Closet Specifications

  1. The interior dimensions of your closet space need to be 6ft wide by 4ft deep.
  2.  The systems are meant to be used in tandem with frameless 6 foot wide doors that span the entire width of the closet. Typically you’ll need to add a small amount of extra width as recommended by the door manufacturer to account for any variation.
  3. Standard closet blocking at 66in is required on the side walls.
  4. Use the same flooring inside and outside of the closet with no obstructions for the wheels.

Download the required space

Use these as a template to help you incorporate Expanding Closets into your projects.

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What about a turning space?

ICC 1102.3.2 Turning space.

All rooms served by an accessible route shall provide a turning space.

Exceptions:

  1.   A turning space shall not be required in toilet rooms and bathrooms that are not required to comply with Section 1102.11.2.
  2.   A turning space is not required within closets or pantries that are 48 inches (1220 mm) maximum in depth.

 

 

A turning space is only required once there is concern that a wheelchair user could get trapped. The reason you don’t need a turning space in a 24inch deep reach in closet is because no wheelchair user could ever get into the closet far enough to be able to be trapped. Getting trapped in the closet is only a concern once someone can get fully inside of it. At 48 inches of depth the back of the wheelchair is still connected to the door opening.