How is this bespoke wardrobe compared to IKEA?

[fantasyvn]

Could you pls help me with this?

I have a quote for a bespoke wardrobe. Roughly it would cost twice as much as a comparable IKEA wardrobe. And I was wondering in the long term, which is a better option.

This is the estimate:

Carcasses to be made with 18mm white mdf
Wardrobe units to be fitted with vinyl wrapped doors.
DoosS to be fitted with handles and concealed soft closing hinges.
Infill trims to be supplied and fitted to walls, floor and ceiling


My sincere thanks,

 

[foxhole]

Without drawings hard to compare, made to measure can allow more usuable space but only if designed correctly, not point paying twice as much just to copy an Ikea wardrobe.

 

[fantasyvn]

Thank you for your kind reply. Do you know what kind of materials are used for IKEA wardrobe? Is it also mdf?

 

[WalksWithTurkeys]

Thank you for your kind reply. Do you know what kind of materials are used for IKEA wardrobe? Is it also mdf?

The ikea web site usually tells you what a product is made from.

 

[big-all]

in my humble opinion 2x the amount is too cheap to get an item made to the same or similar finish to a good standard

the tools and skills involved would be 3 to 4 times the price

you need to remember ikea buy the units in there millions and the completed delivered unit will be cheaper than the material costs alone

 

[fantasyvn]

Thank you. In this case, I will buy IKEA instead.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

in my humble opinion 2x the amount is too cheap to get an item made to the same or similar finish to a good standard

the tools and skills involved would be 3 to 4 times the price

you need to remember ikea buy the units in there millions and the completed delivered unit will be cheaper than the material costs alone

That's entirely dependent on the price of the wardrobe though!

 

[Dave54]

in my humble opinion 2x the amount is too cheap to get an item made to the same or similar finish to a good standard

the tools and skills involved would be 3 to 4 times the price

you need to remember ikea buy the units in there millions and the completed delivered unit will be cheaper than the material costs alone

When I was making furniture I used to get asked this for sort of thing all the time. I didn't make copies in any case. It wasn't what I did, but I used to point out to people that (as big-all says) the cost of materials alone is often more than the manufactured unit cost.
If you're happy with the way the Ikea units look, I can't really see the made up units being that much different in quality, assuming similar materials etc.