Once you have your overall closet size nailed down it s important to ask how high should a closet pole be.
Double hanging closet rod dimensions.
A typical closet can include two levels of hanging rods.
Double hanging rods should be at least 84 inches high.
Bottom wear like pants and skirts require 1 25 inches and dresses jackets and suits will need up to 3 inches of space each on the hanging rod.
Double sided walk in closets.
Closet rods hang at 45 inches in a standard reach in closet.
If installing a double rod closet system mount the top rod 81 inches above the floor and the lower rod 40 inches above the floor.
With dimensions established by combining standard storage depths onto the central 36 91 4 cm clearance zone double sided walk in closets have widths that can vary between 6 6 5 183 198 cm for mixed storage or 7 213 cm for two sets of comfortable hanger rods at 24 61 cm each.
This arrangement allow you to easily hang everyday shirts.
For extra long clothes hang the clothing rod at 72 inches.
Shirts and blouses will occupy about 1 inch of rod space.
Measure up from the floor to a height of 42 inches and mark the wall lightly with.
Closet rods product width in.
As a rule place the top rod 80 to 82 inches up from the floor and the bottom rod about 40 inches up from the floor.
In a double hang configuration one rod is positioned at the height of 42 inches and another rod is positioned above it at 84 inches above the floor.
Double stacked rods hang at 80 inches and 40 inches while a tall garment rod for hanging dresses and gowns hangs at 60 to 65 inches.
For a single rod application plan 60 inches from the floor for placement.
If you re interested in a closet with a single rod the rod is typically mounted to be 72 inches off of the floor.
A short hang rod is suitable for hanging shirts or blouses and it is typically positioned 42 inches above the closet floor.
If you need space for longer clothing a shorter lower bar will let the long clothes hang freely from the top bar.
Make this a full 80 1 4 inches above the ground which is high enough to hang two levels of clothing with 40 inches in between.
Calculate the number of hangers you will need.
If you are installing dual rods in the closet the hanging measurements and spacing changes.
This again depends on your closet.
The width of the typical shelf is between 2 and 3 feet.
Continue to allow about 24 inches of space from the rod to the back of the wall but increase the height of the top rod.