What affects the price of a fitted wardrobe?

"How much is a fitted wardrobe?" is a fair question with an honest answer: it depends on what is in it. Here is what moves the price, so you can decide where your money goes.

Typical ranges

As a rough guide, our wardrobes are typically:

• From about £1,200 for a two-door hinged wardrobe with shelves and a rail.
• £2,500 to £4,500 for a full wall of sliding doors.
• More for walk-in rooms and designs with many drawers or special fittings.

These are ranges, not quotes. The configurator gives the actual figure for your design, and it updates every time you change something.

Size

Bigger wardrobes use more board, more edging and more fitting time. Width matters most, because it adds sections, doors and fittings. Height and depth matter less, but a floor-to-ceiling wardrobe uses noticeably more board than a standard height one.

Number and type of doors

• More doors means more fronts, more hinges or more sliding gear, and more handles.
• Hinged or sliding: on a small wardrobe hinged doors are usually cheaper; on a long wall sliding doors can be similar.
• Doorless sections are the cheapest of all, and suit walk-in rooms.

Drawers

Every drawer is real hardware: a box, a front, a pair of runners and a handle. Drawers are one of the biggest single influences on price. Eight drawers cost a good deal more than eight shelves.

Metal-sided drawer boxes usually cost more per drawer than wooden ones. Soft-close adds a little per drawer.

Materials

• Melamine-faced boards, woodgrain or plain, are the most economical.
• Painted fronts cost more, because each front is sprayed.
• Glass and mirror panels cost more per square metre than board.

Interior fittings

Shelves are inexpensive. Pull-out trouser racks, shoe racks, pull-out or pull-down rails, lighting, a safe or a laundry basket each add to the price. Choose the ones you will use daily.

Fitting and delivery

Delivery and fitting are part of every quote. Rooms with sloped ceilings, under-stairs spaces and walk-ins take longer to fit, and very long runs may need more than one visit.

Getting the most for your budget

1. Start with the layout, then add fittings.
2. Swap some drawers for shelves if the price climbs.
3. Keep the body in an economical decor and spend on the fronts the room sees.
4. Compare two door options in the configurator before deciding.

Open any design, such as the Hampton compact or the Windsor sliding, and watch the live price as you change it. When you are happy, send it to us and we will check it properly.