Tile Setout Calculator

01

Tile & Surface

Tile format

Tile width (mm)

Tile height (mm)

Grout joint (mm)

Room length (mm)

Room width (mm)

Waste (%)

02

Setout Strategy

Horizontal setout

Vertical setout

Pattern

Centred: equal cuts both edges · Balanced: shifts setout to avoid sliver cuts (<⅓ tile) · Full: starts with a full tile at chosen edge · Diagonal: auto-bumps waste to 15% min (more cut tiles at every edge).

03

Quantities

Tiles req'd

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Area

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net surface

Boxes

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Grid

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tiles wide × high

Tiles per box

Box price ($) opt.

04

Setout Preview

Plan view — to scale —

Full tile Cut tile Grout joint

Cut left

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mm

Cut right

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mm

Cut bottom

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mm

Cut top

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mm

05

Grout & Adhesive

Tile thickness (mm)

Trowel notch (mm)

Grout density (kg/L)

Grout req'd

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Adhesive

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Joint volume

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litres

Grout calc uses joint width × tile thickness × total joint length, +15% wastage. Adhesive based on coverage rate per notch (typical: 6mm ≈ 4 m²/20kg, 10mm ≈ 2.5 m²/20kg, 20mm ≈ 1.5 m²/20kg) +10%.

06

Height Build-up

Substrate

Substrate height (mm)

Self-leveller (mm)

Waterproofing (mm)

Heating mat (mm)

Decoupling membrane (mm)

Adhesive bed (mm)

Tile thickness (mm)

Target FFL offset (mm)

Adhesive bed = compressed thickness after fixing (typically 3–5mm for floor, 6–10mm for LFT). Heating mat commonly 3–5mm electric, 12–20mm hydronic in screed. Target FFL = desired finished floor level above existing — entered to check fit.

Section through floor — mm

Total height

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above existing

Wet vs dry edge

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step / fall

Door clearance

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vs target

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Waterproofing AS 3740

Wet area type