The wire shelves aren’t bad for the price, either, but we did double up on one shelf that held our boys’ wooden blocks. The Spruce / Stacey Nash Price: Great for what you getįor a closet organizer that retails for roughly $150, the quality is good with solid top rail pieces and strong upright extensions. I will say, however, that once you understand the basics of how the setup works, it’s not hard to see how you could make changes to fit different closet configurations.
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Though there are three diagrams per closet size on the box, they don’t offer specific instructions on how to replicate them. Rubbermaid also makes compatible wire drawers if you want to store shoes, socks, or other miscellaneous items.ĭespite how customizable the kit is, we really could have used a few more instructional diagrams to spur some ideas. For example, you could completely cover a wall with shelves or opt for a clothing rod across the entire length with shelves underneath. You can place the shelves and clothing rods at whatever height suits your specific needs. The customization options are nearly endless, especially if you’re willing to buy an extra kit with additional upright extensions and shelves. This is where the Rubbermaid closet kit really shines. The Spruce / Stacey Nash Customization: Let your imagination run wild However, if you don’t have much installation experience, it will probably take two people-one to hold rails and extensions while the other measures, marks, and drills holes. My husband, who knows his way around a toolbox, was perfectly capable of installing this kit on his own. Without the trip to the hardware store, I think we could have had it up in an hour or so. The whole process, including an unforeseen trip to the hardware store, took two and a half hours. With the upright extensions in place, hanging the shelves and clothing rods was simple and fast.
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We used the new anchors, screws, and washers to install the upright extensions without a single hitch from then on out.
After some research, it turns out we weren’t the only users who’d had this problem with the included hardware. After it took 30 minutes to install two anchors, one of which wouldn’t stay in place, and we realized we still had at least eight more to go, we opted for a trip to the hardware store to get different anchors, screws, and washers. Even when we’d gotten them correctly installed, the anchor didn’t hold the screw tight. Trying to place a screw in a tiny hole that we couldn’t see wasn’t easy. Once installed, the anchor was activated by perfectly centering the screw in a small hole at the back of the anchor. To say they were difficult to place would be putting it mildly. The anchors are made of plastic and have to be pressed into a predrilled hole using an application device that’s included with the kit. Well, ours didn’t line up with a stud, so wall anchors it was. The kit includes wall anchors in case the screws cannot be installed directly into a stud. It was the next part, installing the upright extensions, that proved problematic.
In this way, are Rubbermaid FastTrack and configurations compatible? The Elfa hook works in both their 12” and 16” brackets, and will also fit in the Rubbermaid 16” and 20” FastTrack brackets (though it's a bit loose).īeside above, how much weight can a Rubbermaid wire shelf hold? 100 lbs. Shelves snap in place which took some effort and would be difficult to remove. It is much sturdier than Rubbermaid since it is meant to be permanent once you put it in. Closetmaid shelf supports and shelves will fit on the Rubbermaid or Elfa vertical hangers and vice versa.