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Questions tagged [closet]

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What should I do with a shallow closet?

My guest bedroom has an extra shallow closet (15 inches deep). This is too narrow for a hanger, so clothes hung on the rod end up being angled, rubbing against the back wall and the door, etc. What can I do with this thing? It needs to remain a…
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How can I attach the divider for sliding closet doors to concrete?

I've finished my basement including carpet and laminate floors. I have sliding closet doors in both areas. What is the best way of attaching the door separator on the ground, knowing that it is concrete underneath?
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How can I get my new closet door rollers to roll?

Recently, I installed two new tracks for two closets (both with two sliding doors a piece). The first track works great. The second track is having some issues, the back door rolls nicely,the front door moves but the rollers inside the track will…
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How can I come up with a sliding door slab wide enough for my closet opening?

I am looking at a sliding door with the hidden track door system. The closet opening is 47" across, but as one edge of the closet is so close to the corner of the wall, the door can only slide one way, to the left, hence one giant sliding door. I…
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Can I trim this MDF closet door from Wayfair to fit my closet?

I have found this closet door which I like on Wayfair. The doors height is 78" and they recommend a opening height of 80" but my closet opening height is 79". I am wondering if I can trim about an inch off the bottom of this door to make it fit. …
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Converting closet to sliding closet doors

We have two hall closets side by side with regular outswing doors. We are converting it to one large single closet (knocking wall down that separates them) with two sliding doors. My problem, the new opening will be 63.75 inches. Overlap on the…
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How to add closet rod support?

I fear the weight level in my closet on the cheap thin metal rod and need to support it in the middle. I bought a metal support bracket and the support part of the bracket doesn't meet the rod, it's lower than it. Do I keep shopping for a match or…
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Additional support for closet rod

My wife put some heavy clothes on this closet rod and it broke. It's not really a standard closet rod that goes the length of the closet opening. It's one of those 'half' ones that allow you shelves in the middle. I need to add some support to this…
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An extra long closet and the rod, mounted in concrete, keeps falling off.

I have an extra long closet and the rod keeps falling off. It is in concrete and the anchors keep coming out. I guess I could put a pole up in the middle to brace it, buy any other ideas???
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What material to put between in-corner closet and walls

I have a wardrobe closet in the corner of my bedroom with a half inch space on the left, rear and top sides (almost reaches ceiling too). Does it make sense to put a kind of dense foam in these spaces to make it look "built in" and in addition,…
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Closet walls load bearing?

In my room in my house there is an outset closet I believe and I want to know if the walls are structural because I cannot determine if they are myself I'll take a picture and post it and let me know if you can help me figure this out.
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How to fix a wiggling closet railing?

The upper railing for the closet in my daughters room wiggles. I went up into the attic to see why, and it seems like it's attached predominantly into the drywall ceiling - in some places with anchors, and in some places without anchors (?!). (Sorry…
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What’s this circle metal on the wall?

I was going to install wire shelves in one of the closets, but this shiny circle thing will cause the shelve to not flush. Anybody knows what it is?
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How do I identify my closet system (or do I even need to)?

In October I moved into a condo. All the bedrooms had built-in closet systems, but I don't know what brand/vendor. Why does it matter? I have a shelf or two with heavy things, and the shelf rocks back and forth when I move the heavy items. I want to…
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mini closet - Jack/King stud question

i try to build a really small closet, we have a limit space. I was wondering if i have to put Jack and King stud, and Cripple? what do you think of this plan
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