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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No shade on PP but the installation is really not difficult. You don't even need a stud finder. The only think you have to "install" is the top rail, which just involves drilling some pilot holes and if you hit a stud, use a wood screw. If you don't hit a stud, you use the included anchors. The whole system is secure even if you never hit a stud because of the way the hanging rails distribute pressure down the face of the wall.

Now, it might get a little trickier if you are installing into concrete for some reason (probably that would be an apartment, condo or garage situation).

Everything else just hangs on the top rail. They have videos that show how the drawers snap together. It will come with templates for spacing and directions. It's really not difficult.

When you take down your previous system you will have some gnarly holes, so it's best to have a few days to do that (pack a suitcase). Remember to push the edges of the hole into the wall, then spackle, wait for it to dry, sand, and repeat as needed. Prime and paint. Voila.

I agree with everyone else that it is life changing. I have stayed so organized for years after decades of a messy closet. Take the time to count your shoes and measure how much hanging space you want and think about drawers before you go in to have it designed, but of course you can adjust later on.

When you measure, measure everything including molding and door frames, etc. Take pictures, too. Bring all that to the store. Better to have to much information than too little. [/quote]

I think you are glossing the fact that you have to learn HOW to attach the drawer frames into the brackets.  And how to pull them out (it's not ituitive) when you want to take them out.  And how to jam those racks into the brackets, and ooop... should have put those shelf liners on the rack/shelves BEFORE you installed all the facia pieces...  now gotta remove all the facia pieces and then put on the liners and then put the facia back on!, and how to put on the track covering (which was the easiest part) and "how high is this rod supposed to be" -- gotta remove it b/c I should have raised this up first, etc. etc.

Oh, they didn't cut the standards so now they are hitting into my baseboard trim!  And turns out the track that was supposed to fit a 63" wall was actually cut to 63.5"!  Etc.   And exactly how hard and how long do you have to screw those screws into the anchors to make them tight?  It IS a learning process.  It's do-able.  But, there is more than just screwing 10 screws into the wall and calling it a snap.[/quote]

Everything you mention is quite easy and takes a few minutes.  When I installed the vertical rails I made sure they were in the right place by hanging them first (without screwing them in), and then installing the drawers.  I screwed one screw in partly with the drawer installed before installing all the other screws.  Whenever you are putting things like this together, you need to "dry fit" the pieces.   There's nothing worse than finding out that things won't fit, when you're partly through an installation.

I put in a combination Elfa/Rubbermaid closet after reading this post: http://realmod.blogspot.com/2014/05/closet-storage-systems-elfa-vs.html

I did it all in one weekend. It took longer than I wanted because I ended up doing most of the work (and got my then-boyfriend's help for only a few minutes).

I think that the Elfa install price is quite reasonable. I'm surprised, however, that a lot of people go this route, since they won't paint.  My OCD would be annoyed about having a wall that has patch marks.  (Do they even primer?)[/quote]

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