Measure A Square Box To Fit the Right Sized Inner Plastic Poly Liner Bag Inside
Introduction
If you want to store goods in a plastic
bag inside of a square box, you'll need the correct bag dimensions to get
the right fit.
This article presumes that you have
the box or know the box measurements in advance. You'll need to know the
size of the box to determine the best size for the bag.
Following these measuring guidelines
will not only ensure that you do not use a plastic bag that is too small,
but it will also ensure that you don't have too much bag in the box. Too
big of a bag can cause excess overhang and expense (the larger the bag
the most expensive the bag). Too big of a bag may also cause too much plastic
to pile up at the top when you close it. This would prevent you from
shutting the top of he box evenly.
If you wanted to measure a rectangular box, please see my link at the bottom of this article.
Step 1
Measure along one side of the opening
of the box.
Write that width measurement down
Step 2
Measure the width going the other way.
Take this measurement and add it to the measurement you took in step
one.
Write this total down
Step 3
Then measure the height of
the box as shown.
Write the height dimension down.
Step 4
This part varies a bit. As a rule
of thumb you can add anywhere from 4 - 7" to the height
depending on what you are comfortable with. Personally, I add about
5 inches and that seems to work pretty good, although if I want more overhang
I'll go up to 7". 7" might be a bit much depending on your
application.
Step 5
Take the width total you have in step two and add two inches to thi
Step 6
So if you box is 10" wide x 10"
wide (20" width total) x 10" high, your bag dimensions should
be : 22" wide x 15" high (if you choose to add 5"
to height for overhang)
One HUGE tip I can give you, is that
if you have any doubt about the size of your bag or box, contact the vendor
or potential vendor of your liner bag. Often they'll provide web
tools or personal advice on calculating the size for their specific bag.
Some products differ in style, even if they are considered the same
style. The people selling you their product can clarify these differences
or your custom measurement need
Thanks for reading. I hope this
helps you to measure a square box for the right sized liner inside.
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