How to Make an Angled Broom Stand
Having the right tool for a cleaning job is essential, and maintaining your tools is equally important for optimum performance. Facilitate the drying and aeration of your brooms, mops and similar items by using a broom stand that you make yourself. Storing them in a stand -- with sufficient room between each item -- will prevent crushed or wet broom bristles, and mops that develop mildew because they can't air-dry properly. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 2 bicycle storage hooks
- 2-by-4-inch wood -- 2 feet long
- 3 wood screws -- 3 inches long
- Drill
- 1/4-inch drill bit
- 1/8-inch drill bit
- Phillips screwdriver bit
- Latex paint
- 2-inch paintbrush
- Measuring tape
- Pencil
- Electric stud finder
Instructions
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Measure and mark the 2-by-4-inch piece of wood with a pencil, at the 6-inch and 18-inch points on one of the 4-inch sides. Drill a hole that is 1 inch deep at the 6-inch and 18-inch marks, with an electric drill and 1/4-inch drill bit.
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Paint the drilled piece of wood, with latex paint in the color of your choice, using a 2-inch paintbrush. Let the first coat of paint dry for the required time as indicated on the label, usually about 2 hours, and then apply a second coat of paint.
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Screw one bicycle storage hook into the hole drilled at the 6-inch mark until the threads on the screw are no longer visible. Screw a second bicycle storage hook into the hole at the 18-inch mark, until the threads on the screw disappear.
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Measure and mark the same side of the 2-by-4-inch piece of wood -- at the 2-inch, 12-inch and 22-inch points. Drill a hole completely through the wood at these three marks, using a 1/8-inch drill bit and an electric drill. Select a wall near your general storage area for cleaning supplies to mount the piece of wood with the hooks attached, which will function as your broom stand.
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Use an electric stud finder to locate a stud behind the wall where you wish to mount the wood, and mark the spot with a pencil. Position the wood so that hole you drilled at the 12-inch mark lines up with the stud mark. Measure and position the wood so that it is at least 5 feet above the floor, so that the broom can be hung vertically from one of the bicycle storage hooks.
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Hold the wood piece in the desired mount position and place a level on top. Adjust the wood's position slightly, if needed, so that it is not crooked -- using the balance indicator on the level. Trace a fine line with a pencil horizontally along the top of the wood to mark the mount position.
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Hold the piece of wood in one hand in the marked mount position, and drill one 3-inch wood screw through each predrilled hole and into the wall -- at the 2-inch, 12-inch and 22-inch marks -- using a drill with a Phillips screwdriver bit.
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Turn the bicycle hooks so that they're oriented horizontally -- 90 degrees from their typical position as hooks. Hang your angled broom and a mop vertically on the wall, in the circular opening of the two bicycle hooks, so that the broom and mop heads are above the hooks and the pole handles run downward toward the floor.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are unable to locate a stud behind the wall that you wish to mount the 2-by-4-inch piece of wood on, use an anchor in conjunction with the 3 wood screws to mount the fixture.
Be sure that you know where your plumbing and electrical wires are within your walls, before you start drilling holes in them. If you have any questions concerning your wiring and plumbing configurations, consult a contractor or home builder to discover where your pipes and wires behind the walls are located.
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