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Buying guide · By the Magic Home design team · Oct 2026 · 6 min read
How to measure for a sectional
A sectional can fit the room and still get stuck in the hallway. So measure the way in as carefully as the room itself, and when you check the way in, use the box, not the sofa.
A Magic Home sectional arrives in several boxes and goes together where it's going to live. The number that has to clear every doorway is the largest box. Each product page lists it.
Tip
Take a photo of the tape measure across each doorway. If you email us to check a fit, send the photos along.
1. Measure the room
Measure the wall or corner where the sofa will sit, from one obstacle to the next, like a door frame or a window you want to keep clear. Then tape the footprint on the floor and walk around it for a day or two.
Measure the doorway on the diagonal too, and check whether the door comes off its hinges. Still tight? Email us before you order and we'll go through the box sizes with you.
Leave about 30″ in front to walk past. Reclining seats need extra room behind and in front, and each product page lists how much.
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