In the real world, though, there are complicating factors: tiles of different size and thickness; grout lines of different width; a variety of tile patterns, and more. Because tiles are increasingly being bought online, you do not want to over-purchase those tiles, as returns are difficult. This is why a reliable tile calculator is important.
How It Works
Most online tile calculators are pretty weak. You input room width and room length and it will tell you that your room area is 120 square feet. Nicolas Mottet (formerly with Warmly Yours) hired software programmers to develop a turbo-charged, Flash-based tile calculator that accounts for all of these persnickety details. Not only that, it is totally graphic. You drag wall lines to their intended places, select tile layout configurations with a click of the mouse, drag wall angles around, and even subtract tile cutouts from the tile area (i.e., a kitchen island or counter). At the end of the tool, you get a neat little report that not only estimates tile but gives you estimated thinset and grout amounts.
Description
Visual tile calculatorDrag walls (no need to plug in numbers)Automatic report at the end that estimates tile, thinset, and groutGenerates estimate for radiant heating (still in development)
Bottom Line
This is a great tile calculator. In a world filled with calculators that do essentially what you can do with paper and pencil, the Tile Estimator, by Warmly Yours, offers a free, visual, Flash-based calculator that truly is helpful, as long as you are on a desktop or laptop computer.
