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Install a closet organizer

Find the studs, screw a level rail into them, hang the uprights, and clip in the shelves and rods: a closet system that holds its load.

8 steps

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Empty the closet. Measure its width, depth and height, and plan where the rods and shelves go.
Slide a stud finder along the back wall at the rail's height, and mark each stud with a pencil.
Pipes and cables run in walls: check with the stud finder before you drill.
Hold the rail against the wall at the height the kit says, set a level on it, and draw a line along its top.
Drill and screw the rail into every stud along the line. Use wall anchors only where there's no stud.
Hook the uprights onto the rail where your plan says, and check each one hangs straight.
Clip the brackets, shelves and rods into the uprights, and press each one home.
Hang the clothes. The rail should stay tight to the wall and the shelves level.
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