Closet Shelf Installation and Repair | ClosetMaid Wire Shelf Kit

In this video, I will walk you through the entire process of installing a secure and strong closet shelf using the ClosetMaid Shelf Kit with Closet Rod. Often wire shelves are installed incorrectly and quickly start to loosen from the wall and eventually fall which can be a safety issue. Additionally, I will show you 3 different options for securing the shelf to ensure you get the strongest installation possible. One note is that the standard hardware provided is my least favorite option.

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[isabelrivera]

I have a closet where the shelves broke out and all my clothes fell on the floor!! I had no idea how to fix it, so I was looking at videos on how to do it myself. Thank God that's when I saw your video on how to fix it myself!! Thank you for taking the time to explain it step by step without fast-forwarding it!! I'm a 65 handicap lady with a 96 year old husband and we have to fix everything in our house by ourselves because of our income we can't afford to hire people to do it. They always ask much more than we can pay. Thanks again for being patient and explaining it slowly!! God bless you! Now I'll be able to do it.🙏👍👍👏

[itssojulie]

First time I've watched one of your videos. I liked that the teaching was mostly done while you were working instead of standing still talking, then demonstrating which takes forever. Several options, easily understood, and great info! Thanks!

[livingthedream]

Excellent demonstration. Today I’m fixing my daughter’s closet, which came crashing down last week. I now feel confident that I can easily repair and reinforce it.

[Chucks_Chocolates]

You're a life saver! I'm a new home owner and had 2 shelves fall down and didn't know where or how to start the repairs. This was a perfect step by step video. TY!

[susans]

Thank you for posting your video! My dad recently passed away; he was our resident, "Mr. Fix Everything." He taught me so much about home and car maintenance! I really appreciate channels like yours because you give step-by-step instructions with visual instructions. Dad always said to read the instructions...he was an engineer, so for him, written instructions were a walk in the park. I'm a visual learner, so videos are much more helpful. When he would teach me how to do something, the hands-on approach always worked best for me. Thank you again for your very helpful, step-by-step, easy-to-understand video! I look forward to your weekly posts!

[lindas]

Nicely done! And great enunciation.
I have put many of these up over the years. I have a tip for you, that my father taught me when I was a little girl. He had a long nail, with only one use. He called it his explorer. He always tapped it through the drywall first wherever the holes were marked to determine if "in a stud" or "in the wind". He even wiggled it around at an angle to check for other surprises like pipes or wires or even the edge of a stud.
I've found his explorer buddy to be super useful with so many brackets to mount, and I thought you might too.

[vegascece]

This 14 year's installed Rubbermaid shelf held up with tons of clothes....until it didn't. Thanks so much for sharing the toggle bolt clip "fix" as these 68 yr old walls finally gave up and spat the original plastic clips with nails out leaving large holes. Great help!!

[marcellaschechter]

Thank you!! Your video is by far the clearest and most detailed. Some of us are truly beginner diyers and need all the help we can get. I know I can get my shelving hung correctly the first time now!!

[megh]

Thank you so, so much. No home improvement store could tell me how to accurately install this wire shelving.

[R.BUTLER]

My Good Man.
This Video saved my Bacon 🥓 Before putting this shelf up in my Sister's closet.

I have forgotten ALL ABOUT the Toggle Bolts.

I will be using them for the Entire build, minus the edges because of the brackets.

THANK YOU

[Otaan]

Thank you so much for going step by step and explaining different ways to get to the end result; I am on a journey of installing closet shelves in my new house that came with absolutely zero shelving somehow, and I appreciate you going through everything In a manner of which I can easily follow along and reciprocate. 🙂🙂

[bdriley]

Outstanding video. I’m installing one of these at my daughter’s tomorrow and this video was a great refresher and full of tips.

[elfchild]

I know this is an older video, but thank you. I had to install a closet shelf this week with zero experience, and I really appreciated the full walkthrough and explanations.

[leonarussell]

Wow! Thank you for this video and detailed instructions. My builder installed wire shelf fell and I've gotten several directions to change materials etc. Yours is the best buy far and I don't have to buy different shelving. Thank you again. 😊

[williamcolbert]

I want to echo the sentiments of the other viewers and express my appreciation for this quick, simple, and easy-to-follow installation guide. I had a rack similar to the one in your video that decided it and the drywall it was connected to were going to part ways - literally! The sudden break-up resulted in all of my clothes crashing to the floor. Thanks to your video, I was able to get it back up using the toggle bolts and the same holes.

[harryl]

2:53 first video to advise end bracket usage! Well done sir! 🎉

[gale]

I'm about to install several shelves. This was BY FAR the best video I found, so now I'm going to buy toggle bolts and drywall screws before starting. Thank you!

[myaggiegray]

Mine broke at 3:30AM. Thanks to your video I am off to the store for better parts to repair it.

[dennisjones]

This was a great overview of this, I needed to repair an 8 foot section that had been overloaded and pulled out of the wall. One thing to note, I was going to use toggles for all the supports in order to space them evenly, that ended up being a failure. It was impossible for me to start all the toggles in the holes simultaneously and still seat the support brackets properly into the shelf due to the fact that they needed to swing into position and the angles were simply not working out. I ended up locating all the supports on studs, which was certainly a more robust solution but not as aesthetically pleasing as I originally intended. I ended up adding a couple more supports to balance things out. In any event, this was the perfect video to help me figure out what I needed to do to accomplish the repair, thank you!!!