Closet Rod Centre Support Fix

[gordonsick]

BamaBob posted a photo some time ago of a fix to the problem of the centre support of the closet rod coming loose. I think he said that FR installed a plate to fix the problem.

I can't find that thread, so I'll post a new one with my solution, which might be easier for some people to implement.

I attach two photos of the fix.

Part of the problem with the original design is that the factory support is cantilevered, which places a lot of load on the screw nearest the rod. The other part of the problem is that the support is just screwed into the 1/4" plywood that is in the roof of the closet, and it isn't very strong.

So, my solution was to get a plated piece of angle rod, which had a length equal to the width of the closet ceiling. I folded the ends of the rod down so that I could screw the ends into the walls, if necessary.

I also drilled and threaded the factory supplied support bracket so that I could attach it to my angle rod.

This allowed me to attach the rod to various points in the ceiling. I expected that the strongest points would be near the walls at the end of the rod. But, I managed to luck out and found that I had installed the rod right below a wooden roof support, and I was able to screw into it with a #12 by 2 1/2" wood screw. I did check that the screw didn't go through the roof above!

Overall, this is very solid and has endured a lot of bouncing around when I had a pogo stick ride.

–Gordon

[Oscarvan]

Originally Posted by gordonsick

I was able to screw into it with a #12 by 2 1/2" wood screw. I did check that the screw didn't go through the roof above!

Oh man, you've got bigger ones than I do...... That's a big screw!