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Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 18
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 5:53 am: |     |
Have any of you had a closet built in an upstairs bedroom of a house in this style? It sure looks like one could cut through the wall on the slanted ceiling side (having trouble describing)and frame out a wall-length closet. Admittedly, the opening wouldn't be 7', but it sure would be high enough. Envison combination of clothes rod and that California Closet-style drawer/shelving. Grappling with the need to add closet space. If you have insight on this, and know a likely handyman/contracter, please help! Thought about buying Ikea wardrobes, but really want to save floor space if possible. When we bought the house, both the realtor and home inspector thought this was a good idea. Thoughts? |
sahm
Citizen
Username: Sahm
Post Number: 24
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 12:24 pm: | |
I want to do this too. Our bedroom has no closet at all. I think it should be easy to frame the whole length of one wall and put in a great closet using the stuff from either IKEA or HOme Depot (one problem would be how long it might take my husband & i to put that stuff together).
I know it needs to be 24 inches deep for hangers.
I hope someone has a good recommendation for this!
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Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 27
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 1:39 pm: | |
Well, if no one writes soon I'm going to contact this handyman guy a friend knows and see what I can learn. I hate that my husband's clothes are all downstairs, and I have to toss socks etc. down to him each a.m. Those IKEA wardrobes are generally too tall for the wall in question and I really do want to preserve floor space. I'll keep you posted... |
Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 224
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 3:39 pm: | |
I think I know what you’re talking about with the space. I don’t know a contractor but my sister did this in her daughter’s room. She went to the Container Store; they have all kinds of closet organizing type shelving and racks. They put the racks in themselves because it’s really easy. They had to change the configuration a bit to make it suit them. Then the called a handyman to frame the area in. Not they have a perfectly functional closet that looks like it’s built in. It was pretty inexpensive too. |
Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 225
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 3:40 pm: | |
Not = Now |
sac
Citizen
Username: Sac
Post Number: 718
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 10:02 pm: | |
Brett and others - FYI for future posts ... you can edit (or delete) a post within the first few (15?) minutes after posting, using those two little icons to the left of the printer icon in the top right corner of the post, to the right of the date and time. This is very handy for fixing typos or getting rid of accidental double posts. (Although the incidence of the latter has been greatly reduced with the new server.) |
OK, it's Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 638
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 10:19 am: | |
Cynicalgirl, my friend and professional carpenter can do this sort of job for you. His work is utterly meticulous, and he's also pretty creative. His name is George, and his number is 908-436-0315. He does a lot of work in SO/M.
He lost his voice this week, so if you leave him a message, give him a couple of days to get back to you.
Tom Reingold
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Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 32
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 11:45 am: | |
Thanks, Tom. I will be giving him a call. Actually, I think he's the same guy a friend recommended. Owing to husband's finding a job (Yay!) I look forward to taking care of some overdue small renovations and fixes. This closet situation has been making me crazy!
Some days I'd like to just pay somebody $1K a month for however long it takes to get our long-unloved house fixed up...!
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OK, it's Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 640
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 11:54 am: | |
I know what you mean. We're in the same boat, with a long-unloved house needing tons of work. We've been here since June 30, and it's just beginning to show signs of improvement. And we have a long way to go. For the time being, we're running out of money, so we may have to slow down our efforts for a while. We've done so much. But the nice thing is that we are investing in ourselves, so to speak. This is great. I've never owned a home before.
Tom Reingold
There is nothing
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Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 33
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 6:27 pm: | |
Instead of the "dream M/SO" thread, I'd like to introduce the idea of getting a great whack of cash (probably take $50K in all), move into my backyard in a tent (could be the garage, but I fear it leaks) and just let some contractor guys MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT! I mean, new kitchen floor, bathroom floors, regrout all tile, kitchen counter, build that closet, make all windows open and have uncracked glass, refinish basement...*sigh* We're good at paint, removing wallpaper, cleaning, bush trimming/pulling up but the rest of this stuff is beyond our skills/energies...You have my empathy, fellow traveller. What makes this worse is that we left behind a house that we'd just got to a very nice place, having redone bathrooms, kitchen. Now starting over, and in a very high-priced town. |
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