Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

Anonymous wrote: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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did our kids shared closet during the January sale and it is AWESOME. I can get to everything, know where everything is, etc. We did installation through them which was not a bad price, but agree that it does not seem too hard. Could not be happier with it and can't wait to do ours during the next sale.

OP here. I was planning to pay for installation. The thing that changed my mind was that in order to paint the walls, I would have to pull out the old racks, patch and paint BEFORE they came for the installation. And there was no discount for the demolition and repair. So, I figured I might as well do the screws into the walls and such for installation.

TBH, there is more to installation and just putting the screws into the wall. It IS a big job. But, we did the whole thing in a couple of days (including the pull out and repair and installation). And I can use that $$ (that would have been paid for installation) on something else!

Anonymous wrote:We did our kids shared closet during the January sale and it is AWESOME. I can get to everything, know where everything is, etc. We did installation through them which was not a bad price, but agree that it does not seem too hard. Could not be happier with it and can't wait to do ours during the next sale.