With a little planning, you can transform even the most disorganized of closets into a space that neatly and efficiently stores your pants, shirts and shoes. All it takes is a wire closet organizer and following these steps to install them.
Put out the old before bringing in the new. First, empty the closet you want to organize, including all the old shelves, rods and doors before bringing in the wire closet organizer. This would be an opportune time to purge the contents as well, making refilling it later much easier.
Repair all the holes that were left behind. With spackling compound and a putty knife, fill in the holes from the old shelves and rods. After allowing these spots to dry thoroughly, sand them smooth and apply a coat of paint to the whole closet space. This will enhance the look of your wire closet organizer.
Then you want to mark the wall. Mark the wall 2 inches down from the ceiling, you want to make the line level where you intend to place the hanging tracks of the wire closet organizer. Holding the hanging track against the line, mark the wall for drilling.
Now to mount the tracks. Begin to install the tracks of your wire closet organizer using the drill marks made in the previous step. Spacing of the hanging tracks depends on the application. If you are planning on the wire track organizer holding a lot of weight you will want to space them closer, but otherwise 24 inches is the standard rule of thumb.
Time to install the shelves of your new wire closet organizer. Going from the bottom up, choose the space between the floor and the bottom shelf and then continue installing the shelves at intervals appropriate for what you intend to store in the closet.
When the shelves are in place you can then install a hanging rod. You simply install the hanger supports then place the rod.
Try to mount the tracks in a wall stud whenever possible for greater load bearing. And if necessary mount with toggle bolts to reinforce the hanging tracks.
Learn more about the wire closet organizer. Stop by Steven Swihart’s site where you can find out all about closet shelving systems and what they can do for you.
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