Built-In Wardrobe Sizes
How deep, how high, how wide each door, how much hanging, and how to measure the wall before anyone rings.
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Short answerA built-in wardrobe is about 60 cm deep (65 cm for sliding doors) and runs to the ceiling. Hinged doors are 40 to 60 cm wide and need clear floor in front.
How deep is a built-in wardrobe?
About 60 cm, door included. That fits a coat hanger side on with room to close the door. Sliding wardrobes are happiest at about 65 cm, to leave room for the track. A shallow wardrobe of 35 to 40 cm works on a landing for folded things, not hanging.
How high?
To the ceiling, for a built-in. Standard sections come 201 or 236 cm high, and made-to-measure ones go to the full height of the wall. In a 2.4 m ceiling, a 236 cm frame needs a fitter to stand it up and a filler to close the gap.
How wide is each door?
Hinged doors are usually 40 to 60 cm. Sliding doors are wider, from about 50 cm to 1.2 m each, so a 2.4 m wall takes two or three. Hinged doors need their own width of clear floor in front to open.
How much hanging do I need?
- Long hanging for coats and dresses: about 1.5 m from rail to floor.
- Double hanging for shirts and jackets: two rails about 1 m apart.
- Shelves 30 to 35 cm apart for folded clothes.
- Drawers at waist height, not at the floor.
How to measure your wall
- Width at the floor, the middle and the ceiling. Walls are rarely straight: use the smallest.
- Height at both ends and the middle.
- Skirting depth, and any coving at the ceiling.
- Sockets, switches, radiators and windows on or near the wall.
- The clear floor in front: for hinged doors, at least the door width plus a little.
Every kind of fitted wardrobe
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From €2,500
No room needed for doors to open. Wood, mirror or glass.
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From €4,100
Made to measure for alcoves, chimney breasts and odd ceilings.
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From €4,000
A box room or one end of a bedroom, fitted out to dress in.
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From €800
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Questions people ask
How deep should a built-in wardrobe be?
About 60 cm, door included. Sliding wardrobes are better at about 65 cm.
What height is a fitted wardrobe?
To the ceiling. Standard sections come 201 or 236 cm high; made to measure goes to the full height.
How much space do hinged wardrobe doors need?
Clear floor in front at least as wide as one door, usually 40 to 60 cm, plus room to stand.
What is the minimum depth for hanging clothes?
About 55 cm inside for a hanger side on. Below that, use a pull-out rail that runs front to back.
Who will ring me?
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