My wife manages a free clothing warehouse for foster children and parents; consequently, she needs lots of sturdy clothing racks that:
- Make efficient use of space, and
- Don’t cost a lot of money.
To meet this need, I designed and built a rack that accommodates up to 288″ of hanging space in a 30″ x 75″ footprint, and it costs one sheet of plywood plus the cost of the hanging hardware. This is about what it would cost to buy a commercial hanging rack that has 40% of that capacity.
It takes about three hours to build from start to finish; if you build two or three at once, you can get your per-rack time closer to two hours.
Here’s the rack in its natural habitat, waiting for the young clothing to approach so it can attack.
The rack has pounced, filling its belly with winter clothes and pajamas. The rack deserves a nap after this productive hunt indeed.
Here’s a line of seven racks holding 3.1% of a mile of clothing:
If you’d like a copy of the plans, email me at cfinke@gmail.com or leave a comment below.