8415 - Rogar International Wall Mounted Kitchen Rack
by Rogar International Corp.
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of 8415 - Rogar International Wall Mounted Kitchen Rack
Customer Review: Important info on mounting
Summary: 5 Stars
As you can see by the other reviews, this is a great pot rack. However I have some very useful information if you want to purchase it. The rack was well designed and the mounts were spaced properly so that you screw the pot rack directly into the studs.
There is a major flaw...the screws that they provide are only 1 1/4 inches long. My kitchen has 3/4 inches of plaster before you hit a stud and the rack is about an 1/8 of an inch wide. That means the screws only bite into the stud a total of 3/8 of an inch. The result...during installation the pot rack ripped itself out of the wall. So I found a better way to mount it.
My solution cost an extra $1.77. I went to Home Depot and I bought five 1/4 by 2 inch lag screws and five 1/4 inch washers. I had previously measured and marked the three mounts on the main unit prior to installation. I then predrilled the holes with a 3/16 inch drill bit. Predrilling is very important, you don't want to split the stud when putting the lag screws in. And of course check your measurements so you don't miss the studs or put in any extra holes in your wall.
Next put the washers on the lag screws and use a ratchet to screw them in place. Once the main portion of the rack was in place I installed the 2 supports, predrilled each hole, and installed the remaining lag screws.
This pot rack is easily 10 times stronger than it would have been with the original hardware. I would hang cast iron cookware off of it without hesitation. It looks great in the kitchen and is ultra stable. I highly recommend the pot rack so long as you replace the original mounting hardware.
Customer Review: Wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this pot rack/shelf for Christmas. I knew going into it that we'd have a difficult time hanging it, mainly because we have a nearly 100-year-old house that has plaster walls. Every time my husband and I try to do some kind of home improvement project, it never goes quite right. I took the advice of one of the other reviewers and bought the 1/4 x 2" lag screws and washers, pre-drilled the holes, and all that. Other than the fact that my wall looks like swiss cheese from trying to find a stud (at least we had the sense to drill them down low where the stove will cover them up until we can patch them) and the fact that we still aren't sure if we hit any studs, the shelf looks great and seems very sturdy. I have my KitchenAid stainless steel pans; 3 sauce pans, stock pot, and 2 frying pans all hung up on it. We're pretty sure we got at least 2 of the screws into a stud....guess we'll never know for sure. The finish is fine with me, not as attractive as some but definitely not ugly. I think this shelf is a great value and really helps to free up space in my small kitchen. Recommended, even if you are home-improvement challenged like we are.Customer Review: Looks great, works perfectly!
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased this pot rack and am highly satisfied with the purchase!! I was very wary of hanging it, considering that we have an older house with thick plaster walls. However, we took the advice of the previous posts, bought a stud finder and longer screws, and it worked like a charm. The rack is sturdily hung with 10 piece set of Calphalon pans hanging from it, and then some! I was also worried about the finish looking cheap, but I am not at all disappointed with the way that it looks and am glad that I chose this finish over the more expensive ones. Very satisfied with it and can't wait to show it off!Customer Review: Buy this! But get extra instructions.
Summary: 5 Stars
Like everyone else, I love this rack. One of the benefits of this wall mounted rack, as opposed to a rack suspended from the ceiling, is that you can hang and remove pots without worrying about unbalancing the rack and having things slide around or fall off. The downside is that this rack may be a bit more work to attach. My building is quite old and the wall studs weren't spaced 16 inches apart, as this rack requires. If you search the web for "how to hang a pot rack" you'll get all the extra info you need to deal with this and other problems not covered by the very brief instruction sheet.Customer Review: Nice pot rack, easy installation
Summary: 5 Stars
Heavy construction makes for a very sturdy pot rack. There are enough hooks to fill up the rack, you don't need to buy extra. I was able to hang two pans from most of the hooks, a total of 13 pans with lids on top. Unlike some of the other posts, I found installation very easy. The rack comes with 4 dry wall anchors, you don't have to install the rack into studs. I went out and got four 50 pound "screw in" wall anchors; I like them better than smooth sided anchors that were supplied. I'd rather install into studs, but there weren't in the right place; the wall anchors worked fine.