Mark both sides of the closet.
How to make closet rod. Slide rod into brackets. Drill and attach wall brackets. If your existing closet rod is at least 66 in. Check for adequate structural support at your marked positions.
Heavy duty steel brackets and durable melamine shelving create a strong storage solution. Tap the interior walls or use a stud finder to locate the studs. When installing a closet rod dowel one end is fit into a fixed end cup. Watch this vid for an easy solution other than to not fill the closet with clothes.
A shelf above the rod will unify the setup and provide even more storage space. Decide how deep you want the bar to be. From the floor there s enough space to add a second rod below it and still hang shirts and slacks. Cut your closet poles to fit the measured width.
Hold each pole up so that its. Add wood supports to the closet walls if needed. Hang it up closet rod step 1. How to make two levels of hanging rods in a closet measure your closet s interior width by extending your measuring tape in a straight line between.
Wooden closet dowel rods are typically 1 1 4 inch diameter. If you ve ever had your closet rod sag in the middle then collapse. Measure mark and cut the rod. All you need to gain a lot of hanging space in your closet is two metal closet brackets and a length of closet rod.
Drill a 7 32 diameter hole in the center of both caps. With a handful of dowels a quartet of closet rods and a single sheet of plywood ana white created this diy closet organizer and you can too using the woodworking plans she provides free. When autoplay is enabled. Simple wood shelf and rod is engineered with strength in mind holding up to 110 pounds per linear foot.