Looking for Contractor
I live in a high ceiling brownstone and I had a handyman install a closet rod across the wall of my bedroom for my wardrobe to hang from. It lasted about a week and then fell out of the wall under the weight of my clothes. He came back yesterday morning to fix it, which…
I live in a high ceiling brownstone and I had a handyman install a closet rod across the wall of my bedroom for my wardrobe to hang from. It lasted about a week and then fell out of the wall under the weight of my clothes. He came back yesterday morning to fix it, which he did, and told me to wait 2 hours before I rehung anything. I waited 12 hours. It happened again, only now all of the middle brackets hung on the dry wall (not on studs) are coming out of the wall.
I’m looking for someone who can reinforce the existing closet rod so that it works or advise me on how to install a new one and then do that installation. The room is about 14 feet long and I am in Fort Greene.
I would say that the best thing to do would be to get the best custom closets NYC has to offer. I’ve never heard a complaint.
http://www.smartclosetsolution.com/
what you need is a closet system, if you willing to spend the extra and have a real closet, even just rods but it will actually hold for a lifetime.
another solution is to get closet made bars from Home Depot. These allow to spread load more even across the wall. But still you need somebody who knows how to use stud finder. (This skill is 2 on 1-10 scale).
If you have metal studs, you need to get metal framing screws. Look at the handyman trying to get screw in metal stud. If he holds driver by the handle – he does not know what he is doing.
Try Eric the Handyman at handymaneric.com. He hangs this kind of stuff all the time.
Steve
http://www.thetinkerswagon.com (I’d offer my services but am in the middle of a project).
Rex sounds like he knows his stuff. Maybe you should hire him to repair your closet.
I’d start by offering a six pack of cold beer and fifty bucks, though Rex sounds like a detail oriented fellow and might not appreciate the cold beer as much as he would extra cash. . .
Your handy man is not. Post his name as a warning. To do it yourself… If you have wood studs, screw the brackets to them with a #6 or #8 x 1 1/2″ or longer flat head or pan head COARSE threaded screw. If metal studs screw a 1×4 solid wood cleat to the metal with 2 1/2″ FINE thread screws then screw the brackets to the with wood a #10 or #12 x 1″ or longer COARSE flat/pan head screw. If the load is really heavy you will need to use a toggle bolt or molly in the 1×4.
Add a couple brackets. Obviously you aren’t using enough given the weight of your clothes.
And of course, shift the hangers and drill into the wood studs, not empty sheetrock.
If you have to use sheetrock anchors because you don’t
have to wood studs, you’ll need to compensate by using more brackets.
Add a couple brackets. Obviously you aren’t using enough given the weight of your clothes.
And of course, shift the hangers and drill into the wood studs, not empty sheetrock.
If you have to use sheetrock anchors because you have to wood studs, you’ll need to compensate by using more brackets.
what all the above said, plus why not get a real rack system with real supports. closetmaid.com stuff is available from Lowes.