Measuring guide

A good fit starts
with the opening.

Use a steel tape and measure each window to the nearest 1/8 inch.

Choose your mount.

Inside mount sits inside the window recess. Measure that opening.

Outside mount attaches to the wall or trim. Ask our team about dimensions.

Check recess depth, handles and mounting clearance before ordering.

Inside mount

Measure the opening as-is.

Picture the opening

One opening.
Six readings.

Measure the full recess, from inside edge to inside edge — across all the glass panels.

Take three widths and three heights. Enter the smallest of each, with no deductions.

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Illustrative bedroom window with a wide recess spanning three glass panels.
Width: measure at the top, middle and bottom.Height: measure at the left, centre and right. Illustrative example. Measure your own opening, not the glass. Check recess depth and clearance for handles or cranks.
Measure width at the top, middle and bottom Three horizontal arrows run between the inside edges of the window opening. Use the smallest width. Measure the opening as it is. Do not subtract an allowance. TOPMIDDLEBOTTOM Measure between the inside edges.

01 / Width

Across the opening.
Three times.

Measure from inside edge to inside edge at the top, middle and bottom. Keep all three readings in your notes.

Enter the smallest width. Do not subtract anything.

See a width example
Example readings, in inches
Top36 1/8″
Middle36″
Bottom36 1/8″

Width to enter: 36″

Measure height at the left, centre and right Three vertical arrows run from the top inside edge to the sill. Use the smallest height. Measure the opening as it is. Do not subtract an allowance. LEFTCENTRERIGHT Measure between the inside edges.

02 / Height

Top to sill.
Left, centre, right.

Measure the opening height in three places: at the left, centre and right. Keep the tape straight and record each reading.

Enter the smallest height. Novo will make the allowance.

See a height example
Example readings, in inches
Left60″
Centre59 7/8″
Right60″

Height to enter: 59 7/8″

03 / Precision

Every eighth matters.

Read to the nearest 1/8 inch. You can type a fraction such as 35 7/8 or its decimal equivalent, 35.875, into the configurator.

01/81/43/81/25/83/47/81″

Outside mount

A different way to cover the window.

Confirm where the blind will attach and check trim, handles and other obstructions. Contact our team to confirm the dimensions to enter for your outside-mount order.

The inside-mount instructions above apply only to blinds fitted within a window recess.

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Before you order

One window.
One clear set of notes.

  1. Name each room or window.
  2. Record all three widths and all three heights.
  3. For inside mount, enter the smallest width and height without deductions.
  4. Check the mount, fabric, hardware and controls in your summary and cart.

If windows differ in size or choices, configure them separately. The quantity field is for identical blinds.

To correct a cart line, open the product, add the corrected configuration, then remove the old line.