2006-09-28 06:35:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I seriously question whether you should be laying tile if you can't figure out how much you need to buy.
BTW make sure you buy 10% more (2 more square feet) if you are going to lay the tile on the diagonal as you will have more waste. Also buy and extra 2 more square feet in case you cut some wrong.
2006-09-28 06:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by wishiwerewest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take 1 add .25 then add (.125x2) divide by 1. Then take ten divided by 1 and multiply the product of the first part of the equation. Multiply the whole thing by 1.0 twice. This will give you square feet that you should multiply by 9 to get square yards (very common tile trade secret) take the remainder of that and divide it by the square root of 81 to get the number of tiles you'd need if you're using 12" square tiles. I'm only going to give you the equation, you do the rest. The tile store will try to sell you 15 square feet, but you buy the number you come up with. Don't tell them it's back splash, they'll try to turn you around 360 degrees. I can't tell you how many square feet of adhesive you'll need, that's WAY too complicated. You know how to get to the tile store? It's right down the street from that other place.
2006-09-28 06:48:07 · answer #2 · answered by Silly Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need the area in square feet. If it is 18" high it is one and a half feet high so as a decimal that is 1.5. Now multiply 1.5 high by 10 ft long and you get 15 square feet.
The first answerer had the right procedure but had an arithmetic error as far as I know.
If this is a math problem you are done. If you are really going to use this information for a tile job keep in mind that you don't butt tiles up against each other and that something always goes wrong especially if you are not a very experienced cutter so get a few extra tiles.
2006-09-28 06:44:58 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once had an almost exact same situation. Except my back splash wasn't diagonal, it was parabolically shaped and therefore I had to factor in an e^ln(1000/10^3). Keep in mind though, that if you plan on making yours diagonally, that the negative inverse of the slope will take you very, very far.
Like Silly Me said, buy the number that you get. But if you're off by less than 0.0003*10^5 %, then you might as well just buy the 15 sq. ft.
2006-09-28 07:00:16 · answer #4 · answered by Vim of the Vine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
multiply the length times the width to get the area. 18 inches equals 1.5 feet. So 10 x 1.5 = 15 square feet.
The first person to answer needs to go back to math class.
2006-09-28 06:45:31 · answer #5 · answered by j.f. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would need 16 square feet, all you do is multiply 16" which is a foot and a half times 10.....
2006-09-28 06:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by M G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2.25 squareft.....if its a foot and a one million/2 with the help of a foot and a one million/2 then one million.5 situations one million.5 delivers 2.25....whilst redesigning your self attempt to make it greater undemanding and bypass with a tradional tile length like 12 with the help of 12......it would make existence and cuts lots greater undemanding whilst doing tile artwork
2016-10-01 11:25:05 · answer #7 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 square feet, actually, assuming no waste.
2006-09-28 06:43:10 · answer #8 · answered by Edward S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 sq. ft.
18" = 1.5 ft x 10 ft = 15 sq.ft.
2006-09-28 06:44:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
18in = 1.5 ft
so you need 1.5 ft * 10 ft = 15 sq ft
2006-09-28 06:46:11 · answer #10 · answered by VR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋