Worked examples

See how each planner reaches a result

Each link opens the planner with the measurements shown here. Change one input at a time to see which part of the estimate moves and why.

Tile and plank

A 4 m × 5 m utility room

  • 600 × 300 mm tiles with a 3 mm grout gap
  • 10% allowance chosen by the user and 8 tiles in each pack
  • 131 tiles after the allowance, rounded to 17 packs containing 136 tiles
Open the utility-room example

Wallpaper

A feature wall with a 530 mm straight repeat

  • 3,180 mm wall width and 2,400 mm height
  • 530 mm × 10,000 mm roll with 100 mm combined trim per drop
  • Six adjusted drops at 2,650 mm, giving three drops per roll and two rolls
Open the straight-repeat example

Sheet cutting

Four desk parts from a 2,440 × 1,220 mm sheet

  • One top, two sides and one rail with a 3 mm kerf
  • Grain direction locked for the top and sides
  • All four parts fit on one sheet in this efficient layout
Open the desk-parts example