Hanging clothes in a closet is a convenient means of storage and a way to prevent clothes from becoming excessively wrinkled. Rods are commonly stretched from one side of a closet to another to provide a place for hangers. By using only a few components and simple-to-use tools, you can successfully install a closet rod. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Determine the height for installing a closet rod. Consider the length of clothes, including dresses and coats, to determine the installation height. Decide on a mounting height, in inches, for the clothes rod.
2. Measure the height that was decided for the closet rod with a measuring tape. Measure from the floor up to the desired height and mark the position on the wall with a pencil. Place a level on the wall and draw a vertical line at the marked point.
3. Determine how much room is necessary from the back wall of the closet to allow room for hangers and clothes. Measure out from the back wall of the closet with the measuring tape and mark the position with a pencil on a side wall.
4. Repeat the measuring and marking process for the opposite side wall in the closet.
5. Drill a pilot hole at the marked points on both walls with a drill and small-diameter drill bit at the point where the horizontal measurement intercepts the vertical line.
6. Drive a screw-in wall anchor into the pilot hole with a screwdriver. Place a screw-in wall anchor into the pilot hole in the opposite wall.
7. Insert a wood screw into the center of a round closet rod mounting bracket. Install the bracket into the wall anchor with a screwdriver. Install a second round closet rod mounting bracket into the wall anchor in the opposite wall. Notice that one round bracket will have a solid ring for holding the rod in place and another bracket with a partial ring for allowing the rod to be easily inserted.
8. Obtain a closet rod that is the appropriate length for the distance in the closet between the two installed brackets. Cut a wooden rod to length with a fine-tooth saw, if necessary.
9. Install one end of the rod into the rod bracket with a solid rim around the bracket for holding the rod in place. Slide the opposite end of the rod into the bracket on the opposite wall by sliding it into the bracket. Rotate the bracket, if necessary, so that the open side of the bracket ring is pointing up.
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