Roughly how much are fitted wardrobes? And are they better than freestanding ones?

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We are looking to get fitted wardrobes for a space around 2m x 0.75m and I have no idea how much it would cost. Any ideas?

And do you think fitted wardrobes are better than freestanding ones?

Hi - I had some fancy company round a while ago to quote and they were hideously expensive. However, I've just had a built in wardrobe done by an independent carpenter (approx. 1.5m wide by 2m high). It has ply wood shelves on one side, then two hanging rails on the other side, with two smaller cupboards at the top for storeage. The doors are MDF which I have just painted in a white gloss. For all materials, painting and the work itself, total cost was 250 pounds. If you want a hassle free quote, you can register the job on a website called myworkman.co.uk and then local tradesmen will contact you (via e.mail or phone you can chose) to give you a quote on the job. For us, I was really really happy with the work and the cost. That size wardrobe with a set of drawers was going to cost c.250 ish and now I have a cupboard that fits the space perfectly. (Incidentally, on that website, you can also check all workmens references etc.) Hope this helps x

We went and got quotes from three or four fitted wardrobe companies and the quotes were astronomical. Think the highest came in at about 15k. We only wanted two wardrobes with a couple of shelves in one!

We went for free standing ones in the end as we managed to find ones that fitted the space pretty well and (I think) looked a lot better. And they were much cheaper. Also, we don't intend to be in our current place for ever so didn't want to spend a lot of money on something we can't take with us.

depends on what sort of space you have and the functionality that you want. freestanding look lovely in a nice big room but can make smaller looked cramped. fitted gives you exactly the configuration you want and makes more of the space. good quality ones are expensive. avoid the highstreet offerings which can look a bit tacky and fitted and enquire with local carpenters. we had ours done 3 doors floor to ceiling, 1.8 +shoe cupboard on side for 1100, cupboards on top, but for the south east this was quite cheap.

Get a local carpenter to design some and give you a quote. Then the insides can have the exact balance of shelves to hanging you want and you can save money by painting them yourself.

Our current house has fitted wardrobes, and I do prefer them to the freestanding ones we had before - mostly as you get all the storage above your clothes for things like hat boxes/out of season clothes etc etc, so it keeps things looking much tidier

Happysmiley £15k!!!!!

Thanks all. We are getting an extension so I might ask the joiner how much he might charge to make us some. Don't fancy the idea of spending loads though.

I know, I know. Nearly had a heart attack when the man finished doing his sums and told us the final figure. That'll teach me for phoning up the number in the ads from the back of the Sunday Times magazine. Won't be making that mistake again!

ours are 6.5m x 1m ND COST 2.5K

We got ours from Ikea and had a carpenter build around them as they look fitted. Total cost including lighting, glass fronted drawers etc about 2k for a 4m run that looks fab and is well kitted out.

Ikea all the way here. wardrobes for 3 rooms delivered and fitted around £2.2k in total. Plus you can choose your interiors and the staff help you design them in the store. Ive got 3 hanging rails of varying heights shelves baskets, jewellery storage and shoe storage. For cheap

Just don't use myfittedwardrobes.com - they won't give me an appointment for a design consultation unless my husband is present. WTF? They can call me when they work out it is the 21st century...

God Aimee that's worth a new thread of its own I think. FFS.

IKEA pax is your friend here. They have a great selection and you can jazz them up to make them look more expensive than they are. Definitely worth a look.

We used sliding wardrobe world for our made to measure ones for our last house in the loft conversion.
We went for basic mirror sliding doors and my husband fitted them, he said they were very easy to do. Cost about £600. Just about to use them again for our new house as their customer service was brilliant 👍

Ikea Pax then get your carpenter to trim around them and make them look built-in. There are loads of Ikea hacks available with ideas. This is my work in progress, still need to add the skirting board and repaint the walls but nearly there. This is built into an alcove and there is a matching one on the other side of the chimney. Slow progress with me doing it in (my very limited) free time. Taken a long time to paint the doors and carcass but nearly there.

Alternatively there are companies like jali who make flatpack wardrobes to your dimensions for you to assemble. Never used them but did consider it.

www.jali.co.uk/product/cupboard

Just noticed the original post was 2010!

@babyboyHarrison these look fantastic. Did you replaster the alcove to get a flush fit? And what specifically did the carpenter do to adapt? Looks like he’s built a base for them to adapt height. Was your carpenter able to actually shave dimensions?

We got a quote for £900 for a triple fitted which really isn’t bad, but that is unpainted mdf- think the pax adapted would actually be a better solution. Investing in base units and shelves in living room came back at 1200, but worth it for fitted look in Victorian house.

@babyboyHarrison

They look great! Are you pleased with them several months in?

I don’t have an alcove so I’m
Wondering which will look better in our room freestanding or built in, but I might steal your Ikea hack! I’m not prepared to pay several thousand for them 😖🤣