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Measuring Guide

Measure once,
with confidence.

All you need is a steel tape measure and two minutes. Tell us what you are measuring for and we will walk you through it, step by step.

What are we measuring for today?

Curtains
Curtains
Sheer, blockout & double
Blinds
Blinds
Roller blinds

Curtains

How to measure curtains

Measuring curtains wall to wall
1

Width, wall to wall

Measure the full width of the wall, edge to edge. We make the track and curtains to span it for that floor to ceiling, light blocking look.

2

Drop, track to floor

Measure from the top of the track down to the floor. We allow a 10 mm clearance so they hang clean without dragging.

Not going wall to wall? Just measure from where you want the bottom of the curtain up to the top of the track, the line where the top of the curtain will sit. That is your drop. Your width is the track length plus 150 to 200 mm each side of the window.

Blinds

How to measure blinds

Recess fit blind
W

Width

Measure in three places: top, middle and bottom of the recess, and give us the narrowest.

D

Drop

Measure on the left, centre and right, and give us the longest.

Send the exact recess sizes, do not deduct anything. We take off the precise clearance so it runs smoothly. Your recess should be at least 60 mm deep.

Before you choose recess

Check the opening is actually clear

The most common, and most costly, mistake is measuring a recess that something is in the way of. If anything sits proud of the frame, a recess blind cannot sit flush, and the window has to be a face fit instead.

Look for anything that protrudes into the opening: window handles, locks and winders, sliding-door tracks or a centre bar, tiles or a tiled return, architraves and beading, skirting, light switches, a meter box, or a deep cornice. A handle or a door bar only needs to stick out a few millimetres to stop a blind running clean.

A real example: many sliding doors have a centre bar that sits proud of the track. A roller blind cannot pass it inside the recess, so that door has to be measured as a face fit.

A

Opening is clear and at least 60 mm deep → measure for a recess fit.

B

Something is in the way, or it is shallow → measure for a face fit. The blind mounts on the wall and clears it.

The five golden rules

01

Use a steel tape measure, never fabric or plastic.

02

Always note it width by drop, in millimetres.

03

Measure every window on its own.

04

For recess, round down to the nearest mm.

05

Measure twice, order once. Every piece is custom cut.

The Mekân Measure Check

Don't measure alone. We will check it before we cut.

Send your sizes with three quick photos and we confirm everything is right before a single piece is made. It is free, it takes a minute, and it is the surest way to get it perfect first time.

01

Width, with the tape

The tape pulled fully across the width, the number in shot.

02

Drop, with the tape

The tape down the drop, the number in shot.

03

The whole window

A step back showing the frame and anything around it, so we can spot what is in the way.

Send your Measure Check Book a consultation