[House] TODOs for big giant wardrobe

[RJ Johnson]

Do you know how many studs are behind the closet? I'd suggest one strap
into each stud.

RJ

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 6:13 PM, Robin Lee Powell <
rlpowell at digitalkingdom.org> wrote:

> WRT earthquake: this thing is *way* more sturdy than our
> bookshelves; I'd worry about those first.  But yeah, there's totally
> stuff for that;
> https://www.amazon.com/Quakehold-4162-15-Inch-Furniture-Antique/dp/
> B000FJP24U
> for example.  I leave it to you to pick something and buy an
> appropriate number.
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 06:07:35PM -0700, RJ Johnson wrote:
> > If people give a shit about the fit and flatness of the back
> >  walls, we'll want to get 12 L-bracket-thingies from a hardware
> >  store and screw them into place that way; what do people think?
> >
> > Did you have an idea for the TV hardware?
> >
> > If you are talking about the back wall of the closet fixture being flush
> or
> > flat, I don't have any concern.
> >
> > I would like to see if there is some way of securing it to the wall
> behind
> > and/or to the side. I'm not worried about the girls using it as a jungle
> > gym, but moreso about it staying put during a serious tremor. Yes, I'm
> > being paranoid about an earthquake.
> >
> > RJ
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Ruth Anne <raladue at digitalkingdom.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 15 Aug 2016, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > >
> > > Please read all of this; there's a warning and a question.
> > >>
> > >> In approximate order of importance:
> > >>
> > >> - Tomorrow-or-later, put the runners on the mirror door
> > >>  NB: MIRROR HAS NO LOWER RUNNERS, move it very carefully!, because
> > >>  if it slips free by surprise you *will* be sorry.  We're waiting
> > >>  on the wood glue to dry because the lower runners tore right out
> > >>  of the "wood".
> > >> - The rope is crap; replace with turnbuckle and wire; take bolt to
> > >>  the hardware store, replace with hook to attach the wires to; if
> > >>  we're going to have a structural support it might as well be
> > >>  structurally sound
> > >> - Get a boatload more shelves (and maybe shelf pins, but we might
> > >>  have some and/or they might come with the shelves); take a shelf
> > >>  and a shelf pin to the hardware store for comparison
> > >> - If people give a shit about the fit and flatness of the back
> > >>  walls, we'll want to get 12 L-bracket-thingies from a hardware
> > >>  store and screw them into place that way; what do people think?
> > >> - Get rid of the broken-ass changing table
> > >> - Do something permanent with all the TV hardware
> > >>
> > >> Missing anything?  I mean, obviously, organize shit, but this isn't
> > >> that kind of list.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Nope, and you are all kinds of awesome!
> > >
> > >
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