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Mortar calculation for tile flooring

From the Figure,
Wet Volume of the cement mortar required = Area of the room × Cement
Mortar Thickness
= 12 m2 × 0.05 m
Wet Volume of the cement mortar required = 0.6 m3
We need 1.5 m3 volume of wet cement mortar that means, we need this much
volume after adding water to cement and sand mix.
Dry volume of mortar is considered as 25% of more of wet volume.
Related: Cement Mortar Calculation for Plastering
In order to calculate the dry volume,
Dry Volume of cement mortar = 0.6 m3 X (1+0.25)
= 0.6 m3 X 1.25
Dry Volume of cement mortar = 0.75 m3
Cement and Sand Calculation
Calculate cement and sand for tile flooring, (1:4 ratio)
1 Cement : 4 Sand = Dry Volume of Cement Mortar
1 part of cement : 4 part of sand = 0.75 m3 (Total 5 parts)
So, Cement = 0.75 m3 /5
= 0.15 m3
We know 1 bag of cement = 0.035 m3
Required Cement Bags = 0.15 / 0.035
= 4.29 Bags
Required Cement Bags = 4.3 Bags (Approx)
So, Required Sand = (0.75 m3 / 5) X 4
Required Sand = 0.6 m3
Therefore,
We need 4.3 Cement Bags, 0.6 m3 Sand and 133 number of tiles required for
the room shown in Figure
Tile Flooring Cost Estimation Example,
Plastering thickness 12 mm = 12/1000 = 0.012m

Volume of cement mortar required = ( Plastering Area x thickness )

= 100 m2 x 0.012m = 1.2 m3

(This is wet volume that means we need this much volume of cement mortar
after mixing water, So for dry volume, we have to add 30-35% as bulkage of
sand, we are using 35% and wastage as 20%)

Consider 35% Sand Bulkage = 1.2 m3 x (1+0.2+0.35) (Many of us would use

1.54 as constant)
= 1.86 m3
Cement : Sand (Ratio) = 1 : 6 ( Total = 1+6 = 7 Parts )

Cement required (1 Part) = 1.86 x 1/7

= 0.265 m3 /0.0347
= 7.66 bags (Approx – 8 Bags)

Sand required (5 Part) = 1.86 x 6/7

= 1.59 m3
We normally use Sq.m while calculating plastering cement mortar. If you want
to calculate it in Sq.ft

Just convert that sq.ft into Sqm using Google Instant Area Conversion Tool and
then use this formula