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jeudi 8 juin 2017

Even General Contractors Are Implementing Prefabricated Closet Kits

By Margaret Adams


They were initially marketed to professional organizers and housewives in mix-and-match units they found at container stores or discount shopping centers. Remodeling programs on television put the kit into the general consciousness. In little time even contractors were signing up to buy prefabricated closet kits.

Such space savers have become quite affordable for most people since they were lifted from the home-improvement market and brought to the world of retail outlets. Those who purchased homes built prior to the 1990s snatched them up in order to make better use of limited storage space in those houses. A customer can order sets that vary in size and purpose, filling wall space with shelving rather than the traditional single hanging rod.

With their modular capabilities, anyone can remodel storage spaces with or without screws and power tools. Some will snap together, and others can simply be stacked in whatever manner makes most sense to them. While some styles do have brackets which are generally screwed into load-bearing walls, they are not difficult to take down and move to a new location.

Manufacturing housing giants were the first to really implement the idea. They were able to utilize the plastic-on-metal, bracketed style by having the back brackets manufactured to specifications that matched the very cookie-cutter type dwellings they build. Not only that, but these are lightweight enough that they could make a better closet without exceeding the overall weight of the structure.

The first view Americans had of the stacking cube style was created on-site in most of home-improvement programs. It did not take long before someone began mass-producing the exact same thing out of particle board. These first sets were a hit with people who wanted to have better use of space without spending a fortune to rebuild space in a home they did not own.

Within the construction industry, manufactured housing has always presented new ways of putting homes together well before the stick-built housing market does. In fact, it took contractors two decades to pick up on the idea of bathrooms with garden tubs, and many people purchased these homes for that reason alone. They did not take so long to pick up on this new fad, and now one could hardly find a new home without closets being wall-to-wall modular organization.

In fact, many of the particle board storage cube kits people put in their living rooms, offices, and home libraries were first presented in those home improvement shows. As the average person has changed in their personal tastes in furniture, these ultra modern and functional options are becoming the norm. Such styles make better use of limited living space, which is a selling point for young people who adhere to a style known as minimalism.

Now we find ourselves in the midst of a micro-home revolution in this country. With the plastic-covered metal bracket styles now available in a variety of designer colors, there are more options in these lightweight, flexible units. For those who live a constantly mobile existence with their tiny home pulled behind them, the lessened weight as well as inherent flexibility are a primary selling point.




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