Carpet tiles are warm to stand on, comfortable and quiet
to walk over and are available in a variety of colours.
They make a resilient surface covering and come in varying
qualities that are graded according to usage. From heavy-duty
styles, velvet piles through to inexpensive cords.
Once you have decided on the tile, note its length and
width and measure the room carefully. Measure its length
and divide it by the length of one tile. Round up the number
of tiles to the next whole number. Now measure the width
of the room and divide that by the width of the tile, round
up the number of tiles to the nearest whole number. Multiply
the two whole numbers together. This will give the number
of tiles required to tile the room.
Try our Floor Tile Calculator
page to give you a rough guide to the number required.
It is always worth buying a few extra tiles, as they are
very easy to replace if necessary, due to heavy staining
or wearing. Also the tiles can also be rearranged if some
key areas wear faster than others. This will keep the wear
even throughout the room.
They are easy to cut and are suitable for areas where complicated
cuts have to be made.
