We want to install a clothing rod in our newly renovated closet. We are thinking of putting up a clothing rod made of copper pipe and are now considering the best way to install it. We just had craftsmen lower the ceiling to install spotlights, but foolishly we didn't think to ask them to put a stud exactly where the clothing rod should go.
I'm wondering if we can use long screws that go through the drywall, the air gap, and then up into the solid wooden ceiling (which is about 3 cm). Would that work, or should we opt to attach it to the wall instead? The clothing rod will be about 2 meters.
Buy a rod that is slightly longer than the room/chamber.
Drill holes with a 25mm hole saw in the walls where the rod will be, and insert the rod.
No holders, no mounting, done
My rods are about 210 cm, it is 205 cm between the mounts, a drywall and a linen closet:
Thanks for the tip! We have considered securing the ends with brackets instead of "just" drilled holes. I assume your holes are slightly deeper than the pipe goes in (to be able to install it at all). Isn't there a risk that the pipe falls out?
However, we want to use copper pipes because we think it's stylish. To make it more stable, we plan to insert a wooden dowel inside. The question is whether the pipe can handle a distance of two meters without bending.
Sorry for a rude response, but that was probably the dumbest argument I've heard about the interior of a walk-in closet
Regarding pipe length etc.: if it's a regular wooden house, the walls are more or less "hollow."
So you can drill a hole in the wall board, push in the pipe, and then pull it back into the wall on the opposite side.
If you think it's a bit loose, put a dab of construction adhesive PL400 there.
You are excused! But you prefer things not to be tidy then? The wardrobe is open and the first thing I see when I wake up, so I want it to look good — nothing strange about that
It is truly disheartening that in thread after thread there are posts from you KoW where only your way is the right way. I understand @bjornlof 100% and hope you are not discouraged by this old forum fox!
Don't listen to KoW. There are other aspects to things than just how practical they are, but he seems to find that very hard to understand!
Regarding the pipe. If you load it heavily with clothes, it will sag considerably in the middle. An attachment point in the middle too! I'm not super fond of the solution of drilling holes in the drywall, it feels a bit B even though it probably works. Another way is to take a plate of slightly thicker plywood and drill holes in it, then you screw it onto the wall. You can paint it in a suitable color first.
So-called pipe clamps are available in copper. Maybe they can be used for the middle attachment!
Many clothing stores have racks or clothing rods made of copper pipes. You should naturally go up in diameter if you plan to bear more load. It's important to choose "hard" copper pipes. There are soft-annealed pipes that are easier to bend, but you should not use these.
Then the question is what type of fittings to use; press fittings are the most attractive and can handle the load best, but compression fittings can also work. The problem with press fittings is that you need a pressing tool for assembly.
Of course, you can use long screws as long as you know how far you have to something that holds. If the old wooden ceiling is really 30mm thick, it will hold perfectly well.
IF you want to go with the copper line to make it look nice, which an interior fox like me appreciates, why not go the extra mile... cut pipes to the length you want for distance from the ceiling.. screw them in with a through screw in the ceiling and attach the clothes rod with a regular angle fitting for copper pipes...
If support is needed in the middle, use a T-fitting.
Are you planning to use 20 pipes?
If TS wants copper pipes, then we shouldn't suggest a bunch of other alternatives, right?
Copper pipes don't bend if they're a bit thicker and hard.
Mazen suggested that TS use elbow fittings and that makes it easier and more uniform.
So it's just for TS to go ahead with the idea of waking up in the morning and admiring the clothing rod...
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