Measurements For Tiling A Bathroom Wall

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Measurements for tiling a bathroom wall.

If it s a floor you re tiling use a measuring tape to measure the length of one side of the room and then the width of another side of the room. The depth can be as little as 14 inches 35 centimeters and as much as 20 inches 50 centimeters. Step 2 multiply the length and width measurements to get the total area of the bathroom. If you plan to tile the whole wall your width or height might be 8 feet 6 inches.

Similar to shower walls bathroom walls usually look best with tiles above the 4 inch by 4 inch size. If you are tiling a bathroom you will need to make sure that your bathroom wall is waterproof stable and smooth. If you have an l shaped bathroom multiply the length and width of each section and add those two figures to get the total area. Square feet area in square inches divided by 144.

Find the area of the room. Example 3 2 x 2 5 8m2 measure any windows doors or. Find the area of a single tile in square feet. We love the clean look of the straight set tile in the bathrooms below.

Add the width of the grout lines. Divide the area of the room by the area of a single tile. Applying a tile backer board is an easy way to achieve this we ll go into more detail in the apply a tile backer board section. Add an important part of the calculation the size of the gap you want between the tiles.

7 steps to measure wall tiles sketch out the wall you are looking to tile measure the length of the wall area you d like to tile measure the height of the wall area you d like to tile calculate the area of the wall length x height. Showers are required to have a minimum of 1 024 square inches which is 32 by 32 inches 81 by 81 centimeters of interior space although it s best to aim for at least 36 by 36 inches 91 by 91 centimeters. Since bathroom walls can be longer than they are high you can use tiles that also are longer than they are high. For walls measure the length of the wall up and down and the width left to right.

How to measure for tile. The look is fresh and modern and can be done in every shape size and color there is. For the wall measure the height of the wall up to down and width of the wall from right to left. Round up to the nearest foot.

In addition before placing the order you have to measure the surface on which you are going to install tile multiply the total length by the height of the wall and add 10 15 for cutting waste. Length x width area.