Room family

Closet floor plan templates

Closets are the templates where the catalog and the opening have to agree exactly, and usually do not. A reach-in is a fixed 24 inch depth with a rod and shelf, and its width is set by the door: bifold leaves come in discrete sizes, so a 48 inch opening works perfectly and a 60 inch one needs a decision. A walk-in adds an aisle between hanging runs, and the aisle width is the one number the sources genuinely disagree about. The templates here cover three reach-in widths and two walk-ins, each drawn with the rod, the shelf, the door swing or fold, and the clear aisle.

Reach-in depth is 24 inches throughout; the variation across these templates is width and door type, which is what actually changes.

5 templates, 8 to 48 sf. DXF R2018, drawn in inches. Free, no signup.

Reach-In Closet, 4 ft 4'-0" x 2'-0", 8 sf
Download Reach-In Closet, 4 ft Open in editor

DWG (R2000, converted from the DXF and round-trip verified). PNG is the plan-view render.

Reach-In Closet, 4 ft

Closets - 4'-0" x 2'-0" interior, 8 sf - typical for this room type: 12 sf

Reach-In Closet, 4 ft floor plan template, 4'-0" x 2'-0", 8 sf
Reach-In Closet, 4 ft - plan view, 4'-0" x 2'-0"

A closet you reach into rather than walk into. Twenty-four inches deep, because that is what a shirt on a hanger occupies, and typically 6 ft wide.

The sheet carries the fixture clearances as drawn geometry on their own layer, with the dimension strings and room notes outside the walls.

Size

Interior (W x D)4'-0" x 2'-0"
Floor area8 sf
Overall, outside face of wall4'-9" x 2'-9"
Workable range for this room type 6 to 24 sf
Unitsinches

What is in it

Every one is a block from the CADdillo library, inserted — not drawn for this sheet. Linked where the block has a library page.

Download

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Codes cited on the sheet

  • verified IRC 2021 R304.1 and R304.2, by their scope — A closet is not a habitable room, so the 70 sf floor area and 7 ft horizontal dimension minimums do not apply to it. This is why a 6 by 2 ft closet is legal and a 6 by 2 ft bedroom is not.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 240.24(D) overcurrent devices not in clothes closets (unverified) — Overcurrent devices shall not be located in clothes closets. If the electrical panel is on that wall, the closet cannot go there.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 410.16 luminaires in clothes closets (unverified) — Luminaires in clothes closets are restricted by type and by clearance to the defined storage space -- surface or recessed LED and fluorescent are permitted at smaller clearances than incandescent, and open or partially enclosed incandescent lamps are not permitted at all.
  • unverified typical practice — 24 in of depth, because a shirt on a hanger is about 22 in across the shoulders and the rod sits 12 in off the back wall. This is dimension, not code.

"Verified" means the citation was checked against the source text we hold. "Unverified" means it has not been, and should be read as a pointer to look the section up rather than as a quotation of it.

How this was checked

18 of 76 checks graded, zero defects. This template is published because it graded clean.

58 checks had nothing to measure on this sheet
  • bath bands do not scale
  • bath fixture order and reach
  • bath one door
  • bath privacy
  • bath sink first
  • building inside the setbacks
  • circulation share of the floor plate
  • circulation zones
  • clearance drawing matches
  • codes
  • commercial seating rules
  • every requested item placed
  • declared minimum width
  • byte-identical rebuild
  • door count by kind
  • entry and garage reach the right rooms
  • entry reaches public and private
  • number of exits
  • exterior doors
  • exterior doors declared
  • flanker has a legitimate spot
  • flanking seats flank
  • garage bays
  • garage projection
  • garage room depth
  • daylight area for habitable rooms
  • heated vs programme
  • jog count
  • jog min dimension
  • laundry out of the public zone
  • lot record is consistent
  • master opposite garage
  • no ada in residential
  • no reentrant in room
  • outdoor equipment kept outdoors
  • plate in range
  • plumbing fixture count for the occupant load
  • porch exclusive
  • private rooms hang off the hall
  • public zone on the living level
  • room bands by ratio
  • room vs programme
  • rooms inside union
  • seat backs off glazing
  • seats face focus
  • seats face open floor
  • service room bands
  • sleeping level has a full bath
  • sofa anchor backs a wall
  • sofa only where commerce seats
  • spine serves every private room
  • rooms contained within their suite
  • tub before shower
  • walking route between rooms
  • walls trace outline
  • window geometry
  • zone assigned
  • zone labels present

A single room on its own sheet is not a whole building, so the checks that grade a floor plate — exit counts, circulation share, fixture counts against an occupant load — have no subject here. They are listed rather than counted as passes.

Reach-In Closet, 6 ft

Closets - 6'-0" x 2'-0" interior, 12 sf - typical for this room type: 12 sf

Reach-In Closet, 6 ft floor plan template, 6'-0" x 2'-0", 12 sf
Reach-In Closet, 6 ft - plan view, 6'-0" x 2'-0"

A closet you reach into rather than walk into. Twenty-four inches deep, because that is what a shirt on a hanger occupies, and typically 6 ft wide.

The sheet carries the fixture clearances as drawn geometry on their own layer, with the dimension strings and room notes outside the walls.

Size

Interior (W x D)6'-0" x 2'-0"
Floor area12 sf
Overall, outside face of wall6'-9" x 2'-9"
Workable range for this room type 6 to 24 sf
Unitsinches

What is in it

Every one is a block from the CADdillo library, inserted — not drawn for this sheet. Linked where the block has a library page.

Download

DXF (70 KB) DWG (23 KB) PNG (51 KB)

Codes cited on the sheet

  • verified IRC 2021 R304.1 and R304.2, by their scope — A closet is not a habitable room, so the 70 sf floor area and 7 ft horizontal dimension minimums do not apply to it. This is why a 6 by 2 ft closet is legal and a 6 by 2 ft bedroom is not.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 240.24(D) overcurrent devices not in clothes closets (unverified) — Overcurrent devices shall not be located in clothes closets. If the electrical panel is on that wall, the closet cannot go there.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 410.16 luminaires in clothes closets (unverified) — Luminaires in clothes closets are restricted by type and by clearance to the defined storage space -- surface or recessed LED and fluorescent are permitted at smaller clearances than incandescent, and open or partially enclosed incandescent lamps are not permitted at all.
  • unverified typical practice — 24 in of depth, because a shirt on a hanger is about 22 in across the shoulders and the rod sits 12 in off the back wall. This is dimension, not code.

"Verified" means the citation was checked against the source text we hold. "Unverified" means it has not been, and should be read as a pointer to look the section up rather than as a quotation of it.

How this was checked

18 of 76 checks graded, zero defects. This template is published because it graded clean.

58 checks had nothing to measure on this sheet
  • bath bands do not scale
  • bath fixture order and reach
  • bath one door
  • bath privacy
  • bath sink first
  • building inside the setbacks
  • circulation share of the floor plate
  • circulation zones
  • clearance drawing matches
  • codes
  • commercial seating rules
  • every requested item placed
  • declared minimum width
  • byte-identical rebuild
  • door count by kind
  • entry and garage reach the right rooms
  • entry reaches public and private
  • number of exits
  • exterior doors
  • exterior doors declared
  • flanker has a legitimate spot
  • flanking seats flank
  • garage bays
  • garage projection
  • garage room depth
  • daylight area for habitable rooms
  • heated vs programme
  • jog count
  • jog min dimension
  • laundry out of the public zone
  • lot record is consistent
  • master opposite garage
  • no ada in residential
  • no reentrant in room
  • outdoor equipment kept outdoors
  • plate in range
  • plumbing fixture count for the occupant load
  • porch exclusive
  • private rooms hang off the hall
  • public zone on the living level
  • room bands by ratio
  • room vs programme
  • rooms inside union
  • seat backs off glazing
  • seats face focus
  • seats face open floor
  • service room bands
  • sleeping level has a full bath
  • sofa anchor backs a wall
  • sofa only where commerce seats
  • spine serves every private room
  • rooms contained within their suite
  • tub before shower
  • walking route between rooms
  • walls trace outline
  • window geometry
  • zone assigned
  • zone labels present

A single room on its own sheet is not a whole building, so the checks that grade a floor plate — exit counts, circulation share, fixture counts against an occupant load — have no subject here. They are listed rather than counted as passes.

Reach-In Closet, 8 ft

Closets - 8'-0" x 2'-0" interior, 16 sf - typical for this room type: 12 sf

Reach-In Closet, 8 ft floor plan template, 8'-0" x 2'-0", 16 sf
Reach-In Closet, 8 ft - plan view, 8'-0" x 2'-0"

A closet you reach into rather than walk into. Twenty-four inches deep, because that is what a shirt on a hanger occupies, and typically 6 ft wide.

The sheet carries the fixture clearances as drawn geometry on their own layer, with the dimension strings and room notes outside the walls.

Size

Interior (W x D)8'-0" x 2'-0"
Floor area16 sf
Overall, outside face of wall8'-9" x 2'-9"
Workable range for this room type 6 to 24 sf
Unitsinches

What is in it

Every one is a block from the CADdillo library, inserted — not drawn for this sheet. Linked where the block has a library page.

Download

DXF (71 KB) DWG (23 KB) PNG (60 KB)

Codes cited on the sheet

  • verified IRC 2021 R304.1 and R304.2, by their scope — A closet is not a habitable room, so the 70 sf floor area and 7 ft horizontal dimension minimums do not apply to it. This is why a 6 by 2 ft closet is legal and a 6 by 2 ft bedroom is not.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 240.24(D) overcurrent devices not in clothes closets (unverified) — Overcurrent devices shall not be located in clothes closets. If the electrical panel is on that wall, the closet cannot go there.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 410.16 luminaires in clothes closets (unverified) — Luminaires in clothes closets are restricted by type and by clearance to the defined storage space -- surface or recessed LED and fluorescent are permitted at smaller clearances than incandescent, and open or partially enclosed incandescent lamps are not permitted at all.
  • unverified typical practice — 24 in of depth, because a shirt on a hanger is about 22 in across the shoulders and the rod sits 12 in off the back wall. This is dimension, not code.

"Verified" means the citation was checked against the source text we hold. "Unverified" means it has not been, and should be read as a pointer to look the section up rather than as a quotation of it.

How this was checked

18 of 76 checks graded, zero defects. This template is published because it graded clean.

58 checks had nothing to measure on this sheet
  • bath bands do not scale
  • bath fixture order and reach
  • bath one door
  • bath privacy
  • bath sink first
  • building inside the setbacks
  • circulation share of the floor plate
  • circulation zones
  • clearance drawing matches
  • codes
  • commercial seating rules
  • every requested item placed
  • declared minimum width
  • byte-identical rebuild
  • door count by kind
  • entry and garage reach the right rooms
  • entry reaches public and private
  • number of exits
  • exterior doors
  • exterior doors declared
  • flanker has a legitimate spot
  • flanking seats flank
  • garage bays
  • garage projection
  • garage room depth
  • daylight area for habitable rooms
  • heated vs programme
  • jog count
  • jog min dimension
  • laundry out of the public zone
  • lot record is consistent
  • master opposite garage
  • no ada in residential
  • no reentrant in room
  • outdoor equipment kept outdoors
  • plate in range
  • plumbing fixture count for the occupant load
  • porch exclusive
  • private rooms hang off the hall
  • public zone on the living level
  • room bands by ratio
  • room vs programme
  • rooms inside union
  • seat backs off glazing
  • seats face focus
  • seats face open floor
  • service room bands
  • sleeping level has a full bath
  • sofa anchor backs a wall
  • sofa only where commerce seats
  • spine serves every private room
  • rooms contained within their suite
  • tub before shower
  • walking route between rooms
  • walls trace outline
  • window geometry
  • zone assigned
  • zone labels present

A single room on its own sheet is not a whole building, so the checks that grade a floor plate — exit counts, circulation share, fixture counts against an occupant load — have no subject here. They are listed rather than counted as passes.

Walk-In Closet

Closets - 5'-0" x 5'-0" interior, 25 sf - typical for this room type: 56 sf

Walk-In Closet floor plan template, 5'-0" x 5'-0", 25 sf
Walk-In Closet - plan view, 5'-0" x 5'-0"

A closet with a floor you stand on. Five by seven feet is the minimum, and both numbers are arithmetic: 24 in of hanging plus a 36 in aisle is 60 in, and 24 plus 36 plus 24 is 84 in.

The sheet carries the fixture clearances as drawn geometry on their own layer, with the dimension strings and room notes outside the walls.

Size

Interior (W x D)5'-0" x 5'-0"
Floor area25 sf
Overall, outside face of wall5'-9" x 5'-9"
Workable range for this room type 35 to 100 sf
Unitsinches

What is in it

Every one is a block from the CADdillo library, inserted — not drawn for this sheet. Linked where the block has a library page.

Download

DXF (70 KB) DWG (23 KB) PNG (48 KB)

Codes cited on the sheet

  • verified IRC 2021 R304.1 and R304.2, by their scope — A closet is not a habitable room, so the 70 sf area and 7 ft dimension minimums of R304 do not bind. The 5 by 7 ft minimum here is arithmetic from the hanging depth and the aisle.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 240.24(D) overcurrent devices not in clothes closets (unverified) — Overcurrent devices shall not be located in clothes closets.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 410.16 luminaires in clothes closets (unverified) — Luminaires in clothes closets are restricted by type and by clearance to the defined storage space; open or partially enclosed incandescent lamps are not permitted.
  • unverified typical practice — 24 in of hanging depth on each side and a 36 in aisle between: 60 in single-sided, 84 in double-sided.

"Verified" means the citation was checked against the source text we hold. "Unverified" means it has not been, and should be read as a pointer to look the section up rather than as a quotation of it.

How this was checked

22 of 76 checks graded, zero defects. This template is published because it graded clean.

54 checks had nothing to measure on this sheet
  • bath bands do not scale
  • bath fixture order and reach
  • bath one door
  • bath privacy
  • bath sink first
  • building inside the setbacks
  • circulation share of the floor plate
  • circulation zones
  • commercial seating rules
  • every requested item placed
  • declared minimum width
  • byte-identical rebuild
  • door count by kind
  • entry and garage reach the right rooms
  • entry reaches public and private
  • number of exits
  • exterior doors
  • exterior doors declared
  • flanker has a legitimate spot
  • flanking seats flank
  • garage bays
  • garage projection
  • garage room depth
  • daylight area for habitable rooms
  • heated vs programme
  • jog count
  • jog min dimension
  • laundry out of the public zone
  • lot record is consistent
  • master opposite garage
  • no ada in residential
  • no reentrant in room
  • outdoor equipment kept outdoors
  • plate in range
  • plumbing fixture count for the occupant load
  • porch exclusive
  • private rooms hang off the hall
  • public zone on the living level
  • room bands by ratio
  • room vs programme
  • rooms inside union
  • seat backs off glazing
  • seats face focus
  • seats face open floor
  • service room bands
  • sleeping level has a full bath
  • sofa anchor backs a wall
  • sofa only where commerce seats
  • spine serves every private room
  • rooms contained within their suite
  • tub before shower
  • walls trace outline
  • window geometry
  • zone assigned

A single room on its own sheet is not a whole building, so the checks that grade a floor plate — exit counts, circulation share, fixture counts against an occupant load — have no subject here. They are listed rather than counted as passes.

Walk-In Closet, 6 by 8 ft

Closets - 6'-0" x 8'-0" interior, 48 sf - typical for this room type: 56 sf

Walk-In Closet, 6 by 8 ft floor plan template, 6'-0" x 8'-0", 48 sf
Walk-In Closet, 6 by 8 ft - plan view, 6'-0" x 8'-0"

A closet with a floor you stand on. Five by seven feet is the minimum, and both numbers are arithmetic: 24 in of hanging plus a 36 in aisle is 60 in, and 24 plus 36 plus 24 is 84 in.

The sheet carries the fixture clearances as drawn geometry on their own layer, with the dimension strings and room notes outside the walls.

Size

Interior (W x D)6'-0" x 8'-0"
Floor area48 sf
Overall, outside face of wall6'-9" x 8'-9"
Workable range for this room type 35 to 100 sf
Unitsinches

What is in it

Every one is a block from the CADdillo library, inserted — not drawn for this sheet. Linked where the block has a library page.

Download

DXF (72 KB) DWG (24 KB) PNG (35 KB)

Codes cited on the sheet

  • verified IRC 2021 R304.1 and R304.2, by their scope — A closet is not a habitable room, so the 70 sf area and 7 ft dimension minimums of R304 do not bind. The 5 by 7 ft minimum here is arithmetic from the hanging depth and the aisle.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 240.24(D) overcurrent devices not in clothes closets (unverified) — Overcurrent devices shall not be located in clothes closets.
  • unverified NEC (NFPA 70) 410.16 luminaires in clothes closets (unverified) — Luminaires in clothes closets are restricted by type and by clearance to the defined storage space; open or partially enclosed incandescent lamps are not permitted.
  • unverified typical practice — 24 in of hanging depth on each side and a 36 in aisle between: 60 in single-sided, 84 in double-sided.

"Verified" means the citation was checked against the source text we hold. "Unverified" means it has not been, and should be read as a pointer to look the section up rather than as a quotation of it.

How this was checked

22 of 76 checks graded, zero defects. This template is published because it graded clean.

54 checks had nothing to measure on this sheet
  • bath bands do not scale
  • bath fixture order and reach
  • bath one door
  • bath privacy
  • bath sink first
  • building inside the setbacks
  • circulation share of the floor plate
  • circulation zones
  • commercial seating rules
  • every requested item placed
  • declared minimum width
  • byte-identical rebuild
  • door count by kind
  • entry and garage reach the right rooms
  • entry reaches public and private
  • number of exits
  • exterior doors
  • exterior doors declared
  • flanker has a legitimate spot
  • flanking seats flank
  • garage bays
  • garage projection
  • garage room depth
  • daylight area for habitable rooms
  • heated vs programme
  • jog count
  • jog min dimension
  • laundry out of the public zone
  • lot record is consistent
  • master opposite garage
  • no ada in residential
  • no reentrant in room
  • outdoor equipment kept outdoors
  • plate in range
  • plumbing fixture count for the occupant load
  • porch exclusive
  • private rooms hang off the hall
  • public zone on the living level
  • room bands by ratio
  • room vs programme
  • rooms inside union
  • seat backs off glazing
  • seats face focus
  • seats face open floor
  • service room bands
  • sleeping level has a full bath
  • sofa anchor backs a wall
  • sofa only where commerce seats
  • spine serves every private room
  • rooms contained within their suite
  • tub before shower
  • walls trace outline
  • window geometry
  • zone assigned

A single room on its own sheet is not a whole building, so the checks that grade a floor plate — exit counts, circulation share, fixture counts against an occupant load — have no subject here. They are listed rather than counted as passes.

Code sections are cited for drafting context only. A room drawn to a dimension in a model code is not a compliance determination: adoption, amendment and interpretation are local, and the governing edition in your jurisdiction may differ from the one cited. Nothing here is stamped or sealed. Verify against the code your project is permitted under and the actual specified products. See the license and terms.

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