How Do I Measure My Room?

Measuring for your new wardrobe is simple, requires only a tape measure and takes just a few minutes. It is really important that these steps are followed closely to ensure the accuracy of your measurements.

1. First, you need to decide on where your wardrobe will go. Your wardrobe can either be placed between two walls, against just 1 left hand wall, against just 1 right hand wall or in the middle of a room against no side walls. On any side where there is no wall, we will supply you with an end panel as part of your order. If you already have a frame or structure in which you are looking to fit just sliding doors and track, please treat this as wall to wall.

2. Now you should check that that you have a clear depth of at least 54cm from the back wall to the front of where the wardrobe will be positioned, making sure there are no radiators, windows, fireplaces or doors in the wardrobe space. This increases to 58cm if you plan to include our drawers in your interior design. You can find out more about wardrobe depths here.

3. When measuring the wardrobe opening where one side or more touches a wall, please ignore any skirting boards, dado rails, picture rails or coving and simply measure from the wall and between the ceiling and floor. If your wardrobe is end panel to end panel, the opening width is the full width of the wardrobe including the thickness of the end panels.

4. You should now consider what floor finish you have and whether the bottom track and casing will be fixed directly to the floor finish or whether the floor finish will be removed. If you plan to add or remove the floor finish prior to fitting the bottom casing or track, please allow for this when you take your opening height measurements.

5. Next, measure the width of the opening in a minimum of 4 places, the bottom near the floor, the top near the ceiling and at least 2 places between. Make a note of the smallest width of the measurements taken.

6. You can now measure the height of the opening in a minimum of 4 places from the ceiling to the floor finish the bottom track and casing will be fitted to. You should measure the left hand side, the right hand side of the opening and at least 2 places between, Make a note of the smallest height of the measurements taken.

If you require any assistance when measuring for you new sliding wardrobe, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us – we’re always happy to help!

About My Sliding Wardrobe

My Sliding Wardrobe is a leading specialist in bespoke, handmade custom sliding doors and wardrobes. Our wardrobes come with a 12 year warranty and are handmade in the UK to the highest standard with style, quality and affordability in mind. All of our custom sliding doors are manufactured with high quality glass, mirror and woodwork finished in contemporary metal framework in a large range of styles and designs. You can use our exclusive and unique online 3D design tool to create your perfect wardrobe and if you need any assistance, please contact us any time.