How to Install Wire Shelves
If you would like to make the most of the space in your closet, then wire shelving is a practical solution for you. Wire shelving offers versatility and functionality in small rooms. You can attach as many shelves as you need to your walls to increase storage and floor space. With a little knowledge and direction, you can install wire shelves yourself and have instant room.
- Take measurements of your closet space. Then using paper, make a miniature drawing of the closet. Be sure to sketch in how you want your shelves to appear on your walls.
- Go to a home improvement or discount store and buy wire shelving that will fit your closet space. The crisscross steel weave wire shelving is easier to install than other types due to its simple design. The detailed instructions with recommendations will be inside the shelving kit.
- Find the stud in the wall for the tracks. Be sure to mark the studs with. If needed, use a stud finder. Next drill holes in places where screws will go to connect the tracks.
- Align a couple of tracks where they are to be installed and screw them in vertically, about 24 inches apart. Make sure the track is aligned by checking it with a level.
- Put the first shelf about 3 feet above the closet floor so there is rooms for hanging pants, skirts, and blouses. The way you will put up the mounting clips will depend on what materials your walls are made of. If walls are brick or concrete, you will use plastic anchors for the tracks. If you have drywall, you will use toggle bolts to hold tracks or clips to an area that has no framing.
- Install your first shelf in place by using the brackets for the tracks and support poles. Use the back clips against the wall. All components needed are in the shelving kit you purchased.
- Continuing to space the shelves 2 feet apart. You may have to cut some shelves in order to make them fit. Be sure to use a fine-toothed hacksaw to cut the shelving. Also make sure to check each shelf’s alignment by using a level.