How To Measure A Mattress For Sheets

Joanna discusses deep mattresses and explains how to measure for a fitted sheet.

How to measure a mattress for sheets.

Few things can be more irritating than spending money on sheets that do not fit your. Mattresses are getting thicker and keeping the fitted sheet in place is frequently requiring deep pocket sheets. Once you know the size of the sheets and the mattress you can estimate whether or not the sheets will fit your mattress. If you want to be super sure about it you must either purchase the sheets if they can be returned or go home and measure your mattress.

To measure your bed start by stripping the bedding so you can accurately measure it. Next measure the width by seeing how long your bed is from the left edge straight across to the right edge. As mattress technology changes standard sheet sizes are becoming a thing of the past. A deep pocket mattress typically is 14 to 18 or 20 inches deep and finding sheets to fit requires a bit of sleuthing.

Before measuring your mattress take off any blankets sheets or pillows on it and then measure the height width and length of the mattress. But if you go armed with the. How to measure for deep pocket bed sheets. If the sheets are too small they won t stay on the bed properly and you ll end up on a bare mattress.

When you re buying a new mattress measure any doorways or halls you. If you do not know what kind of bed you have twin full queen king or california king measuring the bed will tell you exactly what size sheets to buy to ensure a proper fit and a good night s rest.