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How much do fitted wardrobes cost in Ireland?
Honest numbers: as a broad frame, fitted wardrobes in Ireland typically cost somewhere between €1,500 and €6,000+ per room. Here's what moves a job within that range — and how to get an exact figure for your room.
Ask three carpenters what fitted wardrobes cost in Ireland and you'll get three different answers — not because anyone's being evasive, but because "fitted wardrobes" covers everything from a simple alcove unit to a wall of walnut with illuminated interiors. What follows is the honest picture we give homeowners across Drogheda and East Meath when they ask us the same question.
First, an important framing: every figure below is an estimate range, not a price list. Materials, room shape and interior choices move the number more than any national average will. The only figure that matters is the one in your fixed, itemised quote after a measure.
Honest estimate ranges
For a proper, made-to-measure fitted wardrobe — built in a workshop, scribed to your walls, and installed by the person who made it — the realistic frames in Ireland right now are roughly:
- Single alcove or small reach-in (approx. €1,500–€2,500). A straightforward run of shelving and hanging with simple hinged doors, typically in a painted or melamine finish.
- Full wall of wardrobes (approx. €2,500–€4,500). Floor-to-ceiling units across a standard bedroom wall, with a mixed interior of rails, shelves and drawers.
- Large or premium fit-out (approx. €4,500–€6,000+). Hardwood doors, sliding systems, mirrored panels, internal lighting and a detailed interior fit-out, or wardrobes working around awkward angles and chimney breasts.
Anyone quoting dramatically below these frames for "fitted" work is usually trimming standard flat-pack carcasses to size — a different product entirely, with visible filler strips where the wardrobe meets the wall.
What actually moves the price
Six things account for most of the difference between a €2,000 job and a €5,000 one:
1. Width and height of the run. Materials and workshop time scale with the wall. A 3.5m wall of floor-to-ceiling wardrobes is simply more wardrobe than a single alcove.
2. Door style and material. Solid oak or walnut doors cost more than spray-painted MDF, which costs more than melamine-faced board. Sliding doors with quality running gear sit above hinged doors again.
3. The interior fit-out. Hanging rails and shelves are cheap. Soft-close drawers, pull-out shoe racks, trouser pull-outs and internal lighting add cost each — and add up quickly across a full wall.
4. Room shape. A square wall is straightforward. Alcoves, chimney breasts, sloped attic ceilings and out-of-square period walls take more measuring, more scribing and more skill — that's part of what you're paying a bespoke carpenter for.
5. Finish. A hand-finished painted surface in a specific colour costs more labour than a factory-finished board — but it's also repairable and repaintable for decades.
6. Hardware. Quality hinges, runners and handles outlast cheap ones by years. This is not the place to save €50.
Supply-and-fit vs fit-only
Most of our customers choose supply-and-fit: we source the materials, build the wardrobes in the workshop and install them — one person responsible for the whole job. If you've already bought wardrobe units from a supplier, a fit-only quote is possible too, but be aware that fitting pre-made carcasses into a non-standard room rarely produces the flush, no-gaps finish people expect from "fitted" wardrobes.
How to compare quotes properly
When you've two or three quotes in hand, check them line by line rather than comparing the bottom lines:
- Is it truly made-to-measure? Ask whether the units are built to your room's dimensions or standard carcasses trimmed to fit. The quote should say.
- What's in the interior? Count the drawers, rails and shelves. A cheaper quote often simply contains less wardrobe.
- Materials named, not vague. "Oak veneer" and "solid oak" are different things at different prices. So are "soft-close runners" and "runners".
- Is fitting and finishing included? Scribing to skirting, making good, and a tidy handover should be in the number — not extras on the day.
Getting an exact figure for your room
The honest answer to "how much will mine cost?" always comes from a measure. We visit, measure wall to wall and floor to ceiling, talk through materials and interior options against your budget, then send a fixed, itemised quote — free, and with no obligation. Fitted wardrobes typically run two to three weeks from measure to install, with the fitting itself usually done in a day or two per room.
Quick answers
Fitted wardrobe cost questions
In most rooms, yes. A fitted wardrobe uses the full wall width and ceiling height — typically adding a third to a half more usable storage than a freestanding unit in the same floor space. There are no dust-trap gaps, it looks like part of the house, and buyers notice it if you ever sell. If the wall is a standard width and you're happy with less storage, a good freestanding unit is cheaper — but it will never sit flush or use the space as well.
Yes — materials are the biggest lever you control. Sprayed MDF or melamine-faced boards with quality hardware cost noticeably less than solid oak or walnut, and still look sharp. Keeping hinged doors instead of sliding, and a simple interior of rails and shelves instead of many drawers, also brings the figure down. The measure and design conversation is exactly where these trade-offs get worked through.
Fitted wardrobes typically take two to three weeks from the home measure to installation. Because the units are built in the workshop, the on-site fitting itself is usually only a day or two per room, and you get a firm install date before the build starts.
No. A deposit secures the materials and your build slot, with the balance due when the job is fitted and you've checked the work at handover. You always receive a fixed, itemised quote before any work starts — so the figure you agree at the start is the figure you pay.
Planning fitted wardrobes in Drogheda or East Meath?
The surest way to get a real number is a free home measure. We'll talk materials and budget, then send a fixed, itemised quote — no obligation.
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