Count the tiles for a floor or wall and get thinset and grout estimates, with a cutting-waste allowance included.
We convert your tile size to square feet, divide the area by it, then add waste and round up. Setting materials are estimated from the area.
Thinset and grout coverage swing with trowel size, tile size and joint width, so treat those as buy-to-start figures and keep the receipt for returns.
Add 10% for a standard straight layout, 15% for diagonal or large-format tile, and up to 20% for mosaics and intricate patterns. Buy it all in one dye lot — colours drift between batches.
As a rough start, one 50 lb bag of thinset covers about 95 sq ft with a ¼-inch trowel, and grout runs near half a pound per square foot for typical joints. Larger tiles use less grout; smaller tiles and wide joints use more.
Yes — enter the wall\u2019s length and height instead of a floor\u2019s dimensions. Just remember to subtract large openings like a window or niche if they take up a big share of the wall.
A bigger trowel lays a thicker bed and uses more thinset, so large-format and uneven tiles consume more than the estimate. Check the thinset bag for the coverage at your trowel size.
The Home Renovation Project Manager rolls every calculator into one budget — room by room, with a shopping list, contractor quote comparison and a live over-budget warning.