Costume storage got you down? Tired of opening the closet to be buried by mounds of clothes? Budget too tight for expensive metal pipe racks? Try this two tiered wheeled costume rack and get sixteen bar feet in a four by three space! Build multiples and you’ll have a veritable costume storage smorgasbord! We built ours ten feet tall, but the height can be adjusted to fit your space.
You will need 6- 8’ 2x4, 2-10’ 2x4’s, 4- 3” castors, 2- 8’ pieces of 1 ½” metal electrical conduit, and 4 pairs of closet rod cup style brackets.
Begin by cutting your materials. CARPENTER’S NOTE: always start with your longest pieces first and work your way down to conserve material. All joints were made using 3” drywall screws, predrill your lumber especially on the diagonal bracing to prevent splitting.
Here is the cut list
2 pcs 2x4x10’ tall uprights
3pcs 2x4x4’ Middle spreaders
2 pcs 2x4x 32” bottom castor skids
4 pcs 2x4x 27 ½” costume bar support arms
4 pcs 2x4x 20”diagonal braces for castor skids (45 degree cut at each end)
8 pcs 2x4x 16” diagonal braces for pipe support arms
8 pcs 2x2x16” diagonal braces for tall uprights
8 pcs 2x4x12” inside support arm
Assemble the outside frame with the tall uprights on the outside of the middle spreaders. Using three inch screws fasten the four outside corners, then set the middle spreader in place @ 5’. Place your diagonal outside corner braces as per diagram.
Assemble pipe arm supports with 27 ½” arms down, place 1 inside support arm at each end, leaving a 3 ½” space to fit around upright in center. Fasten your pipe brackets to the inside face of the support arm.
Fasten top support arms at top end of upright using screws, attach diagonal arm support bracing. Next fasten bottom support arm at 5’ from bottom and attaché diagonal braces.
Now fasten your castor skids to the bottom of uprights and attach braces. Screw castors to the bottom of the skids.
Using a hacksaw or reciprocating saw, measure and cut pipe to fit between brackets, leave 1/8” slack to allow easy installation. Install pipe, stand rack upright and hang costumes! On several of ours we have added plywood shelves at the bottom to keep costumes from falling into castor wheels. We also added coat hooks to face of one end of upright to allow costumes to be hung temporarily for pulling. Make sure that you keep a ladder or step stool handy for the top racks. And always load rack evenly to prevent imbalance.
Got another great storage idea? Send description and pictures to Markrmorris2@sbcglobal.net for consideration and possible publication here on Dramorama.com!
You will need 6- 8’ 2x4, 2-10’ 2x4’s, 4- 3” castors, 2- 8’ pieces of 1 ½” metal electrical conduit, and 4 pairs of closet rod cup style brackets.
Begin by cutting your materials. CARPENTER’S NOTE: always start with your longest pieces first and work your way down to conserve material. All joints were made using 3” drywall screws, predrill your lumber especially on the diagonal bracing to prevent splitting.
Here is the cut list
2 pcs 2x4x10’ tall uprights
3pcs 2x4x4’ Middle spreaders
2 pcs 2x4x 32” bottom castor skids
4 pcs 2x4x 27 ½” costume bar support arms
4 pcs 2x4x 20”diagonal braces for castor skids (45 degree cut at each end)
8 pcs 2x4x 16” diagonal braces for pipe support arms
8 pcs 2x2x16” diagonal braces for tall uprights
8 pcs 2x4x12” inside support arm
Assemble the outside frame with the tall uprights on the outside of the middle spreaders. Using three inch screws fasten the four outside corners, then set the middle spreader in place @ 5’. Place your diagonal outside corner braces as per diagram.
Assemble pipe arm supports with 27 ½” arms down, place 1 inside support arm at each end, leaving a 3 ½” space to fit around upright in center. Fasten your pipe brackets to the inside face of the support arm.
Fasten top support arms at top end of upright using screws, attach diagonal arm support bracing. Next fasten bottom support arm at 5’ from bottom and attaché diagonal braces.
Now fasten your castor skids to the bottom of uprights and attach braces. Screw castors to the bottom of the skids.
Using a hacksaw or reciprocating saw, measure and cut pipe to fit between brackets, leave 1/8” slack to allow easy installation. Install pipe, stand rack upright and hang costumes! On several of ours we have added plywood shelves at the bottom to keep costumes from falling into castor wheels. We also added coat hooks to face of one end of upright to allow costumes to be hung temporarily for pulling. Make sure that you keep a ladder or step stool handy for the top racks. And always load rack evenly to prevent imbalance.
Got another great storage idea? Send description and pictures to Markrmorris2@sbcglobal.net for consideration and possible publication here on Dramorama.com!
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