Increase your closet space by installing a new, heavy bar to hang your clothes on.
A heavy-duty bar in your closet will usually hold as many clothes as will fit on it. To ensure that the bar does not fall with the weight of the clothes or other items, securely install heavy-duty duty brackets directly into the structural studs of the closet wall. While you have your closet empty for more easy installation of the new heavy-duty closet rod, you may consider installing two rods, one above the other, which will effectively double the hanging space in your closet. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Remove all clothes, accessories and other items from the closet.
2. Determine the spot where you will install the new heavy bar. Situate it at least 12 to 24 inches away from the back wall of the closet, to ensure there is enough room for the hangers and the clothes when they are hanging on the closet bar. Locate the studs in both side walls of the closet, using an electronic stud finder. Mark the location of the studs with a pencil. If the studs are not exactly opposite one another so both supporting brackets can be installed directly into a stud, one of the bar's brackets will require wall anchors to install it.
3. Measure up from the floor to determine the height at which you will hang the new heavy clothes bar. For a single bar to hang full-length clothes, such as dresses and coats, attach the bar approximately 65 to 68 inches above the floor. A double closet bar is simply one bar hung directly beneath another bar and which is used to hang shorter clothing, such as shirts and skirts. Install the top bar approximately 75 to 80 inches from the floor and the bottom bar approximately 36 to 40 inches above the floor.
4. Hold a bracket in position on the wall and mark the location of the screw holes with a pencil.
5. Drill pilot holes with a drill bit slightly smaller than the screws that will be used to fasten the supporting brackets to the wall.
6. Place the supporting bracket in position, lining up the pre-drilled screw holes.
7. Drive in the screws with a manual or electric screwdriver. Repeat with the other bracket.
8. Insert the closet rod into the supporting brackets. If the clothes bar is too long for the space, cut it down using a wood or hack saw, depending on whether the bar is wood or metal.
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