Velvet Strand Design · Wardrobes
How Much Do Fitted Wardrobes Cost in Dublin?What moves the price, and how to compare quotes
Nobody can price a made-to-measure wardrobe honestly without seeing the room, so you will not find a made-up number here. What you will find is what sets the price, a short brief builder that shows how involved your project is, and what a good quote should list. We make and fit wardrobes in Dublin, so we have an interest, but the checklist works whoever you ask.
The short answer
Fitted wardrobes are priced per project, because the price follows the room. The length and height of the run, the shape of the walls, the doors, the finish, the interior and the work around the wardrobe all move it. Any figure quoted before someone has stood in your room is a guess.
If you want to see what we make before you ask for a quote, our bespoke fitted wardrobes in Dublin page shows the work and how we go about it.
What sets the price
Six things that move the quote
These are the same six things whoever you ask. Each row shows what tends to keep a quote lower and what tends to push it up, without putting a number on either.
| The factor | Tends to keep it lower | Tends to push it up |
|---|---|---|
| Length and height of the run | One short wall or an alcove. | Wall to wall, or a run taken up to a high ceiling with top boxes. |
| Shape of the room | Straight walls and square corners. | A chimney breast, bay, sloping ceiling or out-of-square wall that every line has to follow. |
| The doors | Plain flat doors. | Shaker panels, or fluted and slatted timber with more making in each door. |
| The finish | One painted colour. | Natural or stained timber, or painted and timber combined. |
| The interior | Hanging rails and shelves. | Drawer banks, pull-outs and lighting inside. |
| The work around it | A clear room and a plain wall. | Old wardrobes to remove, electrics to move, and plastering or decorating to coordinate. |
Why the room matters
The same width can quote very differently
A wall that is not square, a radiator at the end of the run or a ceiling that slopes means every door line and cornice has to be scribed to the room. That time is real, and it is why two wardrobes of the same width can price differently in two houses.
It is also why a measured site visit comes before a quote. A drawing from the room itself is the only thing a price can honestly rest on.
Try it
How involved is your brief?
Choose what fits your room. Each choice shows its points, and the total places your brief in a band. It ranks how involved the work is. It does not give a price, and it is not a quotation.
Pick your options and press the button. Your points, band and a short brief will appear here.
This tool adds up the points shown beside your choices, in your browser. It sends nothing anywhere, it gives no price, and it is not a quotation. Two briefs with the same score can still quote differently once the room has been measured.
Doors and finish
Where the making time goes
A plain painted door is quick to make and finish. A shaker panel adds joints and shaping, and fluted or slatted timber adds many more pieces to every door. Natural timber also has to be selected and matched so the grain runs across the run, which painted doors do not need.
None of that makes one finish better than another. It tells you where a quote is likely to move when you change your mind, so decide the door and finish early.
Fitted or built-in
Are built-in wardrobes priced differently?
In everyday use the two words mean the same thing: a wardrobe made for the room rather than a unit that stands against it. What changes the price is how fully it is built to the room, from the walls and ceiling to the doors and interior, not the label on it.
The most common reason two quotes sit far apart is that they price different products. A flat-pack system and made-to-measure joinery are not the same thing, so compare scope before you compare numbers. If you would like to see the made-to-measure end, our fitted wardrobes in Dublin page sets out how we work.
The quote
What a good quote should show
Compare quotes line by line, not by the total. Each of these should be visible on paper before you say yes.
Keeping it sensible
Five ways to avoid a quote that keeps moving
- Settle the layout first. Rough out what you hang and fold with our wardrobe planner so the quote does not change as ideas do.
- Decide the door and finish early. They are where the making time goes, and they are the hardest to change later.
- Ask for the interior priced bay by bay. Then drawers or lighting can be added or dropped without redrawing the whole quote.
- Keep one finish across the run. Mixing finishes adds work in every door.
- Settle the extras in the same quote. Removal, electrics and decorating belong on the same page as the wardrobe.
Ready to talk it through? See our bespoke wardrobes in Dublin, then book a visit and we will measure the room. If you are in Blanchardstown, Castleknock or Clonsilla, our fitted wardrobes in Dublin 15 page covers the local detail.
Common questions
Questions about wardrobe pricing
Can you give me a price over the phone or from a photo?
Why do two quotes for fitted wardrobes look so far apart?
Is a made-to-measure wardrobe dearer than a flat-pack system?
What should I have ready before the site visit?
Does the quote cover fitting and decorating?
Do you quote for homes across Dublin?
Velvet Strand Design · Dublin
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