How to Make a Closet Rod
Making a closet rod is not difficult and can assist in organizing your closet space. A few inexpensive materials from the local hardware store and you have created new space for your things. This simple DIY project requiring a dowel, and U or circle metal flanges.
- Measure the length of the closet.
- Purchase a 1-½ inch or 2-inch diameter dowel or the appropriate width to hold the clothing to be hung in the closet.
- Purchase the appropriate sized, one U and one circular flange for the dowel. Be sure the kit includes wood screws or drywall anchors.
- Using a stud finder, locate the wall stud on both sides of the closet.
- Determine the appropriate height for the closet rod. If the closet is in a child's bedroom, the closet rod should be about three to four feet from the floor. If the bedroom is for an adult, five feet is appropriate. If closet width allows, you can put two dowels in one closet. One at a lower height for shirts and blouses, and the other for pants. Offset the dowel to allow for lengthy dresses.
- Allow enough room against the rear wall for hanger width.
- Using a tape measure and a pencil, mark the exact placement of the dowel.
- Measure the width so that dowel placement will be centered.
- Verify "level" between the two sides of the closet using a bubble level. If it is not level, adjust the marking until the bubble of the level is centered.
- Center the U flange at one side of the closet and the circular flange over the “X” or mark on the other side of the closet. Using a screw, screw gun or drill bit screw the flange into the stud. Repeat on other side of the closet.
- Verify level of flanges.
- Cut the dowel using a miter box and saw or power saw, if not already cut to fit the width of the closet.
- Paint or stain the dowel, if desired.
- Maneuver dowel into flanges.
- Use level on top of dowel to verify if the dowel is level.