Calculate and plan your tiling before ordering.
18 practical guides covering laying methods, calculations, tile sizes and real job-site cases.
Tile layout planning: the complete method before installation
Learn how to plan a tile layout, choose a starting point, balance perimeter cuts and calculate a reliable quantity before installation.
Read the guide →Quantities · 7 minTile quantity calculator: from floor area to boxes
Calculate how many tiles and boxes to buy while accounting for perimeter cuts, unusable offcuts, laying pattern and job-site allowance.
Read the guide →Materials · 7 minGrout calculator: joint width and quantity of grout
Understand how grout width changes the tile grid and estimate grout quantity using the tile format, joint depth and product yield.
Read the guide →Tile sizes · 7 min60 × 60 tile layout: starting point, edges and quantities
Plan a 60 × 60 cm tile layout, avoid narrow perimeter strips and compare centered, edge-start and diagonal patterns before ordering.
Read the guide →Bathroom · 8 minBathroom tile layout: plan around fixtures and visible cuts
Plan bathroom floor tiles around the doorway, shower, vanity and sanitary fixtures while keeping visible cuts balanced and buildable.
Read the guide →Laying pattern · 7 minDiagonal tile layout: appearance, cuts and extra material
Understand how a 45-degree tile layout changes setting out, perimeter cuts, waste and quantities before choosing a diagonal pattern.
Read the guide →Wood flooring · 8 minWood flooring layout: expansion gap, direction and offcut reuse
Plan plank direction, expansion clearance, staggered end joints and reusable offcuts before installing laminate or engineered flooring.
Read the guide →Quantities · 7 minTile waste calculation: cuts, reuse and ordering allowance
Separate geometric waste from the allowance added for breakage, then calculate a tile order from the actual cuts and whole-box packaging.
Read the guide →Online tool · 8 minFree tile layout software: what should it actually calculate?
Use a free online tile layout planner to draw a room, compare laying patterns, inspect cuts and calculate tiles and boxes before ordering.
Read the guide →Job-site plan · 7 minTile layout plan PDF: what the installer needs
Create a practical tile layout PDF with dimensions, grid origin, cut sizes, quantities and product settings that remain clear on site.
Read the guide →Laying pattern · 7 minOffset tile layout: half, third or quarter bond?
Compare half, third and quarter offset tile patterns, understand lippage concerns and calculate repeating rows and perimeter cuts.
Read the guide →Tile sizes · 7 minRectangular tile layout: direction, alignment and cuts
Choose the direction of rectangular floor tiles, balance cuts on both axes and compare straight, offset and diagonal layouts.
Read the guide →Bathroom · 8 minWalk-in shower tile layout: falls, drain and cuts
Plan tiles around a point drain or linear channel while respecting changes of fall, waterproofing details and buildable cuts.
Read the guide →Whole project · 8 minMulti-room tile layout: keep grout lines continuous
Use one shared grid across a living room, kitchen and hallway, handle thresholds and keep separate quantities for each area.
Read the guide →Quantities · 7 minTile adhesive calculator: how much adhesive per m²?
Free tile adhesive calculator: kilograms per square metre by trowel notch, number of 20 or 25 kg bags, back-buttering. Then what changes real consumption.
Read the guide →Outdoor · 8 minOutdoor patio tile layout: falls, edges and alignment
Plan an outdoor tiled patio around the façade, thresholds, drainage falls, visible edges, posts and whole-box quantities.
Read the guide →Case study · 11 minComplete tile layout example: an 80.48 m² ground floor
A measured case study of a real 60 × 60 ground-floor layout: setting out, 130 cut pieces, 285 tiles to order, adhesive, grout and skirting.
Read the guide →Materials · 6 minWood-effect tile grout width: how wide should the joints be?
Common grout joint width for wood-look plank tiles (2 or 3 mm), grout colour, plank offset, diagonal laying and how much grout to buy.
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