How do you measure a room for 16x16 tiles? - Answers

Tiles are sold by the square foot not by the tile..Measure the room & round up to the next foot, ie.. 11' 6" just write it down as 12'If the room has offsets or halls, just remember to treat it like another room & do the length X width of each area. Then add them all up.Box will tell you how many sq feet is in a box, so you are paying by the foot, but buying by the box.Each 16X16 tile is 2.25 sq feet16X16 tile will likely be packaged in a box with 9-11 pieces per box.Usually about 14- 18 sq feet per box depending on the makers preferences.By way of example if your room is 12X12 that's 144 sq feet,Divide the sq feet by how many sq feet in the box & you know how many boxes.Add about 7-10% to make sure you have enough.Starting in the middle of the room and working means you may have a fair bit of cutting one all the walls but a centered look is much better and likely allows you to use the pieces up.