Small / Not too deep/wide shelf and closet rod bracket?

Question

My closet rod bracket sticks out too much & as a result, everytime I close the doors, they hit the hangers.

On my wall, underneath the shelf is a long piece of board going horizontally to support the shelf. Underneath this horizontal wood, in the center, there is a short piece of wood going vertically. The two pieces of wood are the same depth. On these 2 pieces of wood lie the bracket: To get a better idea of what I mean, please take a look at this site: http://www.johnsterling.com/shelfrodbrackets.htm and look at the 5th picture on the left for Model # 0043--that's the horizontal board; behind the part of the bracket that goes diagonally is the board that comes vertically.

I have heard that I could either bend my current bracket, remove the horizontal and vertical wood, or cut a hole in the woods to allow the bracket to go further back in. I don't know if a stud is there.

Carpenter suggests get a 9" deep bracket, but I only find10". See model 0042 adjustable at site given.

Answer 1

You could make your own bracket with a piece of 1 X 6 30 " long

Cut one piece 9 1/2" long

Remove the bracket

The 9 1/2" piece will replace the bracket

Temporay put in place of the bracket and mark where you want the rod to pass through it.

Mark where the board is fastened horizontal on the wall.

Take it down and drill/cut a hole just large enough to fit the rod through.

Mark the centre of the other piece.

Nail the other piece through the centre to the wall end of the 9 1/2" piece after you have made the hole so it will be just below the board on the wall.

Align the 9 1/2" board where the bracke was and nail the other piece to the wall at the studs.

Good Luck

Answer 2

Most likely there is a stud there since that is where they have put the holding bracket in the first place. The only way you can find out for sure if there is a stud is to drill there and see.
A sud will go from bottom to top so just drill below the bracket/board and see what you hit. Seems the easiest way would be to bend the bracket or get a different bracket that you can bend

Answer 3

I have experience with these types of closet brackets. Believe me you don't want to nail this thing directly to the wall if there is no stud. It will pull out and tear up the wall. Depending on how much adjustment the adjustable model has, it sounds like the way to go. That's the best info I have.

Answer 4

you could desire to hire a drill, or purchase a low priced one. IMHO, nails could be an extremely undesirable selection for this application. i assume you should ask your self how plenty that's well worth to you to no longer have this bracket artwork appropriate.