Tile count and box quantity calculator UK
Calculate whole tiles and boxes from area, tile size and a chosen cutting allowance. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Whole boxes to buy
Inputs changed. Select Calculate result to update your estimate.
Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Face-area estimate without grout-spacing or a laying plan. Patterns, broken tiles, edges and supplier pack coverage can change quantities.
How the tile count and box quantity calculator uk works
Tiles = ceil(area × allowance ÷ tile face area); boxes = ceil(tiles ÷ tiles per box).
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: tile count and box quantity
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Area to tile (m²)
- 12
- Tile width (cm)
- 30
- Tile length (cm)
- 60
- Cutting allowance (%)
- 10
- Tiles per box
- 6
Whole boxes to buy: 13 boxes
Tiles = ceil(area × allowance ÷ tile face area); boxes = ceil(tiles ÷ tiles per box).
Tile count and box quantity: questions answered
What does the tile count and box quantity calculation include?
Tiles = ceil(area × allowance ÷ tile face area); boxes = ceil(tiles ÷ tiles per box). Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Face-area estimate without grout-spacing or a laying plan. Patterns, broken tiles, edges and supplier pack coverage can change quantities.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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