Do-It Yourself Closet Section
Walk In Closet
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The walk in closet in the master bedroom is eight feet deep and six foot wide, which by modern home building standards, is small. However it has served its purpose, that is until the Closet Maid wire system finally broke under the weight of too many clothes.
The first section broke a few months after the death of our grand daughter, Isabella Rose Lancaster on April 14, 2002, then the second section, four months later. My wife nor I were in a frame of mind to tackle a major project, so the clothing was carefully placed in our bedroom in some semblance of order.
Our youngest daughter started helping her mother sort clothing in May 2004 and I promised to build her the closet she had always wanted. The information in the following pages will hopefully encourage others to organize their own closets and know some of the common mistakes which may result and how these mistakes can be avoided.
The day before my 65th birthday we finished the walk in closet enough for my wife to arrange her clothes.
The unit to your left runs the length of the wall and consists of one piece box construction and is two feet deep.
The unit at the back of the closet is also one piece construction two feet deep, but had an open end with a two inch lip which snuggled behind the box end of the left unit.
This is the unfinished two piece unit which sits on a platform made of 2x4. Both of the physical units would be moved into the closet through the closet door and have about a two inch clearance. Here you can see the back wall unit which was snuggled behind the unit to the left.
The back unit was slid in through the closet door opening. As it was moved toward the back of the closet, the bottom was placed on the top of the left unit's bottom; the top was placed on top of the left unit's top, then pushed to the back of the closet. This procedure allowed the back unit to fit into place.
Construction details and common mistakes to avoid are on the following pages.