Depth Of Closet Shelves
Reach in closets have a width of about 48 inches long or larger.
Depth of closet shelves. Most folded clothing like sweaters or sweatshirts do not fold up that small. Unless your closet uses tall doors or doors that go all the way to the ceiling a 12 inch shelf depth is recommended. Shelf depths of 12 30 5 cm should be used for shoes and smaller clothing elements. The most common reach in closet is a 24 inch deep closet with a header.
It saves money and extends resources. Shelf depths of 12 30 5 cm should be used for shoes and smaller clothing elements. This is a good thing in most cases. The comfortable recommended depth of a closet is 24 61 cm but closet depths as narrow as 20 50 8 cm can be used if desired.
When it comes to walk in closets these measurements get a little trickier because there isn t necessarily a set standard like you would expect from a reach in closet. The header is the area between the top of the closet door and the ceiling. But when they insist on cutting four shelves out of a sheet of four foot by eight foot plywood to make the closet shelves they end up with shelves that are only twelve inches deep.