Remove screws holding the vent in place.
How to measure a floor register grate.
The width and length of your duct opening will be the size of the register to order.
Many of our vent grilles include directional patterns so it is crucial to provide both dimensions in their respective order.
Measure the size of the air duct opening.
Measure the duct opening in your floor wall or ceiling.
Locate the register or grille you are replacing and note if it is for a wall ceiling or floor.
Air will move straight through registers and grilles.
For baseboard registers returns and baseboard heater covers measure the overall length needed.
Do not measure the old register or vent.
Measuring for a replacement or new vent cover hvac register or air return is easy.
Registers have the same inlet neck and outlet face size.
Measure the size of the air duct opening.
Other common names for floor air return grilles.
How to measure floor registers and grilles.
If the length needed is 15 then you would order the corresponding baseboard register or return.
The length l is always expressed first followed by the height h dimension.
If the vent is held in place by its own weight or tension pull the vent forward and out of the opening.
Follow these measurement instructions for a snug fit.
Pull the vent forward and out of the opening.
Registers these typically slatted covers are found in the floor wall or ceiling and their defining feature is a lever that allows you to open or close the air vent to adjust airflow into the space.
Registers are the most common type of supply vent.
Remove the screws that hold the vent in place.
Please measure again to make sure you measured correctly.
The register shown above is a common aluminum adjustable curved blade one way 10 6 ceiling register.
Length in inches by height in inches this is your duct opening size.
It is an industry standard to measure the actual hole opening in the floor to get the correct size of floor register or grille that you will need.
Do not measure the old register or vent.
The image below is an example of the dimensions of one of our baseboard register.
Note if the register or grille you are replacing is for a wall ceiling or floor.
To order correctly please measure the size of the duct.