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Paver Calculator

Are you planning to paver your patio? The paver calculator is just what you need. Use it to estimate how much material you ought to buy for your project and check the potential costs.

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Leave at zero if you buy them singly.
Extra to cover offcuts, breakage and mistakes.
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Tiles needed119112.84 to cover it, plus 5% waste, rounded up
Exact requirement112.837 tiles
Each tile covers1.0635 sq ft0.0988 m²
Tile face area1 sq ft12 × 12 in
With the grout joint1.0635 sq fteach tile occupies 12.375 × 12.375 in
Extra tiles the joint saves you8compared with laying them tight
Area to tile120 sq ft
Thinset needed1.26 bags50 lb bags, about 95 sq ft each at a 1/4 in notch

The method

tiles = area ÷ (tile size + grout joint), plus waste

The grout joint changes the count

A 12-inch tile with a ⅛-inch joint occupies 12.125 inches of floor, so it covers about 2% more area than its face suggests. On a small job that is noise; over a few hundred square feet it is several tiles.

Ten per cent waste suits a simple rectangular room laid straight. Allow 15% for a diagonal layout and 20% or more for a room with many alcoves, because every cut leaves an offcut you probably cannot use.

Buy tiles from one batch. Dye lots differ visibly, and returning for more later often means a shade that does not match.