TILEWORKS

TILEWORKS
 Arrangement of tiles on a surface.
 Tilesare usually thin, square or rectangular coverings
manufactured from hard-wearing material such as
ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, vinyl, or even glass.
 Materials for Tiles
 Ceramic tiles-mixture of water, sand, and clay and heated.
 Porcelain-mixture of water, sand, and clay and heated at higher temp. Denser
and therefore heavier to handle than other ceramic tiles.
 Natural Stone-all-natural material straight from Mother Earth! There's a variety
of different natural stones, like slate, granite, marble, limestone, travertine and
sandstone.
 Vinyl and rubber. a synthetic flooring option made from polyvinyl chloride
plastic (commonly known as PVC). Small pieces of colored PVC are heated and
then pressed into thin layers that are adhered to form flexible sheets of vinyl that
can be left as is or cut into tiles or planks.
 Wood tiles- made of wood or look like.
 Types of Ceramic Tiles
 Glazed tiles
 Unglazed tiles – Non-skid
 Wall Tiles
 Wall tiles are used in showers, backsplashes, and accent walls, to name a few
applications. With the variety of tile designs, wall tiles can really add an impressive
design element to a room. They also come in similar sizes as floor tiles.
 Floor Tiles
 As mentioned above, floor tiles tend to be more on the matte side of finishes. When
finding a ceramic tile you like, make sure to ask if it is suitable for floor
installation. Ceramic tile can be extremely durable when installed as a floor.
Ceramic Tiles
Ceramic Tiles
Ceramic Tiles
Ceramic Tiles
Natural Stone Tiles
Natural Stone Tiles
Natural Stone Tiles
Natural Stone Tiles
Vinyl Tiles
Wood Look Like Tiles
 Tileworks Estimate

 Direct Count
 Area Method
 Tabular Method
Table: Quantity of Tiles Per Square Meter
Commercial Number of
Size (cm) Pieces Per
Square Meter
15 x 20 33.33
15 x 30 22.22
20 x 20 25.00
20 x 30 16.66
20 x 40 12.50
25 x 25 16.00
30 x 30 11.11
30 x 60 5.56
40 x 40 6.25
50 x 50 4.00
60 x 60 2.78
 Tile Adhesives for Ceramics
 Adhesives
 Floors:
± 3m² per 20kg bag
 Walls:
± 6m² per 20 kg bag

 Grout
 Floors:
using a 300 x 300 tile and 5mm joint the coverage will be ± 11m² per 5kg
bag
 Walls:
using a 200 x 250 tile and 3mm joints the coverage will be ± 15m² per 5kg
bag
 0.086 bags/m2
Quantity of Marble Tiles and Mortar Per Square Meter
Size (cm) No./m2 Cement in Bags Mixture Sand (m3)
A B C
15 x 30 22.3
20 x 20 25.0
20 x 40 12.5
30 x 30 11.1 .45 0.30 0.225 0.025
30 x 60 5.6
40 x 40 6.3
60 x 60 2.8
Polymer Liquid 0.035 gallons per square meter
Hardener 0.030 quartz per square meter
Calsomine Powder 0.045 kg per square meter
 Quantity of Vinyl, Rubber Tiles and Adhesives
Per Square Meter

Size (cm) No. /Sq. M. Adhesives/Sq. M.

(Gal.)
20 x 20 25
25 x 25 16
30 x 30 11.11 0.042
40 x 40 6.25
60 x 60 2.78
 Tile Production Rates
- Ceramic Tiles
a) Ceramic Glazed Tiles sq.m. 2.24 m2/MD
b) Ceramic unglazed Tiles sq.m. 1.56 m2/MD
- Wood Tiles
a) Narra Parquet Finish sq.m. 9.30 m2/MD
b) Tanguile Parquet Finish sq.m. 9.30 m2/MD

- Vinyl Floor Tiles sq.m. 3.81 m2/MD

- Granolithic Marble Works sq.m. 2.31 m2/MD
- Pea Gravel Wah Out Finish sq.m. 4.76 m2/MD
- Peeble Wash OuT Finish sq.m. 4.76 m2/MD
sq.m. 3.40 m2/MD
Marble Tile Finish
b) Granite Tile Finish sq.m. 3.40 m2/MD
c) 1/2" X 2" X 8" Red Block sq.m. 1.36 m2/MD
d) Manolithic Terrazo Finish sq.m. 6.04 m2/MD
e) Synthetic Marble Tiles sq.m. 1.49 m2/MD

h) Mozaic Floor Tiles sq.m. 0.82 m2/MD