Calculator · Geometry & layout
Shelf Spacing Calculator
The free Shelf Spacing Calculator answers one question: Evenly space shelves inside a cabinet. Enter your numbers in inches or millimeters and the result updates instantly in your browser, with no sign-up and no app to install. Use it on your phone at the bench, then copy or print the result for your cut list.
Enter the inside height of the case, the number of shelves and their thickness.
Shelf Spacing
- Clear space per opening
- 13 13/16″
- Shelf-to-shelf (top to top)
- 14.55″
- First shelf bottom at
- 13.8″
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Build it · Intermediate · 1 weekend
Download the complete plan with cut list and materials list (PDF)
Floor-to-Ceiling Shelving Unit — Built-in style 8 ft shelving with scribed fillers and even shelf spacing. Drawings, cut list with board-foot totals, hardware list and step-by-step instructions.