Visual planning guide
How to measure your bathroom for cabinetry
Accurate wall dimensions, plumbing locations, fixture clearances, and door movements help create a vanity plan that fits and functions comfortably.
Start with the entire bathroom
Measure what surrounds the vanity—not only the old cabinet
The existing vanity may hide plumbing, uneven walls, or unused space. Record the room’s fixed features first so the new cabinetry can be planned around real conditions.
Measure the vanity wall
Record the entire wall from corner to corner in inches. Note baseboards, trim, tile edges, and anything that reduces the usable cabinet space.
Locate the plumbing
Measure from a fixed corner to the centerline of the drain and each supply line. Note the height of every connection above the finished floor.
Check toilet clearance
Record the toilet centerline and the distance to the proposed vanity. Allow comfortable side clearance and room to clean between fixtures.
Test every swing
Mark the entry-door swing, then confirm that vanity doors and drawers can open without striking a wall, door, toilet, shower, or towel bar.
Measure above the vanity
Record the space available for the mirror, medicine cabinet, backsplash, outlets, and lighting. Include the height from the finished floor.
Draw a labeled floor plan
Sketch the room from above and label the vanity, toilet, tub or shower, doors, windows, and plumbing. Connect every measurement to its exact location.
Double-check before sending
Common bathroom measuring mistakes
- Measuring the old vanity instead of the full available wall
- Recording plumbing approximately rather than from a fixed corner
- Forgetting the toilet centerline or required side clearance
- Overlooking door, drawer, shower-door, or entry-door swings
- Leaving out mirrors, outlets, lighting, trim, and tile edges
Let us review your bathroom measurements
Send your sketch and photographs before ordering so plumbing or clearance conflicts can be discussed early.
Ask for a measurement review