What’s the smallest width a wall can be for a closet?
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live_wire_oak
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kats737
4 years agoInteresting. Here is my linen closet. I have it open so you can see just how much stuff can be stacked.
The door is 18” and the inside is about 26” wall to wall. The storage shelves are 9” deep. I don’t store linens, it’s in the hallway next to my bathroom and holds stuff I don’t need every day.
R M
4 years agoThanks that’s helpful
That’s exactly the kind of extra storage I need
This is in a small condo with little skirt space and the bathroom closet is used for more than just towels/sheets it also holds general storage and even things like toolsI’d like to keep as much functional storage thinking to be able to wedge in storage bins that are 23x6
It currently has an 18” doorI have pictures of the existing bathroom to be knocked down but toilet and sink plumbing staying in place
I tried the 24” linen pantry look but the actual interior wouldn’t be 24” and the door would hit the toilet
The 27” pantry would look good but I think with the split door in front of the toilet it would be too awkward to get around the right door
I plan to bring it all back to even 21” deep no matter if I do
Closet/wall or linen cabinetHere are the limitations of my old bathroom
I also included a new one of the neighbors who have gone with an 18” panty but I would like more functional storage
I can put up with the 18” door if it means inside I get more width
I also want to maximize the run
Also showed what the cabinet lady drew but she assumed a 4” wall
Also the simulation with a 24” pantry but the pantry door gonna hit the toilet ....
R M
4 years agoI think given the toilet the widest linen pantry I could do would be 21”
Ideally - like to open the vanity area up to minimum 48” and
And have the closet minimum 24” usable space
Kinda forced into limited options
Facing all these constraints in a tight spot
the drain being 18” in from the right
And the toilet in frontThese are current dimensions of existing walls
R M
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wacokid
4 years agoR M
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