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Math Monkeys - I need geometry help

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
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Wifey's clothing content has overloaded our closet capacity so I'm Ikea-ing the closet to make better usage of space. I think I have it laid out, but I need help with a measurement that I can't calculate. See the image below:

The top is the floor plan, the wall is the bottom, both in inches. What's making it difficult is there is a bend in the wall and after the bend the ceiling height goes down.

What I'm trying to figure out is with a 23" deep wardrobe at the end square wall, if I were to put in a wardrobe that was also 23" deep, at what point would the top of the second at 79.25" tall,
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hit the ceiling? How wide can that second (red) wardrobe be?
 

Sorgie

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May 20, 2005
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If it were me I wouldn't bother with the math because in my experience walls and ceilings are never as straight as you think they are. So to truly know just get a board or some straight object and a carpenter square. Place the edge of the board against the existing wardrobe and perpendicular to the bend wall (that's what the carpenter square is for) and mark the wall. Then use a tape measure to measure from the floor to the sloped ceiling and find where the 79.25" max is and make another mark on the bend wall. The distance between these two marks are the max width. If you don't have a carpenter square just use a cereal box or something similar. It will be close enough to square for what you are doing unless you really are trying to hold a tight tolerance, then splurge on a carpenter square.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
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If it were me I wouldn't bother with the math because in my experience walls and ceilings are never as straight as you think they are. So to truly know just get a board or some straight object and a carpenter square. Place the edge of the board against the existing wardrobe and perpendicular to the bend wall (that's what the carpenter square is for) and mark the wall. Then use a tape measure to measure from the floor to the sloped ceiling and find where the 79.25" max is and make another mark on the bend wall. The distance between these two marks are the max width. If you don't have a carpenter square just use a cereal box or something similar. It will be close enough to square for what you are doing unless you really are trying to hold a tight tolerance, then splurge on a carpenter square.
That would be how I normally do it, but there are currently shelves in the way making it hard.
 

stevew

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just tell a contractor what you want and have him do it....like painting....less stress when someone else does it.
 

stoney

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just tell a contractor what you want and have him do it....like painting....less stress when someone else does it.
PAX wardrobe system from Ikea. Cheap, cuatom, and suit our needs. I just want to figure out if I can use my existing one without taking it up 2 flights of stairs.
 

CrabJoe StretchPants

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Nov 30, 2003
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Easiest and most accurate way would be to 3D model it and measure. Should take all of 5min.

I'll do it tomorrow morning when I have my work laptop if I can remember.
 

boostindoubles

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Mar 16, 2004
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You could remove the shelves that are in the way and mock up the project, as if you were preparing to execute the jerb. Then you could be free to make the measurements and do the task that needs to be done.
 

stoney

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Jul 26, 2006
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You could remove the shelves that are in the way and mock up the project, as if you were preparing to execute the jerb. Then you could be free to make the measurements and do the task that needs to be done.
I'd like to get all of my ducks in a row before I lay hell to my closet, as I won't be able to actually do it for probably 2 weeks. I like to be able to walk in, get what I need, walk out, then build. The fuck this shit, multiple trips are not well liked.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
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Easiest and most accurate way would be to 3D model it and measure. Should take all of 5min.

I'll do it tomorrow morning when I have my work laptop if I can remember.
I think I got a set of measurements. I'll check my numbers tomorrow, but I think I got it sorted. Thanks for offering though.
 

CrabJoe StretchPants

Reincarnated Crab Walking Head Spinning Bruce Dick
Nov 30, 2003
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While modeling everything, I realized it's unclear if the 68" at the angled wall is from the "wall bend" or the other side of what I'm assuming is a beam. Your 2 drawings sort of contradict each other there. That will have a slight impact on the ceiling angle and subsequent height at whatever depth.

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