How do you measure square feet of a house?
Question:We are planning on putting tiles in our house that we want to order off the internet, but we don't know how to measure the amount of square feet we need to order for our house. We don't want to end up ordering too much or too less.
Answers:
The square foot of a room is length X width example 10' x 12' room is 120 sq feet. for an easy general Idea of total sq feet. if you have a fairly sqare house walk down the side of your house counting your foot steps, times this by 3'. ( each step being approx. 3 feet) repeat this down the other side. multiply the two measurments that will give you a general Idea.
length x width of each room you want then add them together
example if the room is 20 feet wide and 20 feet long. 20ft x 20ft = 400sq ft
Length times width = square feet, if not square break sections into square,s then add them up.
Length x Width = square foot.
example: 10' x 10' = 100 sq. ft
When ordering tile, order an extra 5 to 10% for cutting mistakes or intricate designs. If it's a fairly straight forward pattern, no major cuts, I'd order just 5% extra.
If the area is rectangular, measure the length and width, then multiply those two. That is the square footage. For triangular areas, it is 1/2 times the height of the triangle times the width or base.
You may have to calculate smaller areas and add them together. It's always advisable to plan on breakage and order a little more than the square footage might indicate.
measure length by height multiply together 10x8=80square feet 7x9=63square feet & so on
Measure each room from wall to wall. If the room is 10 ft. by 12 ft. you multiply 10 x 12 = 120, and that room has 120 square feet. Do all the rooms you are going to tile and add them up for your total square feet.
If a certain wall is 10 ft. 4 " or any other not exact footage go up to next foot, so this wall would count as 11.
I've heard that once you've figured out your total square feet, you are supposed to order 10% more, so you have extras. Just in case some break or if you mess up during cutting and so on.
It's also nice to have some extra kept away in storage in case you have any accidents, like dropping something hard on one could crack it. Then you don't have to try and find a match for two years down the road, and after that tile is no longer made.
It very easy measure the length times the wide for square feet. Remember when measuring 12' 5" is actually 12.42 this is because you must divide 5 by 12 for the decimal equivalent. Second you can never order too much tile. The amount of overage depends on the size of the tile and the pattern. If a straight lay of tile with 13 x 13 tiles or less 5% over should work fine. With tiles over 13 x 13 you should order 10% over. When doing a diagonal pattern 15% to 20% over and if doing a pin wheel or artistic design you will need to order 25%. Remember extra tile is always good because it is usually 2-3 years later when a tile breaks and you would like to have repaired however the tile will not be available or the die lot will never match. Do not forget to order an extra bag of grout as well. Hope this helps.
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