Measuring your space before choosing a school display
A good display starts with a tape measure and a few photos. Measuring your space carefully helps you pick the right screen size, avoid surprises with doors and outlets, and give your facilities team what they need to approve the plan.
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Why it matters
Displays get chosen before anyone measures the wall
It is easy to pick a screen size from a photo and find later that it blocks a light switch or a door swing. Kiosks get placed in lobbies where they end up in the traffic path. A few measurements up front save a lot of rework.
Ideas for Measuring Your Space
Full wall width and height
Measure the whole wall, floor to ceiling and corner to corner, not just the spot you like.
Doors, switches and fixtures
Mark door swings, light switches, thermostats, fire alarms and extinguishers on a simple sketch.
Nearest outlet and network jack
Note where the closest power outlet and Ethernet jack are, and how far they sit from the screen location.
Floor space for a kiosk
For a kiosk, measure the open floor area and check that visitors can stand at the screen without blocking a walkway.
Typical viewing distance
Measure how far back people usually stand. It affects which screen size reads well.
Photos from several angles
Take a straight-on photo, one from each side and one from where people usually approach.
How it works with Hardware
Measuring Your Space, step by step.
Three steps
Send measurements and photos
Bring your sketch and photos to a demo. If some numbers are missing, we’ll work through them with you.
Compare sizes in a mockup
Rocket uses your photos to prepare a free installation mockup so you can see how a screen size fits the wall.
Confirm with facilities
Before an order is placed, facilities confirms wall construction, mounting method, cable routing and accessible placement.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Measuring Your Space tips
Sketch the wall with dimensions
Draw a quick sketch with every measurement labeled, then photograph it next to the wall.
Measure from the finished floor
Record heights from the finished floor, not the baseboard, so the mounting plan is accurate.
Check what’s behind the wall
Ask facilities whether the wall is block, brick or drywall over studs. It affects how the display mounts.
Watch the space at passing time
Look at the area when hallways are full, not only when they are empty after school.
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Questions
Measuring Your Space questions
Send photos and rough measurements, and Rocket uses them to suggest options and prepare a free installation mockup. Your facilities team signs off on the final measurements and mounting.
Wall width and height, the distance to the nearest outlet and network jack, and the floor space in front of the display. For kiosks, add the open floor area and walking paths.
No. A phone photo is enough to start. Exact numbers matter later, when facilities confirms the mounting plan.
Larger screens and custom enclosures change the quote, so knowing your space helps you avoid paying for more screen than the wall needs. The quote is prepared for your exact setup.
Your next step
Plan the right display for your space.
Receive a free customized mockup of what your space could become.
