Guides

Getting a room plan right is mostly about measuring properly and knowing which dimensions are fixed by convention. These cover both.

• How to measure a room

  What to measure, in what order, and where rooms lie to you.

  6 min read

• How to draw a floor plan to scale

  Turning measurements into a drawing that is actually to scale.

  7 min read

• Standard door and window sizes

  UK and US door widths, window sizes, and the space they need.

  5 min read