Calculators / Home gym
Will your garage gym fit?
Put in the ceiling height, the flooring and the space, then pick your equipment. You’ll see whether the rack clears the ceiling and how much floor everything takes.
Updated · How we check our numbers
Fits
51 sq ft of 240 sq ft
95¼ in of clear height over the flooring; the equipment and its clearances use about 51 sq ft of your 20 × 12 ft space.
- Clear height
- 95¼ in7 ft 11¼ in
- Floor used
- 51 sq ft21% of the space
Estimate for planning only, not professional advice. Check the manufacturer’s instructions, your local code and a licensed professional before you buy, build or install. Use at your own risk. Terms.
Equipment
95¼ in clear- Rogue R-3BT power rack90⅜ in tall, 53 × 40 in floor4⅞ in to spare
- Concept2 RowErgConcept2: 8 × 2 ft assembled, 9 × 4 ft with room to use it36 sq ft
Heights and footprints from Rogue, REP, Titan, Concept2 and Peloton.
¾ in of rubber raises everything. We took it off the ceiling height.
How we work it out
clear height = ceiling − flooring thickness · rack fits if its height ≤ clear height
Measure the ceiling at its lowest point over the gym: the garage door track, the opener or a beam. Rack heights and footprints are from the makers: Rogue SML-2 92¼ in, Rogue R-3BT 90⅜ in, REP PR-1100 85 in, Titan T-2 71 in. Leave a few inches to tip a rack up during assembly.
Cardio needs room around it, not just under it. Concept2 says a RowErg takes 9 × 4 ft in use. Peloton wants 24 in on every side of the Bike and an 8 ft ceiling. For treadmills, BodyCraft quotes ASTM F2115: 0.5 m on each side and 2 m behind; NordicTrack's manual asks for 8 ft behind and says not to put its treadmill in a garage.
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