A closet with extensive organizers can be a welcome addition in a home.
An entryway closet may not be the first room you think of when you are considering a remodel but often it is a hard-working closet that sees a lot of use. Many homes use entryway closets to store family coats, winter boots, umbrellas and exterior clothing, such as hats, scarves, and gloves. Sometimes the front closet is so full of seasonal clothing that there is no room for guest storage. A remodel of the closet to address family as well as guest storage needs ensures that everyone feels welcome at the front door. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Measure your existing entryway closet.
2. Determine if there is an adjacent space you can utilize to make your closet larger.
3. Transfer your measurements to 1/4-inch graph paper. Draw your walls 3/32-inches thick. Indicate your door and door swing, any windows, electrical outlets, light fixtures or other utility in the area. Include the full entryway on the drawing as well as significant portions of adjacent rooms, particularly if they share a common wall with the closet. This will show you the relationship each room has to the next room.
4. Mark and label your floor plan so that it shows the closet dimensions and room dimensions.
5. Place the floor plan on a smooth surface table and tape it down.
6. Place tracing paper over the graph paper and tape the tracing paper down.
7. List the improvements you would like to make through the closet remodel on the right side of the tracing paper.
8. Draw in the new closet. This is particularly important if you are making the closet larger by breaking through an adjacent wall into another room. Note the new dimensions.
9. Sketch how you anticipate organizing the new closet to meet your family needs. This may include built-in shelves, hooks, multiple closet rods, shelves for shoes or boots, a guest coat hanging area and other improvements.
10. Mark the location of any new light fixtures, switches or outlets. If you intend to create a recharge station for cell phones inside the closet, note this intention on the plan in the area where you might like such an addition.
11. Use the floor plan and design to estimate the cost of materials required to remodel the closet. The dimensions of the walls will allow you to calculate how many studs you need. The height multiplied to the width of walls, ceilings and floors will give you the square footage of drywall and flooring materials required. The location of switches and outlets and the quantity of these items can be added to your material list, as can overhead or other light fixtures.
12. Present photocopies of both your floor plan and your tracing paper plan to any contractor you may decide to use to help you with your remodel. This will help you acquire bids for electrical wiring and general construction.
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