Tile Setters & Specialty Trades

Box Count Per Room with Layout Waste Built In

Scan the room, assign a tile from your catalog, pick the layout pattern. SiteScope returns the exact box count with the right waste factor for straight, brick offset, diagonal, herringbone, chevron, or Versailles patterns. Wall complexity adjusted, partial cuts shown.

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3D viewer of a bathroom with tile pattern visible on the floor, generated in the SiteScope editor from a LiDAR scan

Challenges We Solve for Tile Setters

Layout Waste Guessed Wrong

A diagonal or herringbone job needs nearly double the waste of straight lay. Guessing means losing margin or short-ordering mid-install. SiteScope uses TCNA-informed waste factors per pattern.

Partial Cuts and Awkward Walls

Complex wall geometry adds cuts and adds waste. SiteScope flags wall complexity (simple, moderate, complex) and bumps the waste factor accordingly so your bid reflects what's actually on site.

Spec-to-Install Handoff Friction

Designers spec, you install, and the numbers never agree. A shared takeoff with box counts, layout pattern, and tile spec closes that loop for both sides.

Features Built for Tile Work

Six Layout Patterns Supported

Straight (10% waste), brick offset (15%), diagonal (20%), herringbone (20%), chevron (20%), Versailles (25%). Each follows TCNA-informed defaults and you can override per job.

Wall Complexity Modifier

Simple walls (+0%), moderate (+5%), complex (+10%). Bathrooms with niches and benches need more cuts. The waste factor follows.

3D Pattern Preview

Walk through the room in 3D with the actual tile pattern baked onto the walls. Clients see the finished look before they commit to the order.

Grid Simulation for Planning

When tile dimensions and tiles-per-box are set, SiteScope simulates the actual grid from your start position. Cut tiles counted, full tiles inside openings skipped. Pricing stays area-based, the grid is for planning.

Per-Wall LiDAR Scan*

Scan a room and get every wall length, height, and net area automatically. Learn more →

CSV Takeoff with Box Counts

Export a line-item summary with sqft per wall, boxes needed, cost, charge, and margin. Drop it into your proposal or send it to your supplier.

* 3D room scanning requires iPhone 12 Pro or later, or iPad Pro (2020 or later) with LiDAR sensor

iPhone or iPad Pro with LiDAR

Box Count Starts with a 3D Scan

Walk through any room with your iPhone or iPad Pro's LiDAR sensor and a floor plan generates automatically. Every wall's exact dimensions feed the box count math, openings already subtracted.

See how 3D scanning works

TCNA-Informed Waste Factors

One Tile, Six Layouts, The Right Box Count

The layout pattern decides the waste. Pick once per assignment and SiteScope applies the right factor every time.

Straight

+10% waste

Brick Offset

+15% waste

Diagonal

+20% waste

Herringbone

+20% waste

Chevron

+20% waste

Versailles

+25% waste

Waste factors are TCNA-informed defaults. Override per assignment when a job needs more or less.

From Scan to Box Count, Same Day

Scan in the field on iPhone or iPad. Edit and price the plan back at your desk or in the truck. Send the client a quote the same day.

1 Scan each room, the floor plan is auto-generated with every wall dimension
2 Open the editor, assign a tile from your catalog, pick the layout pattern
3 Set wall complexity (simple, moderate, complex) and SiteScope adjusts the waste factor
4 Read the box count per wall, export to CSV, or share a 3D quote link with the client

Material Takeoffs

Box Counts, Not Guesswork.

Set the tile, the layout pattern, and the wall complexity. SiteScope returns the box count per wall with TCNA-informed waste already factored in.

Six layout patterns, each with its own waste factor: straight 10%, brick offset 15%, diagonal 20%, herringbone 20%, chevron 20%, Versailles 25%. Pick once, applied automatically.
Wall complexity modifier bumps the waste factor for moderate (+5%) and complex (+10%) walls so your bid reflects the cuts you'll actually make.
3D pattern preview shows the finished look on every wall so clients see the room before they sign off.
Export box counts, sqft, cost, charge, and margin to CSV. Drop it straight into your proposal or supplier order form.

See how takeoffs work

Takeoff Summary showing total cost, charge, margin, and line items by category with accuracy badges

LiDAR-scanned

Estimated

Overridden

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many boxes of tile do I need?

Take the net area, add a waste factor for your layout pattern, then divide by the coverage per box printed on the label and round up. A straight grid needs about 10 percent waste; diagonal and interlocking patterns need more. The tile calculator and the SiteScope app both do this for you.

How much extra tile should I order for waste?

Industry-standard, TCNA-informed factors: straight or grid 10 percent, brick or running-bond offset 15 percent, diagonal 20 percent, herringbone 20 percent, chevron 20 percent, and Versailles 25 percent. Complex rooms with niches or angles add another 5 to 10 percent.

Why does a diagonal or herringbone layout need more tile?

Angled and interlocking patterns create more partial tiles at the edges, and those offcuts usually cannot be reused. More cuts means more waste, so the factor is higher than a straight grid.

Does SiteScope handle both floor and wall tile?

Yes. Assign tile to floors or to individual walls. The takeoff applies the right waste factor and totals boxes, cost, charge, and margin across the whole project.

What is the wall complexity modifier?

A small adjustment on top of the layout waste. Simple square rooms add nothing, moderate rooms with a few jogs add 5 percent, and complex rooms with niches, benches, or angles add 10 percent, because they require more cut tiles.

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