What height under a hanging rail?
1400 to 1600 mm for long hanging (coats, dresses), 900 to 1100 mm for short hanging (shirts, jackets). Two short rails stacked hold twice what one long rail does, in the same space.
Wardrobe
A 1200 mm wardrobe split into two columns: a hanging section with the rail 1600 mm off the floor, and a column of adjustable shelves. The 600 mm depth is not a comfort figure — it is the minimum for a shouldered hanger to sit square without touching the door.
- 1200×2280×619
- mm overall
- 12
- parts to cut
- 4
- raw sheets
- 22.2 m
- of edge banding
Materials
- Melamine 19 mm×9 · 6,5 m²
- HDF back 8 mm×1 · 2,6 m²
- MDF 19 mm×2 · 2,6 m²
Hardware
- Generic · Ø5 shelf pin×16
- Generic · Assembly screw 4 × 40×12
- Generic · Ø35 cup hinge, 110°×10
- Hinge plate×10
- Generic · Bar pull, 128 mm centres×2
- Hanging rail 624 mm×1
On its own this cabinet uses only 51 % of the 4 sheets it consumes. That is normal, and it is why the app nests the whole job in one go: one carcass's offcuts take the small parts of the others.
What the generator flags
- Door 1 is 649 mm wide. Past 600 mm, use two leaves or a heavy-duty hinge.
600 mm deep, and why not 550
A standard hanger is 450 mm wide. Set square to the front it wants 550 mm of clear space, to which you add the back panel and the garment's own bulk: 600 mm overall is the workable minimum.
Below that you need a pull-out rail that brings the garment forward — an accessory the generator does not model, and one worth knowing about before drawing a 500 mm wardrobe.
A 1600 mm rail, and what is left under it
Long hanging takes coats and dresses: it wants 1400 to 1600 mm under the rail. With the rail at 1600 mm in a 2200 mm carcass, 500 mm remains above for a suitcase shelf, and the longest garment still clears the floor.
For shirts and jackets, two rails at 1000 and 2000 mm double the capacity. The generator accepts both arrangements: they are values, not different models.
Common questions
One door or two on a 1200 mm wardrobe?
Two. A 600 mm leaf is already at the limit of what a normal hinge holds without visible sag; at 1200 mm the weight drops the bottom corner and the front rubs. The generator warns as soon as a leaf goes past 600 mm wide.
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