1948 built-in closet help please!
Abby Marshall
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Comments (3)Boy, DID they have concrete in 1940! My apartment building was built in 1923, and it has plaster over wire lathe over concrete. Push a nail or your drill bit (off the drill--or at least unplug the drill) into the hole, and see how deep you can get it in--how does that compare with your anchors? Probably it'll be too short--HOW short? If it's only a teeny bit short, you'll need to drill INTO that masonry. Which means you will need a masonry bit. If it's more than 1/8 or 1/4 inch, you'll need to consider that masonry as the thing to anchor in--and masonry isn't very good at holding the sort of anchor that swells up. (and, is there enough room in the back for those two "wings" to spread out?) If you can't drill into that concrete with a plain masonry bit, AND you need to rely on that masonry to be the anchoring wall, you may need to use a Tapcon screw (for which you need, if I remember right, a Tapcon bit and Tapcon screws, avail. at Home Depot, and probably even a hammer drill (rentable, usually at Home Depot; I recruited my Uncle Mo to bring his). The hammer drill works exactly like a regular drill, but it makes a LOT of noise. But... I can't really see your wall, and I only know what *I* have gone through. You might post this over at Remodeling and at Home Repair. Good luck! (you'd have the same problem, times 6, if you tried to use the vertical standards anyway)...See MorePerfect fireplace built-ins -- please help me to design
Comments (9)chispa, Thanks for your comments. This is not the main TV area. There will be a man cave downstairs with a larger TV. We will put the TV in this great room on some sort of swivel arm so it can be angled towards the viewer. Not sure about speaker location as that is DH's job (and need) in our home too. He is talking about some ceiling speakers as well as some resting in the built-ins. Do you know what the correct spots are for speakers? Yes the depth of the deeper part of the built-ins is 16 inches. I will get DH to recheck that measurement and remind him about the space for plugs, etc. I appreciate the heads-up. bpahhome, Thanks for your help and kind words. The TV will go on a swivel/pullout arm of some sort. It would be great if the remote can work from most seats -- but that may not be possible. Too funny that you have those Danish plates too. I inherited a large collection of those blue plates plus hummel plates and figurines from my Mom. I am trying to find an attactive way to show them off in this new build. Your picture is lovely and a Tom Thomson to boot. Ours is an oil original, but not by such a famous painter. It was made by a Quebec painter some years ago and was also inherited from Mom. Carol Note the colour of the built-ins will be SW Alabaster and they will match the colour of the perimeter cabs in our kitchen. For those who are not familiar with SW Alabaster it is very, very close to BM White Dove (warm off white)....See MorePlease help me with Walk In Closets design.....
Comments (20)Thanks for some of the lovely options posted. The home is already built. So this is the space :) No worries there is lots of windows in the home including master bedroom and bathroom. This is above garage, hence the length. The 6.8" would not be less than 6.5", I shall measure tomorrow and update. Separate storage allocated for shoe closet, personal preference to have shoes setup separate & inside the home shoes are different than outside :). Luggage is probably the only storage planned for basement, more so now than before sadly. Storage needs - Purses, jewelry, cloths all kinds - daily home and work, yoga, tennis, dressy & party etc. I like kayozzy and bpath idea, at the entry to the left have a purse/jewelry narrow closet. Just like kayozzy said, at the bump out there is dressing area planned with sconces ( there is a vanity area in the master bath). Then there is that 8ish feet long deeper section with a window across, how best to use this space - 1) Should this be the dressing table area because of the depth and the window across for natural light... 2) Maybe a deeper under cabinets with counter. if possible some kind of pull out island... Then have upper cabinets come to the counter. 3) Maybe pantry like tall pull outs, I like this but this means it will all be closed. I want to be able to see everything, out of sight out of mind :) Having said this given the narrowness of the space, is it ok to have glass door ( maybe a few mirror doors) or have no doors... Is closed storage a cleaner look... I do like the idea of kayozzy for the 30' long wall to have of lengths of storage closets. I also like bluemarble idea of mirrors and velvet curtains at the windows. Should there be seating with storage at the windows? About material is generally used for closet, wood, UV or some kind of Acrylic (plywood and MDF), anyone has any thoughts on these materials please chime in, would appreciate it. No worries Mark, bring it on, that is the idea to hear all of it......See MorePlease help with closet placement in our bedrooms
Comments (12)Thanks for the break down @3onthetree. And you are right to call these out. Although in our case, We are removing the popcorn in the bedroom, painting and redoing our floors + baseboards. So most things you listed below are already being touched. The bifold single panel doors were 800$ for a set of two doors (the closet would need 2 =1600$) + closet organizer cost. The ikea closet system with organizers was 950$. - Protect route to bedrooms for messy construction - Demo, dispose large items your weekly trash may not take - Blocking/backer in ceiling and walls and infill the ~5" drywall voids - Matching where I maybe see a popcorn ceiling - Paint entire planes (at least 2 walls and ceiling) - New baseboard - New flooring...See MoreAbby Marshall
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