From the floor there s enough space to add a second rod below it and still hang shirts and slacks.
How far to hang closet rod from wall.
Find a stud far enough from the back wall to allow hangers and clothes to hang freely then mark it with a pencil.
If you are installing dual rods in the closet the hanging measurements and spacing changes.
From the floor which allowed just enough room to hang two levels of pants.
Determine rod placement measure for the distance away from the wall.
To hang it from the walls you need to screw a plastic bracket to each wall.
The closet is kinda square bout the same size as our half bath on the other side of the wall how far from the wall should the mountings be in order for hangers to still fit.
Locate studs on the back wall of the closet with a stud finder.
Two inches should be suffice.
Mark the closet rod.
Keep in mind that the average closet has a depth of 24 inches.
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.
The closet rod extends all the way across the space between them.
Position the hanger so it is fully inside the closet and even has a few inches of clearance from the door.
We placed the top of the rod 35 in.
You can avoid this clothing disaster by mounting the rod at least 12 inches from the rear wall of the closet.
If your existing closet rod is at least 66 in.
You need two adjacent walls at least 14 inches deep to hand a closet rod and they should be between 3 and 8 feet apart.
Going from having one rod across back to two rods on each side.
The typical height of a closet.
Measure up from the floor at that location and use your pencil to mark both walls.
To ensure that the rod is positioned correctly hold a hanger up on the inside of the closet so the hook is at the height you want the rod to go.
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.
If there is a shelf above the rod determine the vertical distance from the rod to the shelf.
Step 1 measure out from the back wall 12 to 14 inches to allow optimal clothes hanging space.
Giving our closet a makeover too much wasted space.