SaydFact Construction Blog

GoodDay and its good to be back. Let's go practical (as we always do) - calculating the quantity of tiles needed to tile various spaces within the building (floor and wall tiling). We would make reference to our 3 bedroom plan, designed specifically for this lectures and calculate the tiles needed in the Living Room, One of the Bedrooms and the Master's toilet's floor and wall tiles. SELECTING TILES 1. Tiles come in various sizes, the common ones being 150x150, 200x200, 300x300, 150x300, 200x400, 300x600, 400x400 and 600x600; the first thing to do is pick a tile (based on clients choice or use) for each floor and wall. There is no rule stopping you from using any particular tile size for floor or wall, as long as it has the perfect surface finish for that use. e.g, a glazed (slippery) tile is not appropriate in the bathroom, so if I find any non-slippery tile, irrespective of the size, I can use it for my wet floors. Wet floors includes Bathroom,...