I am remodeling my bathroom and will be putting tile up around the tub area. There are three areas (each end of tub and middle part).Here are the dimensions in inches:each end is 30 wide and 81 tall (so 2 of these areas)middle is 58 wide and 81 tallSo how many square feet of tile will I need or is in inches? Thanks in advance!!
Rounding the numbers is 3' x 7', 5' x 7', and 3' x 7' or 14 square feet + 35 + 14 = 63' total surface area. or 756 inches total suface area.
You will need 1062 3inch tiles or 65 12 inch tiles to do the surround. Thats not taking into account the the border tiles that are uselly curved so that they meld with the sheet rock that the cement board on top of. Nor the 1/8th or 1/16th of an inch that the grout will take up between the tiles.
Some tiles are designed to be used in a particular pattern, not just a straight run. For example, 4 tiles might interlock to make a square on the wall. I suggest you write down the measurements as you have, draw a small diagram of it all, and THEN go to a tile place. There is a tremendous amount of variation, not to mention the use of partial tiles at the edges, etc. It's rather complicated. On the plus side, you usually have to buy tiles by the box, so that means you would be rounding up your numbers, anyway. Better to have too many than to run out!
