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The Rod in my closet keeps falling

AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Guys, (or ladies)-or anybody handy,

I have a wooden rod in my closet that my clothes hang on

and it keeps falling! The thing that the rod goes into on the wall keeps coming loose. I fastened it with some duct tape b/c that's all I have on hand, is there something else I can do? SHould I buy a new rod in Home Depot? Can I glue it or something?

I am not very handy with these things. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!

(oh and yes I took some of the clothes out of the closet, I thought I had too much stuff hanging on there).
"...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
"Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
6-01-06
6/25/08
Free Speedy
and Metsy!
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Is this like a coming out thread in closet speak?
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Is this like a coming out thread in closet speak?
    No! I'm serious. It fell down 3 times today! Geesh.
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    can you nail the thingy that holds the rod into a higher spot or something? i know, i'm all about the technical speak :o haha
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    can you nail the thingy that holds the rod into a higher spot or something? i know, i'm all about the technical speak :o haha
    I thought about that! I will have to give that a try, thanks Chiqui!
    and LOL, I understood what you meant!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Allie wrote:
    No! I'm serious. It fell down 3 times today! Geesh.

    It's a sign from above that you need to spend more time in the closet manipulating the rod...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Allie wrote:
    I thought about that! I will have to give that a try, thanks Chiqui!
    and LOL, I understood what you meant!
    it's easier describing in person, i speak with my hands anyhows lol good luck, hope you can keep that rod up.

    um....i mean, oh nevermind :o lol
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    It's a sign from above that you need to spend more time in the closet manipulating the rod...
    lol :D
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Ok Allie, talk to me. I'm having trouble visualizing.

    So the rod keeps falling out of the mounting?

    And you think the mounting is flawed? Like is it coming off the wall?
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    it's easier describing in person, i speak with my hands anyhows lol good luck, hope you can keep that rod up.

    um....i mean, oh nevermind :o lol
    hee hee :)
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    Jeanie wrote:
    Ok Allie, talk to me. I'm having trouble visualizing.

    So the rod keeps falling out of the mounting?

    And you think the mounting is flawed? Like is it coming off the wall?

    Hah! You are handy, Jeanie.

    If the mounting is the thing you put the rod in, then yes, that's the problem. it's not coming off the wall but it's coming loose and leans forward and then the rod comes loose and falls from that side
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    try viagra...:p


    yea chiqui's right.....it sounds like the screw holes have been stripped.....try a new position...:)
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Grab the rod firmly with both hands and give it a good tug...

    That always helps mine stay up...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    um can you all please keep the dirty minded responses out of my thread?

    I was asking a serious question. Y'all sound like Beavis And Butthead!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Allie wrote:
    Hah! You are handy, Jeanie.

    If the mounting is the thing you put the rod in, then yes, that's the problem. it's not coming off the wall but it's coming loose and leans forward and then the rod comes loose and falls from that side

    Well let's not get too excited! :D I'm not that handy! :p haha! :D

    So the mounting I assume has a round cradle for the rod to sit in?

    And what's it made of? Are there any screws attaching it to the wall?

    I guess what's it made of and what's the area it's attached to made of?

    If it's just sitting there with no screws then you probably want some heavy duty glue to glue back to the wall.

    If the housing for the rod is broken in some way you may want new mounts

    And if it's screwed into the wall or has holes so that it can be screwed into the wall you might wanna do that for extra strength.
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    Jeanie wrote:
    Well let's not get too excited! :D I'm not that handy! :p haha! :D

    So the mounting I assume has a round cradle for the rod to sit in?

    And what's it made of? Are there any screws attaching it to the wall?

    I guess what's it made of and what's the area it's attached to made of?

    If it's just sitting there with no screws then you probably want some heavy duty glue to glue back to the wall.

    If the housing for the rod is broken in some way you may want new mounts

    And if it's screwed into the wall or has holes so that it can be screwed into the wall you might wanna do that for extra strength.

    lol
    you are more handy then me Jeanie cause I have no idea what you said
    It's a circular thing, there's one screw in the middle of it
    I tightened the screw with a screwdriver
    the whole thing is made out of wood
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    The rod is falling down because it think the owner is too uptight...

    Just get the servants to deal with it....sigh..
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Allie wrote:
    lol
    you are more handy then me Jeanie cause I have no idea what you said
    It's a circular thing, there's one screw in the middle of it
    I tightened the screw with a screwdriver
    the whole thing is made out of wood

    Ok, well if it is attached by screws then it might be that the thread in the screw hole is ruined in which case you could keep tightening it till the cows come home but it doesn't have anything to grip against. Can you see inside the screw hole with a torch maybe? If that's what it is, you may find you need to remove both of the mounts and rescrew them into a higher or lower position in the cupboard. Make a new thread for the screw so to speak. If you do that you'll have to measure up and it might be an idea to glue and screw when you re-attach. Does that make sense? :)
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    The rod is falling down because it think the owner is too uptight...

    Just get the servants to deal with it....sigh..

    Not real handy are ya rolly? :p;):D
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Allie wrote:
    lol
    you are more handy then me Jeanie cause I have no idea what you said
    It's a circular thing, there's one screw in the middle of it
    I tightened the screw with a screwdriver
    the whole thing is made out of wood


    are you screwing into wallboard or wood? likei said the hole may be stripped so you can a) move it to another position or b) get an anchor screw - it's a plastic insert that you put into the hole and the screw goes into that.....am i making any sense? :)
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Jeanie wrote:
    Not real handy are ya rolly? :p;):D

    I've just renovated an entire house....kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, tiling, crown molding, drywall, painting, you name it on a house project and I've done it.

    I also helped my brother remodel his house and cottage, including ripping out some load bearing walls.

    but I am drawing a blank on closet rods...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    cutback wrote:
    are you screwing into wallboard or wood? likei said the hole may be stripped so you can a) move it to another position or b) get an anchor screw - it's a plastic insert that you put into the hole and the screw goes into that.....am i making any sense? :)

    Aah! Thank you!!! That's the technical jargon I was looking for! :D
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I've just renovated an entire house....kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, tiling, crown molding, drywall, painting, you name it on a house project and I've done it.

    I also helped my brother remodel his house and cottage, including ripping out some load bearing walls.

    but I am drawing a blank on closet rods...

    Nice work roland! :) Closet rods are tricky suckers though. Especially in a girls closet. :) Least that's been my experience of them. :D
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    cutback wrote:
    are you screwing into wallboard or wood? likei said the hole may be stripped so you can a) move it to another position or b) get an anchor screw - it's a plastic insert that you put into the hole and the screw goes into that.....am i making any sense? :)
    yes, cb
    I get it.
    The screw is going into wallboard

    thank you so much!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    Jeanie wrote:
    Ok, well if it is attached by screws then it might be that the thread in the screw hole is ruined in which case you could keep tightening it till the cows come home but it doesn't have anything to grip against. Can you see inside the screw hole with a torch maybe? If that's what it is, you may find you need to remove both of the mounts and rescrew them into a higher or lower position in the cupboard. Make a new thread for the screw so to speak. If you do that you'll have to measure up and it might be an idea to glue and screw when you re-attach. Does that make sense? :)

    YES! Thanks so much Jeanie. You are quite handy. But it is my clothes closet not a cupboard? Is cupboard an Australian term? :D
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Allie wrote:
    yes, cb
    I get it.
    The screw is going into wallboard

    thank you so much!


    this should help then

    http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/inffastener/infanchor/infanchor.html
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Jeanie wrote:
    Nice work roland! :) Closet rods are tricky suckers though. Especially in a girls closet. :) Least that's been my experience of them. :D

    I need pics......and I want to be able to count the shoes, oh and someone get one of that rod while they're at it..

    :D
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Allie wrote:
    YES! Thanks so much Jeanie. You are quite handy. But it is my clothes closet not a cupboard? Is cupboard an Australian term? : D


    Well I only know about that because it's happened to me before Allie! :D

    I was such a clotheshorse once my wardrobe was usually overflowing. :) :rolleyes:

    Cupboard, wardrobe, clothes closet all the same thing to me. :D

    Anyway, it's relatively easy to fix when you've had to a few times as I have! :D
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    cutback wrote:
    this should help then

    http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/inffastener/infanchor/infanchor.html
    WHOA! That's handy!

    Thanks so much guys!

    I'll get myself to home depot asap! Let's just hope the duct tape holds up till then :p
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I need pics......and I want to be able to count the shoes, oh and someone get one of that rod while they're at it..

    :D

    :D Well I'd be happy to oblige seeing as I've recently had a cull in my wardrobe. :D But my rod is still intact. It bent and bowed a lot but it didn't break and now I've relieved it of the excess things are all good in there. :)
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    Jeanie wrote:
    Well I only know about that because it's happened to me before Allie!

    I was such a clotheshorse once my wardrobe was usually overflowing. :) :rolleyes:

    Cupboard, wardrobe, clothes closet all the same thing to me. :D

    Anyway, it's relatively easy to fix when you've had to a few times as I have! :D

    Ah I see!

    well thanks for your wisdom as always, Jeanie
    it is appreciated,
    and LOL, yeah that was my first thought-crap I have too many clothes! ;) I emptied some of them out!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
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