Sizes and fitting

• Will my sofa fit?How to get a sofa or couch through a door, hall and stairs, and check it fits the room: what to measure, the diagonal depth test and space to leave.
• Will it fit through the door?How to get furniture through a small door and up narrow stairs: what to measure at doors, halls, stairs and lifts, and what to do when it will not fit.
• Standard room sizesEngland's minimum is 11.5 m² for a double bedroom and 7.5 m² for a single. Plus living room, kitchen, bathroom, hall and ceiling sizes, in a table by room.
• Standard door width by countryStandard door widths in the UK, US, Australia, Europe and Japan: interior and front doors in cm and inches, clear opening, heights and accessibility rules.
• UK bed sizesUK bed and mattress sizes in cm and feet, from small single to emperor, the room each one needs, and how UK sizes differ from US and IKEA sizes.
• Bed sizes AustraliaAustralian bed sizes in cm: single 92 × 188, king single 107 × 203, double 138 × 188, queen 153 × 203, king 183 × 203, and double vs queen.
• Bed sizes by countryBed and mattress sizes in 23 countries side by side: the usual double, single and king in cm and inches, and a page for each country with its own sizes.
• Canada bed sizesCanadian bed and mattress sizes in inches and cm: single, twin XL, double, queen, king and California king, with French names and the room each bed needs.
• Bed sizes IrelandIrish bed sizes in cm and feet: single 90 × 190, small double 120 × 190, double 135 × 190 (4ft6), king 150 × 200 (5ft), super king 180 × 200.
• Bed sizes IndiaIndian bed sizes in feet, inches and cm: single 3 ft, double 4 ft, queen 5 ft, king 6 ft wide, each 6, 6.25 or 6.5 ft long. Where brands disagree.
• US bed sizesUS bed and mattress sizes in inches and cm: twin, twin XL, full, queen, king and California king, the space each sleeper gets and the room each needs.
• Door width AustraliaStandard Australian door sizes in mm: internal doors 520 to 920 mm, 820 × 2040 mm the most common, entry doors 820 to 1020 mm, clear opening and rules.
• Door width CanadaStandard Canadian door sizes in inches and mm: interior doors 24 to 36 in by 80 in, exterior doors 32 or 36 in, the clear opening and the building code.
• Door width UKStandard UK door sizes in mm and feet: internal doors 610, 686, 762 and 838 mm by 1981 mm, front doors, the clear opening and the rules for new homes.
• Door width IrelandThe standard internal door size in Ireland is 762 × 1981 mm (2 ft 6 in × 6 ft 6 in). The gap you really get, the rules for new homes and the sofa test.
• US door widthStandard US door sizes in inches and cm: interior doors 24 to 36 in, 32 in the usual standard, 80 in tall; front doors 36 in; clear opening and codes.
• UK flat sizesUK flat sizes in m² and sq ft: the 60 m² average, new-home minimums of 37 to 50 m² for one bed and 61 to 70 m² for two, London rules, what 50 m² holds.
• Room sizes AustraliaAustralia has no national minimum bedroom size. New NSW and Victorian apartments need bedrooms of 9 to 10 m², 3 m wide. Plus ceiling heights and squares.
• Canada room sizesCanadian room sizes in m² and sq ft: Ontario's minimums for bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens, the national code, city rules and how area is measured.
• Room sizes IrelandIrish minimums: double bedroom 11.4 m² and 2.8 m wide, single 7.1 m² and 2.1 m wide, studio 32 m², one-bed apartment 45 m². Plus average home sizes.
• Room sizes IndiaRoom sizes in India in feet and m²: the 9.5 m² bedroom minimum, kitchen 5 m², bathroom 1.8 m², ceiling 2.75 m, and carpet vs built-up vs super area.
• UK room sizesUK room sizes in m² and sq ft: England's 7.5 and 11.5 m² bedroom minimums for new homes, HMO rooms of 6.51 and 10.22 m², Scotland's rules, averages.
• US room sizesUS room sizes in square feet: average master bedroom, living room and kitchen in new homes, the 70 sq ft code minimum and how square footage is measured.

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