We are trying to re-tile our living room with the same style of tiles that have been removed previously by the previous owner.
they are this style:
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We need LOTS and at £1.10 each plus VAT want to order the correct amount.
All that i know so far is:
the pattern will be diamond
41 tiles will cover 112cm squared
the room is 360cm x 400cm
so i THINK i need 21 per length and 24 across the width = 504 (this is not right i am sure!!)
anyone help as i am going mad, also anyone know of any tiles cheaper than my £1.10 plus vat each!
Are your numbers right? If 41 tiles cover 112 cm^2 then one tile co ers about 2.5cm^2. That makes each tile 1.3cm long.
Unless I've just not had enough sleep which is very likely.
Surely the easiest thing to do is get the size of each tile and go from there? Divide width and length by the size of the tile and add on one row in each direction.
I think there's a units issue here somewhere. Have you convered the 112cm^2 from m^2? Did you remember that there's 10,000 square cm in one square m?
Victorian tiles at £31 per SqM.
You need 14.5 SqM, so about £450??
OP, what are the dimensions of each tile? Or are they not available?
112 cm squared is not the same as 112cm^2. It's 12544cm^2, which makes each tile 17.5 x 17.5. So by my calculations you need 470 tiles plus an allowance for wastage which may be quite high with a diamond pattern, so 504 tiles isn't far off.
170mm across the diagonal
Either way, whatever number you get to - get 10% more.
If not for the few you crack initial, for the future when you've cracked some.
But struggling to understand how an adult can't divide the size of the room by the size of the tiles...
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Okay, at 17cm on the diagonal, I'd agree with 21 x 24 for the room size you gave. As above, add 10%, especially as you're laying at an angle which may increase wastage.
OriginalStyle Tiles are pretty good for victorian tiles and seem to have tiles that are closest to the originals. Unless the OP is going for glazed ones don't forget to put impregnator down on them before the tiles are grouted - lithofin seems to work well
Tiles, in the living room?
Most decent shops will take back unopened boxes. Buy more as running out will be a pain. Take the excess back.
yes twinw4ll, thats what it originally had