For those of you that hang your inventory

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I'm getting my office set up and put some rods on one wall to hang dresses, shirts etc. on. I know many hang their inventory, do you cover it with anything or just leave it hanging on the racks uncovered?

[zoesam]

I leave it all uncovered, but mine is an unfinished basement & I close the heating vents down there. If it were up on my main living area, I would consider covering b/c of the dust from the forced air furnace & b/c I live in a very dry dusty environment. It also depends on how long you keep things. If I did not live in a dry climate & I turned over inventory frequently, I wouldn't bother covering. I have stuff that is 2-3 yrs old.

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I don't cover and I've had some pieces hanging for over a year. My stuff is in an ebay only not very dusty room, though. The stuff that's been dry-cleaned stays covered in it's dry-cleaning bag. I know you're not supposed to do that, but pffffft.

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Thanks I think I'll leave it uncovered. It's in my old bedroom so not a public room, dog isn't allowed back there. It connects to my new bedroom with a big walk in closet. So basically DH and I just go through the old room to get to the bathroom at night, the window has a light filtering shade and nothing hangs by it so no fading. Sounds like it should be ok. Thanks

[denise15601]

Late to this-got my chemo today.

I have mine in 2 unused bedrooms and also in a walk-in closet. And I have had some of it for over 9 YEARS! Since there is no traffic in there, not much dust is raised, I guess. Never had a problem.

I think is is like the stuff of my own that I have had hanging in my closet for years in hopes that I will lose a million pounds and fit into it again.

[val2525]

I live in the high desert with unfiltered A/C (swamp cooler), so I have to cover my stuff or it's dust covered in no time. I use the cheap sofa throws you get at Big Lots, Walmart, etc. Just toss 'em over the clothes.v Easy to toss in the wash every so often, blocks the sunlight from the windows (sunlight fades silk and rayon rather quickly out here), and I also use the throws as backdrops in my pictures when I need a different color (other than my usual 3).

[denise15601]

Sounds great Val, except that my racks are so precarious that I could see them toppling over with the extra weight. I overload them terribly.
Glad I don't need them!

[atdahop]

I have 90% of my merch on racks.  I have a walled in patio with a closet and I have racks set up there and use the closet for my shipping supplies.  I don't have much of a dust problem in that area since I only go out there to search for merch and to hang new measured merch.  I have a rack in my Ebay room where I hang all my new merch that has been washed or dry cleaned ready for pictures and then measurements.  I have a few totes for small stuff and accessories but they are covered.  Unlike many I leave everything on hangers until sold. This works for me as the most I have is 500 pieces between my 2 ids.  For those that have huge stores I don't think that this would work unless you had unlimited hanging space.

[Shirley U Geste]

I'm in NM like Val, so dust is always an issue here.

I cover my racks with sheets, preferably in dark colors to help block any sun that gets past the blinds.  I just pick up cheap ones at Savers on sale days.

I like sheets because they are lightweight and my racks are usually pretty full, plus they don't crush the collars and shoulders. 

[val2525]

Sheets are good. I already had the throws, so I used 'em.

[Shirley U Geste]

Jan 24, 2015 23:32:41 GMT val2525 said:

Sheets are good. I already had the throws, so I used 'em.

I don't have extra throws, the cats have commandeered them all. 

[val2525]

That's the advantage of just having one cat. He can only use so many throws.

[Deleted]

The window in the room is east facing so only gets early morning sun, don't think it will be an issue, especially with a blind over it. I'll go with uncovered and switch to sheets later if needed for dust. We are Midwest, not a lot of dirt and dust in the air, think it will be ok. Right now I have 2 8' racks mounted into the wall studs. Think I might pick up one Z rack to use for unlisted items too but don't want that expense right now. I bought banker boxes to put smaller items like toys, swimsuits, kid pjs etc in. Got tired of dealing with big heavy tubs stacked on top of each other, you always need the bottom one. I will mount 5 or 6, 6' shelves on one wall and store the boxes on there. Will probably still need a few tubs for adult jeans but hanging and banker boxes should get rid of most of them.

[denise15601]

I wish that I had thought of the wall racks before I started to load up my rooms. I had no idea that I would end up with so many clothing items.
The thought of moving all of the racks on tables, etc, to install a wall rack is just too overwhelming.

[val2525]

It's not as bad as it sounds, Denise. Do it in pieces. I took one wall at a time, put the racks up and hung stuff. Next weekend, another wall. The only part that really took any time was finding the wall studs ($10 stud finder from Lowe's is worth it's weight in gold!).

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Guess I have 2 6' racks not 8' racks. But that gives me 12 linear feet of hanging space, hopefully that will be enough. I do have another 4' section I can put up if I need to. If I comes down to it I can add a 8' section to the other side of my walk in closet. Would rather keep it all in the office though.

[denise15601]

Val-to put up a wall rack would require a ton of moving stuff...into another room, since I only have narrow paths between the racks.
My chemo has sapped my energy so much, that I really can't do much work at a time.

So my plan is to wait until the racks collapse along the wall in those rooms....then I will be forced to do something.

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I have hanging inventory in it's own separate room. I hav three of those double H racks (I think that's what they are called). I also have a z rack for dresses. No covering but the fur kids are not allowed in there at all. The only room they are banned from.

[chapeaunoir]

I have two Z racks and a regular rack in the basement. I hang much of my inventory. Teh dry cleaned stuff stays in bags - I just make sure the end of the bag is open - that's enough air circulation I think. All dry cleaned items are changed from their hangers onto tubular hangers or coat hangers. I also have two closed zip closet racks for woollens so I can put lavender in - moth problem here and I've just battled another infestation. I dislike keeping any inventory in bins, but don't have a lot of choice with the other stuff - I have very little room - the racks are squeezed in between the work shop and the bike storage. It's a huge mess down there. I use old sheets to cover but not all the time.