Thanks!

Took my design to HD just today. Found that they have Mills Pride (press board) which ended up more expensive than Easyclosets.

I have yet to price California and Closetmaid. I have never heard of Closet Stretchers so I will have to check them out.

I am very interested in what others have to say as well.

Expo has EasyTrack system. They look like they're super easy to install -- you attach a horizontal track to the studs and the vertical panel just hang from it. Pressed board stuff that looks to be of decent quality.

Home Depot has Mills Pride. A bit cheaper looking than the EasyTrack stuff, but looks fine.

Lowes has Closet Maid. It looked a bit nicer than Mills pride and was slightly cheaper than the EasyTrack.

All of the above systems are ca. 14 to 16 inches deep. A couple of them have deeper bottom units that are better for drawers IMHO.

IKEA has the Pax system. The main advantage that I see is that they are quite a bit deeper than most (22 inches, but they also make them in 14 inches as well) and you can get them ceiling height.

Seems like Closet Stretchers are in the Maryland/D.C. area. I've never heard of them before, but here's a link from someone with a bad experience.

I thought about IKEA, but thought they would have a very contemporary flair. Am I right?

Deesee, I will be calling CA Closets next to see how they compare.

Unfortunately, their units come in just 2 widths (ca. 19.5 and 39.5 inches). Turns out, I'm 1 inch short of being able to fit 3 of the 39-inchers (I've only got 116 inches and need 117.5 :-( ). Oh well - back to the drawing board (literally and figuratively)

I haven't installed the system yet, so I can't vouch for ease of install (it appears to be very straightforward), but I can highly recommend Easycloset's online design tool and their customer service. If you don't want to use the online tool, then you can just fax them your closet dimensions and they will design it for you (no cost). I designed it myself, they took a look at it, and improved it (better design than Closets by Design).

Shipping was fast and free. I'll report back once I install the system, but so far the company and product are top notch.

They saved over $1000 by doing it themselves and ended up with more storage space than the closet companies offered in their design.

I forgot to mention that we removed the doors from the closet that was in the room and placed a 'corner unit' in each recessed side of the closet. We then hung a clothes rod between the two units. Along another wall is more hanging space...........between two of the stackable drawer/shelf units.

I decided to go with California Closets for a situation that called for a "wardrobe" type closet. (Actually a "walk through" closet -- with a finished built-in cabinetry look...)

A designer with Closet Factory was very candid, suggesting that the usual cost advantage they would have over Calif Closets would be lessened for my installation, in view of the special requirements (depth of shelving/drawers, doors, etc.). When I factored in shipping, installation, scheduling, etc., the premium for having Cal Closets committed to delivering and installing the system seemed more or less worth the higher cost.

I highly recommend them.

Jeff
Torrance, Ca

Thanks in advance!

They matched the price for CA Closets and showed us drawer fronts, etc that were nicer than what we had chosen from CA Closets. They promised they would install in two weeks (salesman had to get manager on the phone for this). Then when they call to schedule the install the first avail date is 4 weeks out. When we press them and say we'll cancel our contract since we were promised two weeks, they figure they can make it out in two weeks. In two weeks they come out and install but don't have the drawers. The install is not to the measurements we specified. It's another week before we get the drawers. They don't have all the drawer pulls. It's been 5 weeks, still not all drawer pulls.

The quality is crap. The drawers are supposed to be the quiet close, well, they have to be forced, it's a rough closing mechanism, the particle board stinks up the whole room, half of the shelves are dinged on the edges. NOT TO MENTION - the drawers should have had the raised panel front (like the ones in the picture on their website if you look closely) and the drawers are just flat - and cheap looking edges.

We are sorely unhappy and upset we fell for the sales tactic and pitch. Thought we were getting a reputable locally owned company. I will never not do my homework again and in this case, I'm absolutely sure I would have had a better experience with CA Closets and that their product would be superior.

Don't make the same mistake.