>> Measuring your Hot Tub/Spa for a New Cover

Regardless of the shape your Hot Tub, you should measure from lip to lip, or the outside edge of the acrylic which is the same as lip to lip. After you have a lip to lip measurement you can add up to 1" on both length and width. This will give you a 1/2" of play all around your spa cover.

Lip to Lip measurements

Skirt Measurement

The skirt is the flap that hangs from the bottom of your cover. If you have a wood rail as in the picture above measure from the top of the wood rail to the top of your hot tub acrylic. You will want your measurement to be a little short rather than long so the skirt does not bunch. If you do not have a wood rail then you want to measure from the top of the hot tub to the bottom of the hot tub lip and add 1/2".

Square Cover

The square hot tub cover is the easiest cover to measure, just measure your outside lip to lip, and add 1" to each dimension. The only other measurement you will need is the skirt length.

Rectangle Cover

The same as the square hot tub cover, but make sure you request the fold direction you require. Most companies will by default cut the longer of the two sides in half.

Square or Rectangle with Radius Corners

Follow the square and rectangle hot tub cover procedure and add the radius measurement.

Radius

This is the one that makes everyone worried. As the diagram shows the easiest way to measure a radius is with a carpenter square. The dimension needed is from the start of the bend to the imaginary point of the square if the tub was actually square. If you are measuring the acrylic edge, take your measurement and subtract 1”.



	home \| support \| measuring your tub/spa for a new cover >> Measuring your Hot Tub/Spa for a New Cover Regardless of the shape your Hot Tub, you should measure from lip to lip, or the outside edge of the acrylic which is the same as lip to lip. After you have a lip to lip measurement you can add up to 1" on both length and width. This will give you a 1/2" of play all around your spa cover. Skirt Measurement The skirt is the flap that hangs from the bottom of your cover. If you have a wood rail as in the picture above measure from the top of the wood rail to the top of your hot tub acrylic. You will want your measurement to be a little short rather than long so the skirt does not bunch. If you do not have a wood rail then you want to measure from the top of the hot tub to the bottom of the hot tub lip and add 1/2". Square Cover The square hot tub cover is the easiest cover to measure, just measure your outside lip to lip, and add 1" to each dimension. The only other measurement you will need is the skirt length. Rectangle Cover The same as the square hot tub cover, but make sure you request the fold direction you require. Most companies will by default cut the longer of the two sides in half. Square or Rectangle with Radius Corners Follow the square and rectangle hot tub cover procedure and add the radius measurement. Radius This is the one that makes everyone worried. As the diagram shows the easiest way to measure a radius is with a carpenter square. The dimension needed is from the start of the bend to the imaginary point of the square if the tub was actually square. If you are measuring the acrylic edge, take your measurement and subtract 1”.