Whitmor Magnetic Laundry Valet Hanging Rod - White

I recently moved to Germany, where houses have no closets, and have been searching for solutions that won't break the bank since this assignment will only last 2-3 years. I've been through several garment racks which were incredibly flimsy and tipped or wobbled threateningly once they had more than about 7 items on them. Fearing I was going to have to invest a ton of money, I tried this item as a last resort before moving on to items that were several hundred dollars and far more than I wanted to invest for something I'll only need for a few years. One of the failed products I purchased was a Whitmore item, so I had low hopes for this, but it was worth a try, especially because the double rods meant I could hang twice as many items in my limited space.I put it together tonight (easy, intuitive assembly that required no tools and about 15 minutes), filled both levels plus the shelf on top with items, and was delighted to find that it easily handled the weight. This thing is solid and is not going anywhere. I put shirts on it and did find that the bottom shelf isn't really usable as the shirts hang low enough that they skim the top of the shelf so anything on that shelf would be obscured and the shirts wouldn't hang straight. However, the placement of the shelves and the middle rod holders are adjustable, so if one had some shorter items, one could move the middle bar up a bit to try to clear shelf space. However, since I bought this as a hanging rack, I don't care at all about the shelf on the bottom. I note this just in case anyone is really looking for 2 hanging rods plus a shelf on the top and the bottom: you might be able to adjust the height of everything to make it work, but only if at least one row of your clothes are pretty short. It does seem to work in the photo of the item.I will note that because this is permanent storage for me, I didn't bother installing the wheels so I can't speak to their quality or how their installation affects the balance or stability of the unit.I am pleased enough with this item that I will be ordering a second (and possibly third if I decide to cut my losses on one of the awful, cheap items I've already purchased). I'm very pleased I took a chance on this item and I am pleasantly surprised with the quality for the price.

My wife and I needed a place to hang some extra clothes in our laundry room. I have used this type product before and thought that it would be up to the task and I was not disappointed. Assembly is straightforward and simple and the assembled product is very sturdy. I ordered the black finish this time, but I like the chrome finish better and wish I would have ordered that.If you haven't assembled one of these before, it is simply a matter of screwing poles together and attaching clips at matching intervals on each and sliding the shelf in place. It took me about 15 minutes to put this together. I would recommend that you assemble it in the room that you will be using it as it can be difficult to move once assembled.Having one of these is like having a rolling, uncovered closet. The house we are currently living in has an abundance of rooms for our needs, but a lack of closet space. We are planning on getting several more of these to convert a spare bedroom into a huge walk in closet with rolling garment racks for easy access. I have used these in the past to store heavy work uniforms and outdoor gear. These are great products and if you have a need for extra hanging garment storage you will not be disappointed.

As others have noted, longer items hung on the top bar may touch the bottom bar. It’s not clear why the manufacturer designed it this way, especially when a sight design tweak would make this rack perfect. We improvised by drilling an extra hole into the silver metal bracket used to suspend the clothing bar from the sides of the rack for the top bar of clothing. (Sorry, I can’t tell you the parts numbers). This way, we were able to decrease the distance that the top bar hangs down from the top of the rack, so longer clothes don’t touch the bottom bar. In drilling the extra hole to shorten the drop down distance by a couple of inches, just be sure to leave space so you can still have clearance between the clothing bar and the top shelf so you can Get your hangers on and off the clothing bar. In looking at the manufacturer’s photo, I don’t see how they can fairly show so much space between the cloths on the top bar and the clothes and shoes below. I’m only 5’4 and don’t have that much space given the length of my clothes, even though the bottom shelf is positioned as low as it can go. I don’t have room below my pants to store shoes.Other than the silly design flaw noted above, these racks are fantastic. We bought 5 of them to turn a spare bedroom into a walk in closet, and We liked them so much that I bought a 6th. They’re very, very, very sturdy, yet easy to movemacross our hardwood floors, even when fully loaded with clothes. They’re pretty easy to assemble, especially after you figure out the first one, and no tools are needed. I’m so glad we bought these racks instead of spending literally 10 times as much money to have one of the closet companies build a closet system for us. These racks turned out much better than I would have predicted. I would have given 5 stars but for the silly flaw above.