Measuring curtains for sliding glass doors.
How to measure a sliding glass door for curtains.
Before buying sliding glass door curtains make sure you have the following measurements written down.
The last measurement across the bottom of the door opening.
For height take the measurement from paneling s top part up to the floor.
The width of the doors from left to right and the height of the doors from the top of the paneling down to the floor.
Before choosing a style and pattern for your living room sliding door curtains it s of utmost importance to know the dimensions of your sliding glass door as these measurements will determine the measurements for your curtains.
Measure the height from the floor to the top of the door frame on the right side and the left side.
Select a panel that is 1 times to double the width of the area to be covered.
To a door 72 inches wide add 8 inches for a curtain panel 80 inches wide.
Additionally you should add about three inches to your height measurement.
Not all sliding glass doors are huge but even the smaller ones need curtains if you value your privacy.
Add at least 3 inches to the measurement to account for the mounting hardware.
The next measurements across the middle.
To doors greater than 72 inches wide add 8 to 12 inches to the door width.
Measure the width of the glass area you are covering as well as the length.
Unless you have a custom made door that extends beyond the normal two panel glass door measurements your door is most likely about 6 8 feet high as the standard sliding door height is 80 inches.
Door panels and sidelights are measured from the top rod pocket to the bottom rod pocket.
When measuring curtains for your sliding glass doors take the width measurement from left to right of the door.
On jan 27 2011.
Take one measurement across the top.
Areas such as the kitchen don t need those heavy curtains like bedrooms do.
In fact it s best if they don t.
To a door 60 inches wide add 5 inches for a curtain panel 65 inches wide.
If you have already.
Wider doors should have a larger stacking.
If the measurements differ keep both.
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The height measurement will need roughly 3 inches added to it to compensate for the distance between the curtain pole and the top of the door.
You will need to take three measurements to take the perfect measurement of how wide your sliding glass doors are.