60x60 Tile Calculator

About 60x60 Tile Calculator

A 60 by 60 centimetre tile covers 0.36 square metres, so a room needs its floor area divided by 0.36 to give the raw tile count, before any allowance for cutting. A 4 by 3 metre room is 12 square metres, which is 33.3 tiles, rounded up to 34, and then increased by the waste allowance to around 37. This page opens with the tile size already set to 60 by 60 so you only need to enter the room. Large format tiles like this have become the default for open plan floors because fewer grout lines make a space read as larger and there is less grout to clean. The tradeoff is that they are much less forgiving of an uneven substrate: a floor that is fine for 30 by 30 tiles will show lipping at the corners of 60 by 60 ones, because the tile cannot flex to follow the floor. Levelling systems and a properly prepared screed matter more at this size than the tile choice itself. They are also heavy, at roughly 30 kilograms per square metre, which is worth checking against the floor structure and against what you can comfortably lift onto a wall. For a smaller format see 30x30 Tile Calculator.

How to use 60x60 Tile Calculator

  1. Enter the floor or wall area dimensions in metres
  2. Enter tile length and width in centimetres
  3. See tile count and optional box count in metric and imperial

Frequently Asked Questions

How many 60x60 tiles per square metre?
Exactly 2.78, since each tile covers 0.36 square metres. For a quick estimate, multiply your area in square metres by 2.78 and round up, then add the waste allowance on top.
How many 60x60 tiles for a 20 square metre room?
About 56 tiles before waste, and around 62 with a 10 percent allowance. Add more if the room has an awkward shape or you are laying diagonally, since both increase cutting.
Do large tiles need a flatter floor?
Yes, considerably. A rigid 60 by 60 tile cannot follow an uneven substrate, so any dip shows as lipping at the tile corners. Levelling compound and a tile levelling system are usually necessary rather than optional at this size.
How much waste should I allow for 60x60 tiles?
Ten percent for a simple rectangular room, and 15 percent or more for awkward shapes or diagonal laying. Large tiles waste more per cut than small ones, because an offcut from a 60 cm tile is less likely to be reusable elsewhere.
How heavy are 60x60 tiles?
Around 30 kilograms per square metre for a typical porcelain tile, so a single tile is roughly 11 kilograms. Check the floor structure for large areas and bear the weight in mind when tiling walls.

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