Wife's closet collapsed -time for an upgrade?

[Melensdad]

Well my wife's clothes, of which she has an over abundance, finally did what I had been warning her about for the past 10 years. The weight of the clothes literally tore the modular closet system off the wall of the closet and mangled the metal closet system.

The house was originally built with a double stacked self & hanging system in her closet. I believe it was a "Rubbermaid" brand system???

So now I'm in the market for some sort of an upgrade. I'm considering the CLOSETMAID "Selectives" system. It would allow for drawers, hanging bars, cabinets, etc. And best yet, it is supported by both the wall and the floor.

Anyone have any experience with this type of closet system?

Advice?

 

[bczoom]

Had the same thing happen to me. (the collapse).

The only damage I encountered was the drywall anchors and a few plastic clips.

To make a long story short, I found it best to get new (better) drywall anchors and just reinstall what was there.

Suffice it to say, I'm not into shopping for closet hardware and when the options were provided, it became a bit overwhelming for Mrs. Zoom to determine the best configuration. If the setup was good but mounting was bad, it may be best to just re-hang what you have...

 

[BigAl]

Well my wife's clothes, of which she has an over abundance, finally did what I had been warning her about for the past 10 years. The weight of the clothes literally tore the modular closet system off the wall of the closet and mangled the metal closet system.

The house was originally built with a double stacked self & hanging system in her closet. I believe it was a "Rubbermaid" brand system???

So now I'm in the market for some sort of an upgrade. I'm considering the CLOSETMAID "Selectives" system. It would allow for drawers, hanging bars, cabinets, etc. And best yet, it is supported by both the wall and the floor.

Anyone have any experience with this type of closet system?

Advice?

Sharp looking setup !!!.
I did something similar on my Grass Valley home years ago , But I had them built onsite . Since then , There are so many more good closet setups and accesories avalible now, it is mind boggleing .
You may want to add up your cost of purchasing from them verus having a custom system built by your local cabinet maker . That way they can match the other cabinets in the house and give it a more custom look too .

 

[CityGirl]

Time for a yard sale!

 

[Av8r3400]

The wife has been pestering me to do a system like this, too. We've got the old fashion 1x12 board on top of the 90° bracket with the 1-1/4" dowel system now.

Bob, go buy a bunch of this stuff and tell the rest of us if it is any good or not.

 

[OhioTC18]

Had the same thing happen to me. (the collapse).

The only damage I encountered was the drywall anchors and a few plastic clips.

To make a long story short, I found it best to get new (better) drywall anchors and just reinstall what was there.

Suffice it to say, I'm not into shopping for closet hardware and when the options were provided, it became a bit overwhelming for Mrs. Zoom to determine the best configuration. If the setup was good but mounting was bad, it may be best to just re-hang what you have...

BC my MIL had the same thing happen. All the wire shelving hit the floor. I put them back up with more/better anchors, but added the 3/4" support poles everywhere.

 

[Kwiens]

Bob,

I'd say your wife has too many clothes for the closet!!!! Time to build a new house to house the new and bigger closet for her clothes. Bailout monies are available!

K

ps. I'd make my wife haul her clothes to Goodwill or the Etc Shop.......

 

[Melensdad]

ps. I'd make my wife haul her clothes to Goodwill or the Etc Shop.......

Well they were taken to Goodwill today.

I picked up some of the ClosetMaid Selections stuff this evening. They didn't have all the parts I need, but I'll get started on this and work around the walls as the rest of the parts arrive.

 

[pirate_girl]

Time for a yard sale!

 

[pirate_girl]

Understandably Bob, the lovely Mrs.B needs the space for her suits and jackets, being a teacher and all.
Those types of clothing (as you know now) can become quite heavy on even a well constructed system.

We womenfolk tend to hang on to stuff we know we'll probably never wear again, but keep it hanging around, just in case.

Good luck with the project!

 

[cj7]

Gee I thought the pic was going to be of everything laying on the floor!! LOL

The new stuff looks very nice. Hopefully it will do the job. It should.

 

[Cowboyjg]

I tried to find some photo's of the closet system I put in the Florida house but alas. I had an 8x10 room with two doors. I had thought of the closet made set up but it became a matter of time which I little of then and figured it would be more cost effective to let someone else put it in. I found a similar system that was built locally (We're only talking laminated MDF here) I had the two tiered setup with two banks of drawers and two sets of shelves with one containing a laundry hamper. It had metal J channel that was bolted into the studs. The system hung on the wall down from the ceiling about 12" with a top shelf all the way around. The floor area was clear for shoes, the drawer banks and shelves hung just above the floorabout 8". This allowed for easy vaccuming. We had one 18" section that allowed for full length dresses and things. There were 2 retractable belt racks and 1 tie rack. I had mine done in white. Total installed...$1500. I thought it was a pretty good deal. Keep in mind too, I had 9' ceilings. I've done the closet maid type. It's not unlike most put-together furniture and of pretty good quality too.