Disaster

We were awakened last night by the sound of things falling and falling and falling in our bedroom or bathroom. Tad got up to check and discovered that our closet rods, which we had so lovingly installed a couple of months ago, had all fallen down--pulled the screws right out of the walls. The anchor bolts were apparently NOT.

Now we have big holes in the walls from these screws and anchor bolts, as well as holes from removing the previously installed closet rods and racks. We're a little surprised the anchor bolts didn't hold, but we must not have hit the studs in the walls. We are seriously considering pulling down the sheetrock, finding a way to mark the placement of studs, reinstalling new sheetrock and re-mudding and taping and making it new and lovely. (It would also eliminate the rest of the nasty pink paint in there--the last vestiges of the previous owners' horrible taste in paint colors.) Or we may just decide to repair and reinforce the walls with lumber. We're not sure yet, but something will have to be done, and soon.