Standard Coat Rod Height

Donna smallin author of organizing plain and simple suggests installing the coat closet rod at shoulder height for the occupants of the residence.

Standard coat rod height. This means it can be placed at any height you want. 24 inches so hanging clothes clear the back wall. 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. A rule of thumb is to have a minimum of 48 inches or 4 feet of rod length per person who uses the closet.

Mount the top rod at 81 3 4 inches the lower at 40 1 2 inches. Minimum height to hold double hanging rods. Standard width measurements a closet doesn t have a standard width. For a single rod application plan 60 inches from the floor for placement.

Except for in certain buildings there are no universal standards for how high to place a coat rack. The standard closet height dimensions that most architects and interior designers go by is a comfortable 8 feet. This is the estimated eye level height of the average adult. A typical closet can include two levels of hanging rods.

The standard height for a coat closet rod is approximately 66 inches from the floor. Since overcoats take up lots of vertical space a coat closet rod needs to be higher from the ground. Standard width for a reach in closet. Rod height is the height of the closet rod from the floor of the closet.

Adjust the standard closet rod height if installing a double rod closet system. You will need at least 1 foot 9 inches 24 inches is standard away from the back wall for hanging. 72 to 96 inches. Anywhere from 60 to 65 inches high is an ideal height for your coat closet rod which gives enough space for overcoats and long rain jackets and is still easy to reach.

Standard closet rod height. Blouses and shirts will take up about 1 inch of rod space pants and skirts around 1 1 4 inches and dresses jackets and suits about 2 to 3 inches. The height on a wall to hang a coat rack. Smallin says the this can be done whether.

84 inches is considered the minimum height to hold double hanging rods.