FITTED WARDROBES???

[Mins]

We have inherited fitted wardrobes in our bedroom - we removed the horrid sliding mirror doors when we moved in and currently have tab top curtains up instead of a door. The interiors are falling apart and we would really like to replace however we have very limited space and limited depth. The current depth is around 43 cms - and the hanging rails go from front to back rather than from left to right. We would like to have the rails going from left to right and also much prefer to have hinged doors rather than sliding doors. Does anyone know what the minimum depth required is for traditional left to right hanging rails and what is the recommended space you'd need for opening of hinged doors?

Also has anyone heard of or used a company called Zutux.com who seem to have some very good deals on made to measure fitted wardrobes?

Any tips gratefully recevied - I know people have highly rated IKEA on previous threads but these will not fit our space so we are going to have to get something made to measure but can't afford to pay a ridiculous price!

[annalouiseh]

the rails could be back to front due to the width of a coat hanger.
best bet is to measure a hanger and see if it will fit within the space.
We bespoked our own internals of ours.
ordered all the hanging rails and fixings off ebay and the internal material through my dh's carcass company. We added shelves down one side and 2 large rail hangers from left to right. with a middle support - this seps my side and his side of hanging space, having a top and bottom each.
wish we hand pullouts not the shelves now but you only learn these things by living with them

[Abzs]

If I'm allowing space for fitted wardrobes on a drawing I give a depth of 60cm.

You'll probably find if you're building your own that the timber boards come in 60 cm widths. Many things in buildings are multiples of 40 or 60 cm so they all fit together.

[fresh]

You should allow 600mm depth to hang clothes. The depth needed for opening the doors depends on how wide the doors are! So for a 500mm wide door, you would need 500mm space in front of the cupboards to open it completely.

If you're going to have drawers built in to the space, leave 700mm - 1000mm in front to be able to comfortably get things out from the bottom drawers.

You could make the job cheaper by using the Ikea internal fittings and having the cupboards made to fit them.

[fresh]

x-posted with Abzs!

[Mins]

That's great - thanks all - very helpful. Has anyone heard of or had any dealings with Zutux?

[fresh]

Had a quick look at the Zutux site. I think you'd be better off asking a local carpenter to make something on site.

[Mins]

Thanks fresh - just thinking that myself - also the room is so tight for space would be really worried about getting measurements wrong etc.!

[fresh]

Exactly. Much better to have someone else measure and build, you'll get a better finish. Do think about buying the internal fittings from Ikea though.

[GazInYork]

The minimum depth required for traditional left to right hanging rails is 49 cm. This will be fine for ordinary clothes but for very thick coats like puffer jackets you might need a tiny bit more.

[JT05]

When I hadshelving put in a wall of fitted wardrobes, I had the shelves spaced so that clear plastic storage boxes, with a lid, fitted exactly on the shelves. I could then store jumpers safely away from the dreaded moths!