Tile & Stone Estimate Calculator: bid the install by the square foot
Bid tile and stone the way it sets: prep and install priced by the square foot, the wet trades and natural stone carrying their real labor, then overhead and profit on top.
Tile pricing lives in the prep and the cuts, and that is exactly what a quick square-foot number misses: the backer board, the waterproofed shower pan, the 15 percent you cut to waste on a diagonal layout. Anvil HUD builds the bid bottom up. Prep and each tiled surface are line items by the square foot at their own rate, natural stone and wet walls carry the extra labor they really take, and grout, trim, and an hourly setter line round it out. Add a contingency for the subfloor you find once the old tile is up, then your overhead and profit. The bid reflects the job, not a guess off the floor plan.
How we price tile & stone
- Each surface is a line item by the square foot: prep and backer board, then floor, wall, shower, or natural stone, each at its own rate with the waste tile actually cuts to.
- Add grout and seal, trim and edge work, and an hourly setter line for the fiddly bits. Showers and stone get more labor and waste because they earn it.
- Overhead and profit go on last as a percent of the loaded cost, and every rate is yours to tune to your market.
Every line is published at the math. No black box. The engine is free; you only sign in to save your work.
Questions
How do I price a tile job?▾
Price each surface by the square foot at its own rate (floor, wall, shower, stone), add the prep, grout, and trim, and include the waste tile actually cuts to. Anvil HUD layers it line by line and lets you tune every rate, then adds your overhead and profit on top.
Why do showers and natural stone cost more?▾
A waterproofed shower needs a pan and membrane before a single tile is set, and natural stone is slower to cut and has to be sealed. Anvil HUD gives those their own higher labor and waste so they are bid for what they take, not blended into a flat floor rate.
Is it free?▾
Building and pricing a bid is always free. Shop / Business unlocks the client-facing proposal export, the pipeline dashboard, and saved trade rates.
Know your craft.
Build your tile & stone bid on your real numbers, free. Sign in to save projects and export a client-ready proposal.