Measuring your windows

For each window, write down the approximate width and height, and whether it reaches the floor. Count the windows in each room.

Note anything unusual: arched windows, bay windows, sliding doors or very high ceilings.

Curtains are usually hung wider and higher than the glass, so they can be drawn clear of the window and block more light. The finished size will not match the window size.

Walls and ceilings are rarely perfectly level or square. Laser measurement captures the real sizes, and the drawings we prepare are based on them, so the curtains, blinds and joinery fit first time.