Short answer: a hexagon mosaic in a kitchen is a sheet, not a single tile, and on this site the sheet is also what you buy: since 4 October 2026 both hexagon products are sold by the sheet. Carrara Hexagon is a 282 × 325 mm ceramic sheet, 6 mm thick; Carrara Large Hexagon is a 250 × 290 mm natural marble sheet of 70 mm hexagons, 8 mm thick. One sheet covers about 0.0916 m² and 0.0725 m² respectively, which works out at about 10.9 and 13.8 sheets per square metre. A 3 m splashback at 600 mm high comes to 22 sheets of the first or 28 of the second once an assumed 10% allowance is added. The seven ideas below are ways to use those sheets, and each one comes with the number you need to count it.
| Product on this site | Sheet size | Thickness | Area of one sheet | Sheets per m² (no joint) | Finish recorded | Material recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrara Hexagon Mosaic Tile | 282 × 325 mm | 6 mm | about 0.0916 m² | 10.9 | Matt | Ceramic |
| Carrara Large Hexagon Mosaic Tile | 250 × 290 mm (70 mm hexagon) | 8 mm | about 0.0725 m² | 13.8 | Polished | Natural marble |
Sold by the sheet: what one sheet is, and what it covers
Both product pages offer two purchase units, Sheet and Sample piece. The price shown is per sheet, and the per-square-metre figure beside it is worked from the sheet size. That makes the area of one sheet the number a kitchen quantity rests on: 0.282 m × 0.325 m is about 0.0916 m², and 0.250 m × 0.290 m is about 0.0725 m². Divide by that, not by a box, because neither hexagon is sold by the box.
The two sheets also differ in thickness: 6 mm for Carrara Hexagon and 8 mm for Carrara Large Hexagon. On a splashback that number matters wherever the hexagon field meets something else, such as a second tile, a trim or the edge of a benchtop upstand, so give your tiler the thickness of each product along with the sheet size.
Only one of the two records the size of a single hexagon. Carrara Large Hexagon gives a 70 mm hexagon piece, and the page does not say whether that is measured across the flats or across the corners. Carrara Hexagon records its sheet size only, so it is counted and compared by the sheet. What each recorded dimension describes, and what the names hex and honeycomb mean, is covered in Hexagon tiles: what they are called, and how big the two here are; this guide stays with the kitchen.
1. A full splashback in one sheet pattern
The simplest use is also the most common: the whole splashback, benchtop to overhead cupboard, in one hexagon sheet. Here is the count for a 3 m run at 600 mm high, worked in the same order as the measuring guide. The run, the height and the 10% allowance are assumptions for this example, not a recommendation; your tiler confirms the allowance.
- Net area:
3.0 m × 0.6 m = 1.80 m², before subtracting any window or opening that will not be tiled. - Allowance, assumed at 10%:
1.80 m² × 0.10 = 0.18 m², so1.80 + 0.18 = 1.98 m². - Carrara Hexagon:
1.98 ÷ 0.0916 = 21.6, rounded up to 22 sheets. - Carrara Large Hexagon:
1.98 ÷ 0.0725 = 27.3, rounded up to 28 sheets.
Adding the allowance before dividing means the count rounds up once. Order from the net area of your own wall, not from a photograph; How to measure a tiling project sets out the method, and the tile calculator runs the same steps for one stated sheet size.
2. A hexagon band between benchtop and cupboard
Where the wall above the splashback is painted, the hexagon field becomes a band, and the question is how many whole courses of sheets fit under the line. Laid with the 282 mm dimension running along the wall, one course of the ceramic sheet takes about 3.5 sheets per running metre, and two courses nominally reach 650 mm high. The product pages do not say which way round the pattern runs on the sheet, so the table takes each sheet both ways up against the two common cupboard lines, 600 mm and 650 mm above the benchtop.
| Sheet, and the dimension that runs upright | Whole courses under 600 mm | Left to fill at 600 mm | Whole courses under 650 mm | Left to fill at 650 mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrara Hexagon, 325 mm upright | 1, reaching 325 mm | 275 mm cut course | 2, reaching 650 mm | none, lands whole |
| Carrara Hexagon, 282 mm upright | 2, reaching 564 mm | 36 mm cut course | 2, reaching 564 mm | 86 mm cut course |
| Carrara Large Hexagon, 290 mm upright | 2, reaching 580 mm | 20 mm cut course | 2, reaching 580 mm | 70 mm cut course |
| Carrara Large Hexagon, 250 mm upright | 2, reaching 500 mm | 100 mm cut course | 2, reaching 500 mm | 150 mm cut course |
These figures are nominal. They take the stated sheet size as the height of one course and leave out the joint between sheets, and the edges of a hexagon sheet interlock with the next one rather than meeting in a straight line. Ask the tiler to dry-lay two sheets and check the real course height before the cupboard line is fixed. Only one combination lands whole: Carrara Hexagon with its 325 mm side upright, under a 650 mm line. Under 600 mm the same sheet leaves a 275 mm cut course; held the other way it leaves a 36 mm strip, narrow enough to be worth raising with the tiler before the cupboard line is fixed.
Even a whole course does not give a straight top. The top edge of a hexagon field is stepped by nature, rising and falling with every piece; decide early whether that step stays visible or is cut to a straight line behind a trim. Where that edge can go is set out under Where a hexagon splashback stops, further down this page.
3. The larger hexagon for fewer, bolder pieces
Carrara Large Hexagon Mosaic Tile is the natural marble option at a 70 mm hexagon, so the veining reads across each piece rather than being lost in a small chip. Taking the 70 mm as the distance across the flats, a hexagon that size carries about 28.6 m of joint per square metre, against 16.7 m for a 75 × 300 mm subway tile; measured across the corners it would be about 33 m. Either way, more joint means more grout on show, which is the next decision.
4. Grout colour is the design decision
With 28.6 m or more of joint in every square metre, the grout is a visible line drawing, not a background. A grout close to the tile colour makes the field read as one surface; a contrasting grout makes every hexagon read on its own. Ask the tiler for a sample joint on one sheet before the whole wall goes up, and keep the grout name and colour code with the order record.
5. Where hexagon meets subway
A hexagon field often ends against another tile, most often a subway tile on the return wall. There are two honest ways to finish that line: cut the hexagons straight along the junction, or let the stepped edge run and fill behind it with the second tile. Both are legitimate; the second needs more cutting of the subway tile. If the two tiles differ in thickness, tell the tiler both figures so the faces can be brought level or the change taken at a trim. The subway range is listed under Subway tiles.
6. Count sheets, not hexagons
A mosaic sheet is a mesh-backed panel, and the product page records the sheet size, not the number of hexagons on it. Quantity is therefore counted in sheets, which is also the unit you order: net area, plus the allowance your tiler confirms, divided by the area of one sheet, then rounded up to a whole sheet. The joints inside a sheet are fixed by the mesh; the joints between sheets are set by the installer and should match them.
7. If the question is really about the floor
Many people searching for kitchen hexagon tiles mean the floor. This page only covers walls and splashbacks, because a floor raises questions the product page has to answer first: the recorded material, the slip information if any is recorded, and the thickness. What to confirm before choosing lists what each product page states and what it leaves blank.
Where a hexagon splashback stops
A field of rectangles stops on a straight line by itself. A hexagon field does not: its top and its two ends are stepped, so every place it stops needs a decision, made before set-out because it fixes where the cuts land. In a kitchen there are four usual stopping lines.
- The underside of the overhead cupboard. Cut the field straight at the cupboard line, or stop on a whole course and close the stepped edge with a trim. A whole course only lands where the table in idea 2 says it does.
- The window head, or a window sill. Either is a fixed straight line, so the hexagons are cut to it. Count the cut sheets along it in the allowance rather than as extra whole sheets.
- Full wall height. Taken to the ceiling, the top course is cut straight to the ceiling line.
- A trim line at the return or at an open end. Where the splashback ends at a return or on an open wall, the stepped end is cut straight and finished with a trim chosen for the tile's thickness, 6 mm or 8 mm here. Where it meets a second tile instead, idea 5 applies.
The same choice appears for every splashback format in Kitchen splashback tiles: 9 formats compared, where a 600 mm tile meets a 600 mm cupboard line with no cut and a stepped mosaic edge needs a straight cut or a trim. Whichever line you pick, write it into the quote; Supplying your own tiles: what a tiling quote should list covers what else belongs there.
Questions people ask
How many hexagon sheets do I need per square metre?
About 10.9 sheets of the 282 × 325 mm ceramic sheet, or about 13.8 of the 250 × 290 mm natural marble sheet, with no joint and before cuts. For an order, add the allowance to the net wall area first, divide by the area of one sheet (about 0.0916 m² or 0.0725 m²), and round up to a whole sheet.
What size are the hexagons?
The natural marble sheet records a 70 mm hexagon piece. The ceramic sheet records its sheet size only; count it by the sheet.
Which is the larger hexagon here?
Carrara Large Hexagon: its 70 mm hexagon piece is the only hexagon piece size recorded on this site, and its name and description call that piece the larger one. Carrara Hexagon records no piece size, so the two cannot be compared by number. The 'Large' refers to the piece; its sheet is the smaller of the two. Neither is a single large-format hexagon tile: both are mosaic sheets. Hexagon tiles: what they are called, and how big the two here are sets out what the 70 mm does and does not tell you.
Are these sold by the sheet or by the box?
By the sheet. Since 4 October 2026 both hexagon mosaics are sold one sheet at a time, with a sample piece as the other option on each page. There is no box to divide by: the count you order is the number of sheets, rounded up.
What grout joint width should I use?
Inside a sheet the joint is fixed by the mesh. Between sheets, match it; the installer sets the exact width. This site does not record a joint width for either product.
Should I pick the grout from the chart?
No. A 70 mm hexagon carries about 28.6 m of joint per square metre if the 70 mm is across the flats, more if it is across the corners, so the grout is a visible drawing; choose it from a dried sample joint on one sheet, not from a printed chart. Grout colour: why a dried sample joint beats the chart explains the difference between wet, dry and printed.
Where these numbers come from
Sheet sizes, finishes and materials were read from the two product pages on 2 September 2026; the Carrara Large Hexagon finish was updated on 4 October 2026 from the supplier's current documentation. The thickness figures, 6 mm and 8 mm, were added to both pages on 1 October 2026 from supplier documentation. Both products have been sold by the sheet since 4 October 2026, and the sheet-coverage figures here, 0.0916 m² and 0.0725 m², are the stated sheet sizes multiplied out. The sheet counts, course table and allowance passages were added on 5 October 2026. Sheets per square metre are the nominal count with no joint; joint length is the total edge length in one square metre of surface. The 3 m × 600 mm wall and the 10% allowance in idea 1 are assumed for the example. Related guides: Tile sizes in Australia and What a tiled surface asks you to clean. For what the shape is called and what each recorded dimension describes, read Hexagon tiles: what they are called, and how big the two here are.
What to do next
Both sheets are on one page, hexagon tiles for kitchens and splashbacks, and both also sit in Kitchen splashback tiles alongside the other splashback formats, and in kitchen tiles, the wider group of 38 that adds the fourteen marble-look tiles. From there: build a sample shortlist to see the matt ceramic and the polished marble in your own light, estimate the sheet count from your wall dimensions, and prepare a project brief to send with your questions.
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