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If you have storage troubles installing a closet is a good way of dealing with this issue. In many cases you can make a current closet more efficient by putting in more shelves and rods. But even in a place which had no closet previously, putting in a closet is pretty simple so if you decide to build a closet, here is a basic guide for assisting you with it. We’ll suppose that you already have walls for your closet and the closet itself is all you have to put in. Here is what you will need:

How To Build A Closet

Required Tools

Nail gun

Air compressor

Drill

Stud finder

Tape measure

Chalk/pencil

Chop saw

Required Materials

Closet Materials

1½-2 inch brad nails

1×4 boards

1¼ inch brad nails

Rod holders

Screws

Closet rod

Rod support brackets

Instructions

Initially use the tape measure to determine how much room you have for your closet. Decide how many shelves you will need, how many rods for clothes, how much door will be necessary, the movement of the door, and how much and what sort of supplies you will need to build the closet.

Utilize the chalk or pencil to sketch the design of the closet on the wall where the closet will be so that you have a rough idea of how each piece will be laid out and fit together. Use the stud finder to see where the studs are in the wall and mark them with the chalk so you can easily locate them later on.

Using the chop saw, cut your closet materials to the needed length and then proceed to insert the compressor and nail gun. Fill up the nail gun using the brad nails and you are ready to go. Start by putting up the 1×4 boards and nailing them into the studs that were previously marked. Cut the shelving material you purchased for the closet to fit the design you selected and use the 1¼ inch nails to affix them to the 1×4 stringers you joined to the walls.

Next use the drill to insert the rod holders into the 1×4 side stringers and then cut the closet rod if necessary to get it to hold and put it into the rod holders. It will function as a support for your closet shelves and rods. Then use the drill and 1½ inch screws to put up the rod support brackets a maximum of 3 feet apart; all that is left now is to put in the various shelves and your new closet is set for use.

As far as the door goes, use drywall to cover the space over where the door will be and then attach whichever door you prefer.

Tips

Sliding doors or external swinging doors are best as swinging doors. Since it can be hard to open when all the shelves and your clothes are put in.

Use putty to fill out any rough spots when you are finished.