Closet Rod and Shelf Takeoff
The closet build nothing counted: rod LF (double-hang walls take two), shelf LF (one per hang run plus the linen stack).
Example
You enter
- Single-hang wall length (ft) 6
- Double-hang wall length (ft) 4
- Linen wall length (ft) 3
- Linen shelves (count) 4
- Support spacing (in) 32
- Stock length (ft) 8
You get
- Rod (LF) 14
- Shelf (LF) 22
- Rod sticks 2
- Shelf boards 4
- Supports / brackets 22
No published worked example is on file for this calculation. It is checked against a hand-worked derivation of its method.
Details, formula, and sources
ScopeSticks and boards from stock length, and the support count that actually matters - brackets at each end and every 32 in, two tiers on double-hang, one under every linen shelf. A 6-ft single + 4-ft double + 3-ft linen closet takes 14 ft of rod, 22 ft of shelf, and 22 supports - the middle bracket is what keeps a loaded 6-ft rod from smiling. Flags runs longer than stock (splice lands AT a support).
Formula or tablerod = single + 2 x double; shelf = single + double + linen x count; supports per run = ceil(run/spacing) + 1 (two tiers on double-hang, one per linen shelf); sticks/boards = ceil(LF/stock); a run longer than stock flags a splice-at-support.
Source and editionCloset takeoff arithmetic - no standard claimed; hang heights are named as common practice, not code.
Free accessCounting arithmetic; shelving manufacturers publish span and support instructions free.
What governsEstimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.
API field namessingle_hang_ft, double_hang_ft, linen_wall_ft, linen_shelf_count, bracket_spacing_in, stock_length_ft, rod_lf, shelf_lf, rod_sticks, shelf_boards, brackets
- Support rule an end support plus one every entered spacing (ceil(run/spacing) + 1 per run)common shelving practice; manufacturer instructions govern
- One run per category each hang category is treated as one continuous run for the end count; enter walls separately for multi-wall closetsstated simplification