Free Tile Calculator:Exactly How Much Tile Do I Need?

Stop guessing. Enter your dimensions, layout style, and price to get an instant, accurate tile quantity, including the right waste margin and a total cost estimate. Free, instant, and no signup required.

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Spacing between tiles. 1/8 in is most common.

10% standard ? 15% recommended for diagonal lay

Check the tile packaging to calculate boxes

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Enter your Room Dimensions

Fill in the fields to calculate tiles needed

You have your tile count.But are you sure it's the right design?

Buying the wrong amount of tile is a headache. But cementing the wrong color, shape, or layout into your room is far more expensive. Upload a photo of your space and see how a specific tile direction looks with your cabinets, lighting, and furniture before you buy a single box.

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Why figuring out "how much tile do I need" is notoriously tricky.

Most DIYers and homeowners make one of two mistakes: They order too little—meaning they have to pause the project and pray the store hasn't sold out of their specific "dye lot"—or they overbuy and waste hundreds of dollars.

The problem isn't basic math. It's that the necessary waste margin drastically changes depending on your Type of installation. A standard straight grid might only need a 10% buffer, but a diagonal or herringbone pattern requires far more cuts at the edges of the room, meaning you need 15% to 20% extra.

Our floor and wall tile calculator accounts for your exact area, layout type, and specific price to give you a bulletproof estimate.

Three Inputs.One bulletproof estimate.

01

Enter your room dimensions

Input the length and width of your floor or wall to calculate the base square footage.

02

Choose your installation type & price

Select your layout pattern (straight, diagonal, etc.) so we can apply the correct waste margin, and enter your exact price per square foot.

03

Preview your tiled space + get your exact tile count

Instantly see your selected tiles in a photorealistic AI room render along with your total required square footage (waste included) and final tile cost estimate.

An accurate tile cost estimatorfor your budget

Tile prices vary wildly from $2 subway ceramics to $20 marble slabs. By letting you input your custom Price per square feet, the result card gives you a highly accurate reality check on your project budget before you head to the checkout counter.

Smart waste calculationbased on your layout

Standard calculators just slap a flat 10% waste fee on your total. But if you are doing a diagonal or herringbone tile layout, you are going to be making a lot more cuts. Our calculator dynamically adjusts your required overage based on the type of installation you select, protecting you from running out mid-job.

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A tile that looks gorgeous under fluorescent warehouse lighting might look completely different in your shadowy guest bathroom.

Upload a photo of your space and our AI will render your tile choice into it—realistically, in seconds.

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Common questions, answered

Yes, this works as a wall tile calculator too! Just measure the length and height of the wall (instead of length and width of a floor) and enter those dimensions.
Standard grid layouts require cuts only at the very edges of the room. Diagonal, staggered, or complex geometric patterns require significantly more tiles to be cut (and partially wasted) to fit against straight walls.
Most tile boxes will list their "coverage area" in square feet on the packaging. Once you get your total square footage from our tile calculator, simply divide that number by the box's coverage area to know exactly how many boxes to buy.
Tile is one of the most permanent and labor-intensive materials in your home; it sets the entire vibe of your kitchen, bathroom, or floor. The AI render allows you to test out different colors, shapes, and layout patterns (like herringbone vs. standard grid) in your exact room before you commit thousands of dollars and messy mortar to a permanent change.

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