Closet redesign cost
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Anonymous
| How much does it cost to get a custom closet? Mine is about 12 x 18 feet. I am sure it varies wildly based on materials. I was quoted $10K for bottom-of-the line basics. And I feel like that should be the price of higher end materials. |
Anonymous
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For 12x18, $10,000 sounds reasonable…
For two mid-level 8x10s, we paid $20,000 around 5 years ago (with builders discount included) |
Anonymous
| Yes, starting aty $10k for nothing fancy. |
Anonymous
| Depending on your priorities, you can achieve the utility for less. Drawers? To the inch customization? Solid shelves or wire? That stuff. |
Anonymous
| That is larger than any of the bedrooms in my house. 10k actually sounds pretty cheap. But I guess it very much depends on what you are putting in. How many cabinets vs shelves, how many drawers etc. |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thanks for all the input. I'm not overly concerned with the appearance (although I don't want it to look super cheap)- mostly concerned with utility. It's a brand new build and what they installed looks really nice but for such a big closet it's kind of a waste of space. It's just rods and shelves - no cabinets or drawers. If anyone has a closet place to recommend that would be helpful. |
Anonymous
Ime drawers are cheapest at IKEA with their top rail system and best at Container store with elfa (also top rail), but I know a lot of people here don’t like mesh or wire. I love the top rail systems personally because it’s easy to install and modify later, and because I like the mesh and wire. So ymmv. |
Anonymous
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We had a MUCH smaller closet and didn't care how it looked, so went with Elfa from the Container Store. FWIW, they have a big sale in January.
Measurement and installation was smooth and it was a drastic improvement on functionality for us. |
Anonymous
| I’m putting in ikea pax in a storage closet after being quoted 20k for custom. I spent about 2k in pax and, in a fit of frugality, also decided to put it together myself after being quoted $400 to assemble it. It has gone smoothly so far and I’m about 50% done after a day and a half. I like that I can customize everything and I also added hooks to the sides and cut holes for outlets, etc. |
Anonymous
| Your CLOSET is 12x18? Yeah of course that's going to cost a lot. |
Anonymous
| Imo if you’re going to have a 12x18 ft closet you should spend idk, $40k on the cabinetry? It’s more like a kitchen. Why have it if you’re not going to finish it properly? |
Anonymous
| Elda is on sale right now for 30% off through Friday I think. It’s not only in January anymore. They have a higher end line now too but it’s not on sale. |
Anonymous
OP here. I am generally of this mindset, but I guess my hang up is that I was not anticipating that kind of cost. Because it's a closet I don't need it to be the nicest materials imaginable- but I don't want it to look cheap either. |
Anonymous
| Get a quote from Closet Stretchers. For me, they came in at thousands less than other brands I received quoted from (including the IKEA Elfa with the wire shelves - I mean, who wants that?), and I still love my closet years later. |
Anonymous
| 10k for that size is a typical base price. We went well over that in one of our homes. |