Here's an Overview

Simply separate your space into easy to calculate sections. Multiply the width by the height of each, and then add all sections together to get a final number. Take this number and divide by 144 to get the total square footage. It's recommended to add an additional 15% of your total to account for overages. 

Here's a Breakdown

Step 1: 

Draw a rough sketch of your kitchen and segment off your current backsplash area into simple to identify boxed sections. Label each section with a letter or number. 

Step 2:

Measure the width and height of each section and then multiply these numbers by one another (W x H). Note for uneven numbers, be sure to round up. 

If you don't have a super basic kitchen/wall layout and it's slightly more complex with windows or doors, simply break it down a little further to identify additional, smaller sections. Here's a diagram of what that may look like:

For example, take a look at the different sections in the kitchen above. Let's say we measure the width and height of each section and below are the recorded totals (in inches): 

A — 32" x 18" = 576
B — 20" x 12" = 240
C — 46" x 18" = 828
D — 26" x 16" = 416
E — 12" x 20" = 240
F — 12" x 20" = 240

Step 3:

Next add the final number of each individual section together. So in the case of our example kitchen, we would add sections A—F together to get a total number of 2,540.

A — 32" x 18" = 576
B — 20" x 12" = 240
C — 46" x 18" = 828
D — 26" x 16" = 416
E — 12" x 20" = 240
F — 12" x 20" = 240
                        2,540

Step 4:

At this point, your total number will be in square inches. Take this number and divide by 144 to convert into square feet. In our example, we would use 2,540/144 = 17.6388889. 

Step 5:

Round the total square footage up to the next whole number. Add an additional 15% of this total number in square feet to account for tile overage and breakage. In our example, we would round up from 17.638889 to get 18 square feet. Next, we'll multiply 18 by 15%.

18 x .15 = 2.7
Round up again to equal 3

Therefore, we would add an additional 3 square feet to our initial calculation for a total tile order of
21 square feet.

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