easy, CTM calculator to work out how many tiles (as well as how many boxes of tiles) you’ll need for your project. Say goodbye to measuring mistakes and hello to time, effort, and money saving.

What is Tile Size Calculator?

At CTM, we’ve created a handy feature on our website that makes how to measure tile size easier than ever before. Our tile calculator is designed to help you calculate how many tiles or boxes of tiles you’ll need to cover the space you’ll be tiling. The tile calculator asks you to input a variety of measurements and then does the calculating for you. Before you use the calculator, you’ll need to measure the following dimensions:

• Length of the space to tile
• Width of the space to tile
• Length of the tile you want to use
• Width of the tile you want to use
• Gap size you’d like to include

How to Use a Tile Size Calculator?

When using the CTM tile calculator by tile size, you’ll get an accurate estimation of how many tiles you need to use for your specific area. The CTM Tile Calculator cleverly also includes a suggested 10% extra that accounts for breakages or other unforeseen circumstances.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to the 3-size tile pattern calculator at CTM online:

• Step 1 – Get all the measurements required by the calculator (as indicated above). Double check your measurements too, to avoid making a mistake and getting the wrong calculation.
• Step 2 – Input the measurements into the online tile calculator
• Step 3 – Use the results to work out the cost of the tiling project and whether this fits your budget or not.
• Step 4 – Try several different tile size options to get comparisons in price and tile size too.

Why The Tile Size Calculator is Important?

Any seasoned interior designer or home renovator will tell you that planning is paramount to any project. Effective planning can help you save you both time and money, which are valuable (and often-tight) resources in any home reno project. The main reasons why a tile calculator is so effective is:

• It can help with more accurate cost estimations and accurate budget planning
• It can help you choose the right tile size and shape for your project
• Easy to use and free too

Keen to know more about the importance of a tile calculator in any building or renovation project? Read our blog on the 7 Ways A Tile Calculator Can Make Your Life Easier now.

How to Calculate How Many Tiles you Need?

Based on the measurements and detail you input into the tile calculator, you’ll be given recommendations or results about how many tiles you need to buy (using the tile size you input). When you shop online, every tile will have detail on its page which will include:

• The size or dimensions of the tile for example 600mm x 600mm.
• How many tiles are available in each box
• Cost of the tile per square metre
• Cost of the box of tiles
• How many square metres a box of the tile can cover

All this information can then be used to follow the steps listed above on how to use the CTM Tile Calculator effectively.

Use The CTM Tile Calculator Today

Ensure a more effective, problem-free tiling experience for yourself today by using the services of CTM’s free tile calculator. You’ll be able to get a quick understanding of the size of the area you want to tile as well as a more detailed look at the tile size that works for the space as well as guidance on how many tiles to buy for your project too.

Use the CTM Tile Calculator today and say goodbye to worrisome calculations and confusing numbers.