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Tile Order & Waste Record

Reconcile measured whole and cut tile placements, verified offcut reuse, explicit spares, matching inventory, package size, and order remainder.

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Reconcile reviewed whole/cut placements, verified offcut reuse, explicit spares, matching inventory and sellable packages without recommending a waste percentage.

Homeowner preparing an order

Buy from a measured layout instead of a generic allowance.

Enter whole/cut placements, exact package size, matching stock and a deliberate repair reserve.

Sees individual need, sellable packages and package remainder as separate quantities.

Installer reconciling offcuts

Use specific reusable pieces without hiding assumptions.

Assign offcut credits to cut positions and enter verified pieces per new source tile.

Credits are bounded and the report shows remaining cut positions and new source tiles.

Purchasing reviewer

Retain product/lot and arithmetic provenance.

Record the dated takeoff, download the complete record and explicitly save its owned fields to Tile Project.

Can audit spares, on-hand tiles, package rounding and exclusions without a recommended percent.

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How it works

Cut-source reconciliation

Cut yield and credits come from the reviewed cut schedule or a representative trial. The tool does not assign a percentage from pattern or room shape.

New cut sources = ceil((cut positions − verified offcut credits) ÷ verified cut yield)

Explicit reserve and inventory

Spare tiles are a user-selected quantity. On-hand tiles must match the approved product, size, lot/shade-caliber needs and condition.

Purchase tiles = max(0, whole placements + cut sources + spare tiles − usable whole tiles on hand)

Sellable-package rounding

Package remainder is reported separately from the individual-tile need; it is not renamed a recommended waste allowance.

Packages = ceil(purchase tiles ÷ tiles per package)

Updated: August 2026

Example Scenarios

Reconcile 90 whole positions and 30 cut positions with assigned offcuts, an explicit five-tile reserve, existing matching stock and eight-tile boxes.

Compare one versus two verified cut pieces from a new source tile while retaining the same marked cut positions and source revision.

Download a complete record and explicitly save its source-owned fields to Tile Project without auto-importing unrelated dimensions or percentages.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Adding a fixed percentage for diagonal, herringbone or an irregular room.

Dry-layout the actual space and count placements, cuts, reuse and selected spares explicitly.

Calling all box remainder waste.

Keep individual need, sellable package rounding, stored spare tiles, verified reuse and actual discard as different records.

FAQ

This tool does not recommend one. TCNA advises careful dry layout and centerline/joint adjustment; actual cuts, breakage, reuse, spares and packaging are project-specific.

A measured compatible offcut already assigned to a specific cut position. Do not credit an unmeasured scrap pile or count the same reuse again in cut yield.

Not automatically. It is only the number above the individual purchase need after box rounding. Confirm usable condition and decide how it will be stored or returned.

No. Verify the exact product, size, shade/caliber or lot requirements, damage, returns and availability with the supplier before purchase.

The current source record, raw counts, reconciliation outputs, arithmetic and scope limits. A download request does not prove that the operating system saved the file.

About Tile Order & Waste Record

A pattern name cannot prove how much material your layout will consume. Start from a dated dry layout or takeoff, count whole and cut positions, document specific offcut reuse and spare tiles, then apply matching inventory and the supplier's exact package size.