Tile estimating software that orders the whole job in one batch
Mark the floors and walls on the plan, pick the tile and the lay pattern, and the report tells you how many tiles, boxes, grout bags and adhesive bags to buy. Counted so the last box comes from the same batch as the first.
Tile is the material where a short order costs the most: the top-up comes from a different batch and the shade rarely matches. AreaSum counts tiles the way you would set them out, applies wastage by lay pattern, and turns the count into boxes, grout and adhesive for every floor and wall. What lands on the report is the whole job, ready to order in one batch.
Trade terms and the calculator to have open alongside
The free calculator that runs the same maths for a single room, and the two trade terms behind the numbers on the report.
Built for the way you quote
Floors and walls, each their own room
Bathrooms, laundries and ensuites each get a floor room, and each wall elevation gets its own, with the wall joint and trowel defaults already set. The report keeps floor and wall totals apart for every tile product, and every room carries its perimeter in linear metres for trims.
Counted on the grid, ordered in boxes
Rectangular rooms are counted tile by tile along each side, the way you would set them out, so a narrow hallway or the strip behind a vanity is not short-ordered. The report shows raw area and area with wastage side by side, so the customer sees the working behind the box count.
Grout and adhesive on the same sheet
Grout is worked out from the joint volume for the tile size, joint width and thickness, rounded up to whole bags. Adhesive comes off the trowel notch suggested for the tile, with back-buttering on large floor tiles. Both sit on the report next to the tiles and boxes, and every tile order carries a reminder to buy it in one batch.
See if AreaSum fits the way you quote
Try the demo with a sample plan or upload your own. No signup until you export.
What tilers and tile retailers ask first
Can I set different wastage figures for different tiles?
Yes. Assign a tile product and lay pattern per room and the wastage follows the pattern: about 10 percent for a straight grid, 12 for a brick bond, 15 for a diagonal and 20 for herringbone, plus 2 percent for tiles with a side of 600 mm or more and 5 percent for rooms under 3 square metres. Override any room. A mosaic bathroom and a rectified living room come out as separate line items in the same job. The tile wastage by pattern entry has the trade context.
Does AreaSum count grout or adhesive?
Yes. Grout is worked out from the joint volume for your tile size, joint width and thickness, then rounded to whole bags. Adhesive comes off the trowel notch suggested for the tile size, with an allowance for back-buttering on large floor tiles. Both appear on the exported report with the tile and box counts. The free tile and grout estimator runs the same maths for a single room.
Can I measure floor and wall tiles in the same project?
Yes. Each tile room is marked as floor or wall. Walls use a 1.5 mm default joint and a 6 mm trowel instead of the floor defaults, and floor and wall sub-totals are reported separately for each tile product. Draw or upload an elevation as its own page and mark the wall areas on it the same way you mark a floor plan.
Will it tell me to order everything in one batch?
Yes. Every tile order on the report carries a one-batch reminder next to the box count. Tiles are fired in production runs, and both shade and calibre drift between them, so a top-up placed later rarely matches on a continuous floor. See dye lot, batch and calibre for what changes between batches.
Does AreaSum lay out the tile pattern?
No. The wastage is pattern-aware, so a herringbone bathroom orders more than a straight-laid one, but AreaSum does not draw the tile grid or produce a setout or a cut list. It is an estimating tool: draw the plan, get the order.
Related tools and trade terms
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