Was your closet hanging rod/rack attaching to the wall with nothing but drywall anchors? Is there a stud you can re-hang it to? If not, it’s going to rip out again.
Since it sounds like you’re already willing to take this further than most people, you could cut out a larger horizontal rectangle in the drywall, and fit 2x4 or plywood flush between the vertical studs. This will be your new blocking to mount stuff to. Then drywall over the new, big rectangular hole (harder than patching a 1/2” hole but not as hard as it seems).
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Was your closet hanging rod/rack attaching to the wall with nothing but drywall anchors? Is there a stud you can re-hang it to? If not, it’s going to rip out again.
Since it sounds like you’re already willing to take this further than most people, you could cut out a larger horizontal rectangle in the drywall, and fit 2x4 or plywood flush between the vertical studs. This will be your new blocking to mount stuff to. Then drywall over the new, big rectangular hole (harder than patching a 1/2” hole but not as hard as it seems).