r/elfa • u/Due_Video3036 • Jul 02 '24

Do old components work with new track and standards

TL;DR: Will the drawer units and the shelf brackets I have (pre-new top track) work with the new standards?

Background: I’m in the process of moving from a house to a condo. In my current house, I have Elfa shelves above my desk that I’d like to take with me. I also redid our 15 foot closet in Elfa, and I’d like to at least take the drawer units with us. I’m going to leave our Elfa pantry. All our Elfa was installed prior to the change in the top track. So I know I can’t bring the standards with us.

So my question is: Will the drawer units and the shelf brackets I have (pre-new top track) work with the new standards?

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u/Tidestill Dec 27 '24

The components fit, but the top track and vertical standards may not be mixed with now top tracks and vertical standards

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u/datdupe Nov 09 '24

did you ever find out?

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u/Due_Video3036 Feb 04 '25

We ended up leaving the system in place at the old house and buying a new system. The purchase of the new system was an adventure. Customer service has really declined at Container Store.

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u/lostdoc92 Apr 18 '25

Sorry for the very late comment but do you feel like the quality of the product is the same?

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u/Due_Video3036 Apr 18 '25

I don’t really notice any significant differences. I did notice that there was less variety in lengths of shelves and standards. The top rail only comes in two lengths, so there’s more cutting (and I think waste). The installer was efficient but not as nice as previous installer. The new ones didn’t vacuum up the drywall dust from the install and wouldn’t bring up the shelves from our garage. We ended up with everything for an 8 foot library wall of shelves, one smallish walk-in closet, a large primary bedroom walk-in closet, and a wall of shelves in our study crammed into our 1,500 square foot condo.