This was a first for me. Everything is painted black so it was difficult to see but I looked closely and didn't see any splice. A splice wouldn't hold up anyway.The lumber had to be special order and expensive. The flat black paint is odd as well. The weight of the new carpet is nearly enough to undo the entire construction.
I didn't want to go up the stairs to get the pictures but I just had to know what was holding it up. The realtor (it was an open house) must have thought that I'm strange.
Here's another house with a walk-through closet.
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A doorway was cut in the back of the closet and a walk-in closet was created. Make a right turn and there is an ironing board and a flat screen tv.
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