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Wardrobe door (shutter) sizes: width, height and thickness
In common practice, hinged wardrobe doors are about 1 ft 6 in to 2 ft (450–600 mm) wide. Door height follows the wardrobe height. Example: in our planner, a 7 ft 6 in (2286 mm) wardrobe takes doors about 7 ft 3 in (2208 mm) tall. Our planner's door board is about ¾ in (20 mm) thick.
How wide is a wardrobe or cupboard door?
In common practice, hinged doors are about 1 ft 6 in to 2 ft (450–600 mm) wide. In centimetres, that is 45 to 60 cm. This is a common-practice range, not a fixed maximum. Wider doors need more or stronger hinges, so check the widest door your maker allows for your board and hinges.
Example: our planner aims for doors about 1 ft 6 in to 2 ft (450–600 mm) wide. When a wall needs it, our planner accepts doors about 1 ft to 2 ft 2 in (300–650 mm) wide.
In our planner, a cabinet up to about 2 ft (600 mm) wide takes one door, and a wider cabinet takes two. Each door is its share of the cabinet, less the gap. Example: a cabinet about 3 ft 11 in (1199 mm) wide takes two doors, each about 2 ft (597 mm) wide.
| Cabinets | Doors per cabinet | Each door | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall about 6 ft (1829 mm) | 3, up to about 2 ft (597 mm) | 1 | about 1 ft 11 in (594 mm), 59.4 cm |
| Wall about 8 ft (2438 mm) | 2 × about 3 ft 11 in (1199 mm) | 2 | about 2 ft (597 mm), 59.7 cm |
| Wall about 9 ft (2743 mm) | 3 × about 2 ft 11 in (900 mm) | 2 | about 1 ft 6 in (447 mm), 44.7 cm |
How tall is a wardrobe door?
In common practice, a wardrobe without a loft is about 6 ft 11 in to 7 ft 10 in (2100–2400 mm) tall. The doors run almost the full height.
In our planner, the box stands on a 75 mm base (plinth). So a door is the wardrobe height less the base and a 3 mm gap.
| Wardrobe height | Door height | Door height in cm |
|---|---|---|
| about 6 ft 11 in (2100 mm) | about 6 ft 8 in (2022 mm) | 202.2 cm |
| 7 ft 6 in (2286 mm) | about 7 ft 3 in (2208 mm) | 220.8 cm |
| about 7 ft 10 in (2400 mm) | about 7 ft 7 in (2322 mm) | 232.2 cm |
Loft door height
A loft is a short cupboard on top of the wardrobe, with its own doors. In our planner, a loft is about 1 ft (300 mm) to about 2 ft 11 in (900 mm) tall.
Each loft door is the loft height less the same 3 mm gap in our planner.
Example: on the 8 ft wardrobe in our planner, a loft door is as wide as the door below it, about 2 ft (597 mm).
| Loft height | Loft door height | Loft door height in cm |
|---|---|---|
| about 1 ft (300 mm) | about 1 ft (297 mm) | 29.7 cm |
| about 2 ft 6 in (750 mm) | about 2 ft 5 in (747 mm) | 74.7 cm |
| about 2 ft 11 in (900 mm) | about 2 ft 11 in (897 mm) | 89.7 cm |
How thick is a wardrobe door?
In our planner, the finished door board (shutter) is about ¾ in (20 mm) thick. Its core is HDHMR, about ⅝ in (16 mm) thick, with a face laminate and a backing. HDHMR is high-density, high-moisture-resistant board.
The box board is about ¾ in (18 mm) thick in our planner.
These are our planner's draft board sizes. Ask your maker to confirm the finished door thickness before cutting.
Gaps between doors
In our planner, two doors side by side have a 3 mm gap between them. Each door keeps 1.5 mm at the cabinet's outer edge, so doors on cabinets side by side also sit 3 mm apart.
At the top, each door stops 3 mm below the box. At the bottom, it is flush with the box.
At each end of the wardrobe, a gap strip (filler) closes the space to the wall. Example: on the 8 ft wardrobe in our planner, the strips are 20 mm at each end.
Ask your maker for each door size in mm before they cut.
For your carpenter: our planner's door rules in mm
All sizes are estimates. A maker confirms them before cutting.
| Size | Rule |
|---|---|
| Door width | Cabinet width ÷ doors on it − 3 mm |
| Door height | Wardrobe height − 75 mm base − 3 mm |
| Loft door height | Loft height − 3 mm |
| Door board | 20 mm finished (16 mm HDHMR core) |
| Example door | 2208 × 597 mm, 5 hinges |
Sliding door widths
Our 3D planner builds hinged doors. Our sliding track takes 2 to 4 panels. Each panel is about 1 ft 6 in to 4 ft 11 in (450–1500 mm) wide.
Sources
- WoodAge — Standard wardrobe dimensions in India (2026)www.woodage.in
- FCI London — How deep should built-in wardrobes be?www.fcilondon.co.uk
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- Guide
Wardrobe dimensions in feet and mm
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Wardrobe size calculator in feet and mm
Type your wall width and height in feet or mm. See how many doors fit, how wide each door is, the gap strip at each end and the loft height for that wall.