Typical Coat Closet Rod Height

Standard closet rod height.

Typical coat closet rod height.

This allows a double deck arrangement of closet rods below this shelf. Adjust the standard closet rod height if installing a double rod closet system. Rod height is the height of the closet rod from the floor of the closet. Since overcoats take up lots of vertical space a coat closet rod needs to be higher from the ground.

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. A short hang rod is suitable for hanging shirts or blouses and it is typically positioned 42 inches above the closet floor. The very top shelf in the closet is commonly 84 inches above the floor level. This again depends on your closet.

However this is simply the standard and closet rod. This configuration provides two short hang spaces one above the other. For a double rod closet the standard height of the top rod is 81 75 inches from the floor and the standard height of the bottom rod is 40 5 inches. For the average person whose wardrobe contains few lengthy garments single rod systems leave lots of unused square.

One rod is mounted just below the top shelf and the other rod is mounted 42 inches above the floor. At 7 feet high the top shelf is a stretch for many people. If you re interested in a closet with a single rod the rod is typically mounted to be 72 inches off of the floor.