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Built in wardrobes. How much is reasonable?


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We are considering having built in alcove wardrobes in both bedrooms, so 4 in total. I've seen them done in MDF and sprayed and they look pretty good, but even in MDF seem to cost a fortune.


Has anyone had any fitted that haven't required a remortgage? I'd be grateful for any recommendations and a rough price (appreciate prices will vary depending on size etc).


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we had some done in our loft, cost about ?1000 not including the ikea drawers we had to supply on top. Were done in MDF which I have heard is a pretty poor material but builders like it because it's easy to work with. A year on they still look ok.
In my last flat I had these guys do quite a large fitted wardrobe - http://www.neatsmith.co.uk/. It was at least 8 feet wide, deep enough to fit jackets, and had a sliding glass door (frosted white, not see through) on the front. It was a few years ago now, but the cost for this was around ?1k. This compared to the big national firms wanting to charge ?3-4k, and was only a little more than going down the Ikea route. The big advantage was that you could get some really clever solutions on the inside (double rails, soft close drawers etc.). The quality was really good and it was all done and built in a day. This was 5 years ago so there would be a bit of inflation I'm sure.

I got a quote a few years ago to revamp my current fitted wardrobes (plywood and glass) to something a bit more 'modern' and made out of mdf and was quoted approx ?1500- ?2000. That was for fairly standard double wardobes fitted in to alcoves in a Victorian flat.

That was from a carpenter recommendation on the EDF but I didn't end up doing it in the end.

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