Fitted wardrobes v free standing

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im trying to decide which. First i had decided on an ikea wadrobe e.g pax but then realised ikea wadrobes only ome in two lengths, 201cm and 236cm, our ceiling is 220cm, and another room is 230cm, this means the wardrobe will either be too low or wont fit.

Dh is convinced fitted would be better, i see his point as it would be made to measure but the cost will be vastly different, couple of yrs back i asked for a quote from a company called hammonds for a tiny space and it was about £7,000 with the option of spreading it ovt 3 yrs of course

Am i right in thinking the cost of a fitted wardrobe is exorbitant and not wirth it ?

I expect really nice ones are exorbitant. We have some (came with house so no idea of cost) that I hate and fantasise about ripping out. But they hold so much stuff - where would it go?? They are quite oppressive though, I think. With a blank canvas, i would never consider getting them unless money was no objective to design I liked.

Are they fitted or free standing ? Not clear which ones you are referring to.

What you wrote could have been written by me a few years ago. Down to the expensive hammonds quote. We went with the ikea ones in the end. Much more value for money and friends who came round to help dismantle them as we are moving were v pleasantly surprised at the quality. We left as little space at the top as possible and it looks great.

I thought the man was joking when he gave me he quote do you know how many fntadtic wardrobes i could get from ikea for that. I'm only erring because of the space thst will be left on top, i just hate it when it all starts to gather dust and you lose thst few centimetres of storage.

So is hammonds quote sort of the going rate for fitted wadrobes ? Does anybody know ?

Oh, ours are fitted. Really dislike fitted

Fitted wardrobes will change your life - they are much more practical.

However, I personally didn't like the Hammonds sale tactics. I'd shop around if I were you.

Youcould shop around especially with local design shops who might be more helpful. Re dust at the top, we did worry about it... For about 5 min. it's fine. Depending on how you organize your drawers etc inside (my wardrobe different from dh's) you can squeeze loads of things in and lose v little at the top.

We have fitted in our room, Ikea free-standing everywhere else. fitted were nowhere near £7000, more like £1000!!! We went to a local company for them.

We had fitted Sliderobes in old house - nowhere near Hammonds quote.

We have fitted - cost around £2K for wardrobes, dressing table, bedside cabinets, headboard. Looks great - that was 7 yesrs ago.

I made my own for about £400. That was from solid pine sheet wood, as I wanted a natural wood finish. £7000 does seem exorbitant, and a local independent carpenter would be able to do it for much less.

Or do what I did (and am in the process of doing in my new house) and get busy with the power tools!

Right now we have Ikea.

In the past where we had an alcove-type space we wanted to fill with wardrobes (i.e. wall at each end) we fitted out the interior with ikea bits and then just put sliderobe or similar doors on the front.

Hate fitted. But they're a marmite thing, so it's up to you.

Our wardrobes were built by a couple of friends. We had them in for 3 days, which included two wardrobes, some painting and lots of skirting boards. Add in the cost of materials and I'd say that whoever is asking £7k is having a laugh.

If you consult a fitted wardrobe company then, like a fitted kitchen company, they will want to make thousands of pounds of profit out of you. If you do to the DIY sheds or builders' merchants you will find they sell lots of stuff, some of it quite cheap.

In my experience a local joiner, or a very skilled DIYer, can put these components together and have a really nice effect. You will want to trim where it meets the wall, skirting and ceiling, and put in infill panels cut to size, to make it look perfect. Running ceiling coving and skirting can help make it look like part of the room. This does need some skill.

so much more space in fitted v free standing