How to Measure Closets

Measuring the space for your closet is an easy task to accomplish on your own. You might ask where do I start first? Should I measure floor to ceiling, do I take into consideration sockets and shelves. Well get ready to take out your handy little tape measure and with a few easy steps, you will be well on your way to conquering the task at hand.

Measuring the Walls

Measure the wall in the back of the closet. Starting at the corner of the closet take your tape measure and measure from one corner to the other corner, try to get as close to 1/8" as possible. It would be a good idea to repeat this step 3 times to make sure the measurement is accurate.

Getting Accurate Measurements

Measure the walls on both sides of the closet starting at the corners of each wall. When measuring take into account sockets, doorways or any other fixtures that might get in the way of an accurate measurement.

Height of the Ceiling

Take your tape measure start from the floor to measure the height of the ceiling; sometimes you may have two ceiling heights, so measure both of them.

Sockets, Switches and Outlets

If there are any sockets, switches and outlets when measuring, make sure to measure distance height or width of each to make sure you have the correct measurements.
Repeat all of the above steps to make sure your measurements are accurate and if so you have just conquered the task of measuring your closet.