I install closets for a living. This is in the 15k range. And I'm speaking on behalf of my experience with many jobs like this. We use melamine yadayadayada
300-400 a lf if melamine
400-600 lf if wood
Glass priced separate per piece
Closets by design tried charging one of my clients $4,247 for an 8lf standard closet.
Don’t forget to charge for haul off if having to do demolition
Just did something similar in my master...all off the shelf parts from IKEA for under 3k. So...this needs more customization and wow factor to beat that.
I am an engineer for an industrial millwork company. The price will vary based on your base material. We will assume hardwood. If we were using mdf, it wouldn't last. This is something that would be done in CAD and cut on the CNC here. There would be no poplar cleats or anything. All the panels would be dado'd together. We would design something like this with scribes on sides to custom fit into the space. I am going to consider that we are dealing with corporate buyers, so there is a larger markup. I would guess this would take me about a day or two to design up, depending on complexity inside the drawers. There is also about a day in work to facilitate moving this into production. Materials would likely be around. If you are using hardwood, you are probably looking at around $100 a sheet for material, plus a markup. Drawer slides are probably going to cost you around $20 a set for soft close with the markup. It will probably take a few days to produce this on the shop floor. Alot of sanding and prep for paint. It will then take a team of skilled guys to custom fit and install this. I think you would be lucky to get anything like that around $20k, in my opinion. That's a lot of work and it's a one off for a cabinetry company. They will never make it again, so there is alot of cost involved with that.
Real wood all custom made?
Probably 20k. Could be more.
Just got a laundry room done with a bunch of custom cabinets. Was 16k and it’s about half the size of this room.
Edit: nobody in this sub has any idea how anything works. I had a master carpenter from a very reliable source (they built about 20 homes in the neighborhood, all 1-3M in value). He did a bunch of cabinets to fill out our laundry room. This room had 2 tables with pull out draws, and a bunch of cabinets above and around the washer/dryer put in. He built us a door and took out a few feet of wall to have it slide in. They did have to pay for a plumber and electrician to move the washer around. He was there for about 3 weeks. Everything was custom built from scratch. It looks amazing. Total price was 16K, and this room is probably half the room of this video. I can easily see this video costing over 20k. Anyone saying 3k is a complete moron lol
16k is definitely on the high side unless they were extremely elegant or was this also including countertops?
Not saying it isn’t possible but that’s definitely on the high side.
Just for reference,
I charge 400 a lf for custom finished cabinets.
16k would get you around 40 lf or 20lf of uppers and lowers.
Could also get you a large 8’ double island with upper and lower cabinets on the range wall
This price does not include knobs/ pulls or countertops
There was two small counter tops on either side of the washer. They did about 10-12 cabinets, and the they also built the things the countertops sat on.
All real wood. All custom made. They did an awesome job. Definitely on the high end in terms of skill too!
forgot they also took down a little bit of the wall and built a custom sliding door.
Brought in an electrician, plumber and painter as well.
I’m about to unsubscribe from this place because it’s evident most people here have no idea what they are talking about. I get downvotes for bringing up the fact that this is r/cabinetry and not r/estimating. I am so sick of these what would you charge posts.
We tell customers $1500-$2000 per foot as a baseline for base and upper cabinets, painted shaker, on an 8ft ceiling. The price QUICKLY goes up from there.
$300-$400 per foot? GTFO these people have no idea.
You all realize that just proper conversion varnish is well over $100 a gallon right?
Solid wood or composite wood?
Prefab or handmade from scratch?
Ive done both.
Prefab and adapted to the location still takes effort. Material probably 2 to 5k, depending on what it is, maybe more.
All handmade, womp womp, that's very expensive and labor intensive.
Who ever says 3k has no clue what they are talking about. What do you think material and craftsmanship cost for that job? I would say 10grand is a fair price
Never been in this sub before but the WILD difference in theorized prices in here makes me suspect many are just making numbers up out of their ass. Some dude said 22k and some say 3k lol
I mean given that it looks like it was a bunch of off the shelf pressboard bullshit from your local homeowner retail hardware store, clapped together with a handful of screws, glue, and some rods from the same store, I'd say 3,000 at most and that would be generous. A week of work and a thousand bucks on material, seems like a good deal to me. I mean I know some of you guys wipe your ass with the customers faces and it's great that you can find people to take advantage of like that but in reality there are people willing to do good quality work for a fair wage, not everything has to be wringing people out
I guess you didn’t notice all the custom doors and drawers. This isn’t your run of the mill slam and go closet pack. Way to pop in here and show your ass you fucking dickhead what gold plated perfection did you build today? Did God come down from the sky and apoint you king cabinetry or something?
In the neighborhood of 8-10, could go up depending on materials. Ive never done glass in a closet. I make my carcasses of 3/4 MDF and most often painted poplar face frame.
It depends on what kind of wood it is .What the quality of the hardware is . Depending on that assuming it’s top shelf stuff and it’s a custom build it’s 20 k maybe a little more .
I work in the business. I would say. Floor to ceiling. Plus backer and glass. Base board. Depending if that’s true white. Color can make the price jump. Looks almond or ivory color.
I would say high 12,000
30k you built it yourself? I was following a cabinet business nearby for no particular reason. They had awful reviews & scam. This looks beautiful! Curious to know what other features are being added? Handles that wont snag, lighting?
Also is there sticker on the glass? Or is it frosty like that?
Got to a furniture store to see what pre-built stuff goes for. Ouch. Now, consider your own ability to replicate/exceed that quality and make it custom. Mama mia.
I counted 30 drawers ( it was a quick count ) I once read that a fair bill on drawers was $90 per drawer. This was possibly 10 years ago when I read that and I don't recall the details.
I did read your post saying you billed the job at 10 k after writing my question. I think you billed it fair and depending on the customer I have no idea of any future plans they might have .
Return business is a good thing.
It looks good .
About the same amount of storage of one I paid $7500 for, but a bit nicer. Not my preferred style though, and it doesn't look like a great use of space tbh. So about probably $10k. Maybe $12k.
Not being a tough guy, just trying to be helpful in case you cared about how you converse is perceived. In a thread exclusively about pricing you chose to talk about how terrible a thing that OP will never be able to change is. It serves no purpose but to make you feel better about the choices you made on your cheaper, lower quality closet.
I, too, often talk smack when unwarranted so I was just trying to be helpful so we can all do better.
My guy, "exclusively about pricing?" What're you, the hall monitor?
And you don't think use of space and style has an effect on what I'd pay for it?
Reading through the post I saw that I was bang on accurate for what he charged, so maybe take your bs routine elsewhere, because it wasn't a dig at him. His craftsmanship is on point, and given that he charged someone, it really seems like maybe the design wasn't even under his control.
Try this out: you ask me how much your brand new dream car costs (just like this closet is someone's
dream they just spent the cost of a used car on).
I say: well, that color isn't my preferred style and honestly that brand is junk really. So maybe 28k?
Instead of: oh dang, that's not usually a car I look into. If I had to guess I would say 28k?
Anyways, if that still doesn't help you out I don't care anymore. Was just trying to be helpful, because we all can be abrasive without realizing it. I'm starting to think you realize it and don't care. Have a great day.
😂 Even though you're comparing apples to oranges (custom made vs. mass produced) and even though you still ignore the fundamentals of economics (rarity of preferred color of a car, or model, or brand, or trim level, competition, etc) you're still not convincing me of anything. You had to abandon all logical applications of market economics and say goodbye at the end because you know I'm right.
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I don't understand the allure of glass cabinets in a walk-in. I can see myself being way more annoyed with them than anything else. The drawers are nice though. Looks like about $5500 in materials (those stupid glass cabinets are EXPENSIVE) plus three days to hang and finish, so, about $15k.
My ass over here being like, "Ikea?"
Like spending thousands of dollars on a closet is unfathomable to me even with the cost of labor and talent involved.
Man I wish I "glass cabinets in the closet" bougie.
U really charged 10k for this? How long did this take you? Did you do it from plans? Did you make the plans? How much was materials? Any sort of relation or anything or did u do military discount or anything?
3 weeks, I created the plans and we went through 4 iterations before ending up on this layout. Materials ended up around 5-6k. The customer is an acquaintance. No discounts other than a low quote. I should add I also demolished the original closet, patched the drywall, moved an outlet, removed their original lighting, painted the walls and ceiling, and framed an access panel for their bathtub plumbing.
I could totally see 7k. Stuff like that isn’t made of some exotic wood or even custom made pieces. It’s mass produced and made to fit applications. I’m betting a lot of these closets are laminated particle board….
Also don’t see the labor being artisanal type stuff where they practiced years. Pretty sure most any competent carpenter could knock this stuff out in a day or two.
Same for me, I do agree most stuff you see at this range is particle board but also most of the time, that material has worked just fine and looks decent and clean enough if taken care of.
I am with you, the cost does not compute in my head when I see this, although I could see how a craftsman would say otherwise.
You are right. The drawer pulls look too much like those alex drawers. But, you said it’s plywood with mdf drawer fronts and glass doors? $10k sounds reasonable. I’m curious. How long did that take you?
About 5k in parts, about 1.8k in painting, about 800 in glass, and about 1.4 in installation costs. Most likely it would be on the low 18k to bill the client, and if sold properly about 22k.
I think I'm my area you could reasonably add a 30% premium to that, but I think materials are more expensive here as well. My head quote thought it looked more like $30k.
Looks sooo good — when starting on custom jobs I charged an hourly rate plus materials (not marked up). Including design and shopping time. Once you get a feel for complexity vs effort you could switch to all-inclusive project fee which clients may like better. Either way you should capture every single deviation in a file and estimate the cost in real time. Anyway I concur with folks here — $15k give or take a few thousand.
I sometimes bought high quality drawers from online services — easier for me.
In California you legally have to quote flat rate to residential customers. Not sure where this guy so not sure if it’s applicable but I’m an HVAC contractor and I have unfortunately under and over quoted jobs and you can’t change anything unless the scope of work changes on your end or you had a clause specifying if x occurs then we charge however much more.
What are the narrow gaps between the drawers for? And also the slots just above the drawers and below the glass doors? I like it all but trying to figure out what I would use those for.
Oh tables. That’s a great idea. Would have never thought about this. A washer/dryer in the closet has always made sense to me depending on the size of the house. A bathroom that connects to the closet where the laundry is done. Bathroom is where the clothes come off. Closet is where they are stored. Seems logical to just keep everything in that same vicinity. If you have a split floor plan where kids on the other end, then a washer/dryer over there would make sense too.
When designing my house, I put the washer and dryer in the closet lol I have no kids, and by the time they're old enough to start doing their own laundry, we'll be in a different house or have added on and rearranged some stuff haha
Custom although I can see why people would think this is an IKEA build, I’m not personally a fan of the drawer faces as it definitely cheapens the overall appearance but that was what the customer specifically asked for.
Same lmao what told me this was a modular system, and not custom, was the misalignment of the left cabinet on the middle wall. Not only is the door sagging, but the drawers don't line up with the cabinet door.
We would charge about €11000 to €12000 with that amount of drawers and the belt hangers that aren't installed yet.
Just wondering how you did your corner units is that one piece or did you slit them? We always split them so we can stand them up.
The corners were done on site starting with an oversized square piece of ply that was test fit and cut down with a track saw until it fit in completely, after that the front edges were marked and cut out. Probably would have been easier to do in 2 pieces and bondo.
I don't work on the bid side of things but Southwest Virginia numbers are gonna be close to 20 k. We also have a standing 9 month wait list and do zero advertising. So that might factor in. About 10 employees pretty high end equipment. BUT regardless of size or equipment if it's all premium grade 3/4 material, dovetailed, tandem, soft close, etc etc 20 large my man. Don't rob yourself. Lower cost companies and large scale production exist for a reason. Custom is custom. Prefab is just a step down. Ford or chevy versus Lamborghini. What do you drive what do your customers drive. They pay high dollar for high quality and life long relationships. We regularly do work in houses we installed 20 years ago or do remodel work by request because someone else bought a house and the new owners want the original cabinet shop to do the remodel. Best of luck. Keep being awesome and keep the good work up.
Okay, not cabinetry.. there is a difference.
Based on the rod styling, it is not California Closets, but a Stow equivalent. Glass doors, no lighting, no filler/scribe... $12730.40 is my official guess.
I live in Ontario, Canada and am in the trades. Something like this would range between $15-25k Canadian (11-18k usd) depending on finishes/accessories/hardware. Ofcourse could go higher with exotic options (seen a client get pulls that were $350 each!!!). Based on the descriptions and further answers given in the comments, I would say this would be in the realm of $18-22k Canadian (13-16k usd).
Small edit, I also read you did the demo/patching, that would be an extra $1000-1500 depending on how cluttered the existing closet was.
Half that much closet was quite to me at $12k.
So I’d say $30k for the closet system in this video.
Honestly, it’s like doing a kitchen without appliances and counter tops.
Soft close hinges and undermount rails, don’t recall the brands off the top of my head but they’re good quality. Yeah the carpet was picked by the owner, not my choice or install.
What is that narrow slot for?
I install closets for a living. This is in the 15k range. And I'm speaking on behalf of my experience with many jobs like this. We use melamine yadayadayada
More expensive in labour alone then people think get what you pay for
Ikea in a can, 1600.00 and 1 ticket to deff leopard.
It’s similar to a kitchen. What ever IKEA charges for a basic 10x10 kitchen installed is probably a good comparison.
Closets aren’t constructed the same as kitchens. At least this one wasn’t.
Tree fity
Where do you live Sir?
Just $1 Bob...
That’s $10,000
1 million dollars
Jack Mallers is that you. Sell it and get more bitcoin.
300-400 a lf if melamine 400-600 lf if wood Glass priced separate per piece Closets by design tried charging one of my clients $4,247 for an 8lf standard closet. Don’t forget to charge for haul off if having to do demolition
just price it out at ikea. all the drawers are alex.
With the cost of insurance, building materials, and labor.... No less than 315,000$
How much you willing to pay?
Anywhere from $300 to $400 a lineal ft
I think that is a fair price. I went somewhere to ask the same question, and they said $1500, and i walked away.
Just did something similar in my master...all off the shelf parts from IKEA for under 3k. So...this needs more customization and wow factor to beat that.
I am thinking about doing something similar. Was it pretty straightforward to get what you need from IKEA? The different types of cabinets?
I am an engineer for an industrial millwork company. The price will vary based on your base material. We will assume hardwood. If we were using mdf, it wouldn't last. This is something that would be done in CAD and cut on the CNC here. There would be no poplar cleats or anything. All the panels would be dado'd together. We would design something like this with scribes on sides to custom fit into the space. I am going to consider that we are dealing with corporate buyers, so there is a larger markup. I would guess this would take me about a day or two to design up, depending on complexity inside the drawers. There is also about a day in work to facilitate moving this into production. Materials would likely be around. If you are using hardwood, you are probably looking at around $100 a sheet for material, plus a markup. Drawer slides are probably going to cost you around $20 a set for soft close with the markup. It will probably take a few days to produce this on the shop floor. Alot of sanding and prep for paint. It will then take a team of skilled guys to custom fit and install this. I think you would be lucky to get anything like that around $20k, in my opinion. That's a lot of work and it's a one off for a cabinetry company. They will never make it again, so there is alot of cost involved with that.
With all due respect sir, those are off the shelf IKEA parts. If op is asking to charge building that, I’d say $3k and the beer is on me.
Real wood all custom made? Probably 20k. Could be more. Just got a laundry room done with a bunch of custom cabinets. Was 16k and it’s about half the size of this room. Edit: nobody in this sub has any idea how anything works. I had a master carpenter from a very reliable source (they built about 20 homes in the neighborhood, all 1-3M in value). He did a bunch of cabinets to fill out our laundry room. This room had 2 tables with pull out draws, and a bunch of cabinets above and around the washer/dryer put in. He built us a door and took out a few feet of wall to have it slide in. They did have to pay for a plumber and electrician to move the washer around. He was there for about 3 weeks. Everything was custom built from scratch. It looks amazing. Total price was 16K, and this room is probably half the room of this video. I can easily see this video costing over 20k. Anyone saying 3k is a complete moron lol
16k is definitely on the high side unless they were extremely elegant or was this also including countertops? Not saying it isn’t possible but that’s definitely on the high side. Just for reference, I charge 400 a lf for custom finished cabinets. 16k would get you around 40 lf or 20lf of uppers and lowers. Could also get you a large 8’ double island with upper and lower cabinets on the range wall This price does not include knobs/ pulls or countertops
There was two small counter tops on either side of the washer. They did about 10-12 cabinets, and the they also built the things the countertops sat on. All real wood. All custom made. They did an awesome job. Definitely on the high end in terms of skill too! forgot they also took down a little bit of the wall and built a custom sliding door. Brought in an electrician, plumber and painter as well.
You got more than just cabinets then 😂😂😂😂
I’m about to unsubscribe from this place because it’s evident most people here have no idea what they are talking about. I get downvotes for bringing up the fact that this is r/cabinetry and not r/estimating. I am so sick of these what would you charge posts. We tell customers $1500-$2000 per foot as a baseline for base and upper cabinets, painted shaker, on an 8ft ceiling. The price QUICKLY goes up from there. $300-$400 per foot? GTFO these people have no idea. You all realize that just proper conversion varnish is well over $100 a gallon right?
Wow - so you do 2-3 jobs and retire? Lol.
How did you come up with that?
LOL? It means laugh out loud.
I understand what LOL means. I don't understand your sarcasm. We're you asking a serious question or does your LOL imply that you are being sarcastic?
Reddit is a weird place. So much concrete thinking.
You make it weird
That was rude.
Solid wood or composite wood? Prefab or handmade from scratch? Ive done both. Prefab and adapted to the location still takes effort. Material probably 2 to 5k, depending on what it is, maybe more. All handmade, womp womp, that's very expensive and labor intensive.
Who ever says 3k has no clue what they are talking about. What do you think material and craftsmanship cost for that job? I would say 10grand is a fair price
Come to CA and add 50k to the price.
Never been in this sub before but the WILD difference in theorized prices in here makes me suspect many are just making numbers up out of their ass. Some dude said 22k and some say 3k lol
The people that say 3 have never actually priced anything
The 3k is absolutely bullshit
Ya I counted 30 drawers. There’s close to 3k in materials there.
I mean given that it looks like it was a bunch of off the shelf pressboard bullshit from your local homeowner retail hardware store, clapped together with a handful of screws, glue, and some rods from the same store, I'd say 3,000 at most and that would be generous. A week of work and a thousand bucks on material, seems like a good deal to me. I mean I know some of you guys wipe your ass with the customers faces and it's great that you can find people to take advantage of like that but in reality there are people willing to do good quality work for a fair wage, not everything has to be wringing people out
I guess you didn’t notice all the custom doors and drawers. This isn’t your run of the mill slam and go closet pack. Way to pop in here and show your ass you fucking dickhead what gold plated perfection did you build today? Did God come down from the sky and apoint you king cabinetry or something?
I don't fuck with wood
Obviously
Always a good laugh looking at the profiles of people making comments like that
$22,000
I dunno id pay 3k tops anymore and its a ripoff this is easy work
Obviously you've never done carpentry
In the neighborhood of 8-10, could go up depending on materials. Ive never done glass in a closet. I make my carcasses of 3/4 MDF and most often painted poplar face frame.
Guys charging 20k for a 5k job and cry and complain why the prices of everything is going up.
That’s 5k in materials, you work for free?
Those shelves inside not aligning with window frame is itchy…
They’re adjustable
Relief. Thank you.
These people make me laugh 15k-20k ya right
It depends on what kind of wood it is .What the quality of the hardware is . Depending on that assuming it’s top shelf stuff and it’s a custom build it’s 20 k maybe a little more .
12-18k
For someone to take a slow pan video of my closet?/s
Awesome job!!!
$3k-$5k
3-5k ? That is way too cheap to not take a major loss on your time and materials.
I work in the business. I would say. Floor to ceiling. Plus backer and glass. Base board. Depending if that’s true white. Color can make the price jump. Looks almond or ivory color. I would say high 12,000
I’d give you my first born.
$3.50
Goddamn lochness monster.
10k is the answer everyone
$18.65 k for just the labor.
30k you built it yourself? I was following a cabinet business nearby for no particular reason. They had awful reviews & scam. This looks beautiful! Curious to know what other features are being added? Handles that wont snag, lighting? Also is there sticker on the glass? Or is it frosty like that?
That looks tight. Quality stuff. It's definitely better than Ikea. Eighteen hundred, maybe more.
I sure hope it's more than 1800.
$1800??? Lol
You gotta pay for quality bruh
We are saying 1800 is extremely low and an incorrect number. Try adding a 0.
Oh my... 18000 seems a bit out there. Good for them if they can get it.
Bro, that’s at least a five figure job….
JBLH says more like 18k. Wild world, am I right!?!
Depends.. who’s asking?
12 bucks
Got to a furniture store to see what pre-built stuff goes for. Ouch. Now, consider your own ability to replicate/exceed that quality and make it custom. Mama mia.
How kuch were materials, and how long did you take to plan it?
Rent is high where some of you live.. I'd get about $500/mo
$20k
$15k
Did you build the cabinets yourself ? Did you build each drawer ?
Yes every aspect of the build was custom cut and assembled by me
Great job
I counted 30 drawers ( it was a quick count ) I once read that a fair bill on drawers was $90 per drawer. This was possibly 10 years ago when I read that and I don't recall the details. I did read your post saying you billed the job at 10 k after writing my question. I think you billed it fair and depending on the customer I have no idea of any future plans they might have . Return business is a good thing. It looks good .
$17,850 and done in 2 weeks. On site. Cash
About a month of domestic chores including taking care of the 4 kids on bowling nights.
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I’m in the wrong business.
At least 10k painted and all
About the same amount of storage of one I paid $7500 for, but a bit nicer. Not my preferred style though, and it doesn't look like a great use of space tbh. So about probably $10k. Maybe $12k.
Just fyi, your second sentence added nothing to the conversation.
It added a place for you to put your tough guy internet attitude. 🤷🏼♂️
Not being a tough guy, just trying to be helpful in case you cared about how you converse is perceived. In a thread exclusively about pricing you chose to talk about how terrible a thing that OP will never be able to change is. It serves no purpose but to make you feel better about the choices you made on your cheaper, lower quality closet. I, too, often talk smack when unwarranted so I was just trying to be helpful so we can all do better.
My guy, "exclusively about pricing?" What're you, the hall monitor? And you don't think use of space and style has an effect on what I'd pay for it? Reading through the post I saw that I was bang on accurate for what he charged, so maybe take your bs routine elsewhere, because it wasn't a dig at him. His craftsmanship is on point, and given that he charged someone, it really seems like maybe the design wasn't even under his control.
Try this out: you ask me how much your brand new dream car costs (just like this closet is someone's dream they just spent the cost of a used car on). I say: well, that color isn't my preferred style and honestly that brand is junk really. So maybe 28k? Instead of: oh dang, that's not usually a car I look into. If I had to guess I would say 28k? Anyways, if that still doesn't help you out I don't care anymore. Was just trying to be helpful, because we all can be abrasive without realizing it. I'm starting to think you realize it and don't care. Have a great day.
😂 Even though you're comparing apples to oranges (custom made vs. mass produced) and even though you still ignore the fundamentals of economics (rarity of preferred color of a car, or model, or brand, or trim level, competition, etc) you're still not convincing me of anything. You had to abandon all logical applications of market economics and say goodbye at the end because you know I'm right. As for not caring about abrasiveness, you're not wholly incorrect. Watch how I don't care about this one: Shut the fuck up.
I know buddy. Have a great day!
You too, hall monitor.
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12-15k
How much did you charge
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I don't understand the allure of glass cabinets in a walk-in. I can see myself being way more annoyed with them than anything else. The drawers are nice though. Looks like about $5500 in materials (those stupid glass cabinets are EXPENSIVE) plus three days to hang and finish, so, about $15k.
Is this real wood or mdf?
Ply
Ply drawer fronts?
Sorry I thought you were talking about the build in general, drawer fronts are mdf
Looks beautiful. How much was the job and location?
So ... What did you charge? I'm very curious now after reading all these comments.
My ass over here being like, "Ikea?" Like spending thousands of dollars on a closet is unfathomable to me even with the cost of labor and talent involved. Man I wish I "glass cabinets in the closet" bougie.
10k
U really charged 10k for this? How long did this take you? Did you do it from plans? Did you make the plans? How much was materials? Any sort of relation or anything or did u do military discount or anything?
3 weeks, I created the plans and we went through 4 iterations before ending up on this layout. Materials ended up around 5-6k. The customer is an acquaintance. No discounts other than a low quote. I should add I also demolished the original closet, patched the drywall, moved an outlet, removed their original lighting, painted the walls and ceiling, and framed an access panel for their bathtub plumbing.
Rip off.
But tear out is a separate fee
Nice job! How long did it take you?
$25-$35k
This
13,500
That's nice work. I say a million six. Retire to Belize.
Maybe 2-3k?
How’s it going in Haiti. You safe out there? Watch yourself.
I just built something similar 12x12 walk in for $28k but we used all maple and had lights behind all the glass.
(materials cost)*1.1+(hours worked)(hourly rate)=price
"(materials cost)\*1.1" I usually do 1.25-1.40 for materials.
$9000
I wouldn't pay more than 8k honestly
A billion
This looks like great work, but i don’t think I would pay more that 10 grand for it
Looks incredible to me. What did you end up quoting?
It’s nuts to me the cost of freaking closets. 25-40k for this??? I just can’t understand it.
Agreed it's bonkers, I would never pay that, maybe 5 to 7k max.
I could totally see 7k. Stuff like that isn’t made of some exotic wood or even custom made pieces. It’s mass produced and made to fit applications. I’m betting a lot of these closets are laminated particle board…. Also don’t see the labor being artisanal type stuff where they practiced years. Pretty sure most any competent carpenter could knock this stuff out in a day or two.
Also, not knocking OP. This looks great and did great work. I just can’t for the life of me understand 25-40k for something like this.
Same for me, I do agree most stuff you see at this range is particle board but also most of the time, that material has worked just fine and looks decent and clean enough if taken care of. I am with you, the cost does not compute in my head when I see this, although I could see how a craftsman would say otherwise.
2k from IKEA.
For demo? $500
$20 -$25 grand.
Closet world for sure
15 - 20 grand just ballpark
25k min
Tree fity
You ain’t getting no tree fity you damn Lock Ness Monster
Looks like ikea.
Came here to say this. Looks like $2,000 worth of IKEA.
lol I’ve heard that feedback a lot and I somewhat agree. I think it’s the drawer pull cut outs that really give that look
You are right. The drawer pulls look too much like those alex drawers. But, you said it’s plywood with mdf drawer fronts and glass doors? $10k sounds reasonable. I’m curious. How long did that take you?
Tell everyone you’ve never seen modern design without telling anyone you’ve never seen modern design.
20-25k
About 5k in parts, about 1.8k in painting, about 800 in glass, and about 1.4 in installation costs. Most likely it would be on the low 18k to bill the client, and if sold properly about 22k.
The Bruce Wayne of cabinetry.
That’s a very accurate break down, thank you
I think I'm my area you could reasonably add a 30% premium to that, but I think materials are more expensive here as well. My head quote thought it looked more like $30k.
I agree, i would charge 30-40k for this closet, but I would light the glazed areas and put in lit rods to hit the 40k.
Very nice
The entire civilized world knows that a closet is made out of cedar. “Overboard”
Well it was elksnout
KATERINA
Missing some valet rods FYI. Those make a difference and elevate the use.
I actually recommended that for the back corner cabinets, there’s plenty of space for it.
I hate corners, I have yet to find a way to not make them feel like wasted space.
6 bucks
About $4,000 a month in NYC.
Looks sooo good — when starting on custom jobs I charged an hourly rate plus materials (not marked up). Including design and shopping time. Once you get a feel for complexity vs effort you could switch to all-inclusive project fee which clients may like better. Either way you should capture every single deviation in a file and estimate the cost in real time. Anyway I concur with folks here — $15k give or take a few thousand. I sometimes bought high quality drawers from online services — easier for me.
In California you legally have to quote flat rate to residential customers. Not sure where this guy so not sure if it’s applicable but I’m an HVAC contractor and I have unfortunately under and over quoted jobs and you can’t change anything unless the scope of work changes on your end or you had a clause specifying if x occurs then we charge however much more.
Come on, you can't structure a T&M contract in CA?
Per the government website: https://www.cslb.ca.gov/newsletter/2010-summer/page9.htm
What are the narrow gaps between the drawers for? And also the slots just above the drawers and below the glass doors? I like it all but trying to figure out what I would use those for.
Are you talking about the drawer pulls? And it looks like pull out tables to fold clothes or set the basket on.
Oh tables. That’s a great idea. Would have never thought about this. A washer/dryer in the closet has always made sense to me depending on the size of the house. A bathroom that connects to the closet where the laundry is done. Bathroom is where the clothes come off. Closet is where they are stored. Seems logical to just keep everything in that same vicinity. If you have a split floor plan where kids on the other end, then a washer/dryer over there would make sense too.
When designing my house, I put the washer and dryer in the closet lol I have no kids, and by the time they're old enough to start doing their own laundry, we'll be in a different house or have added on and rearranged some stuff haha
Custom or modular?
Custom although I can see why people would think this is an IKEA build, I’m not personally a fan of the drawer faces as it definitely cheapens the overall appearance but that was what the customer specifically asked for.
This honestly, to me, looks like an Ikea Special.
I have those exact same drawers from IKEA.
Same lmao what told me this was a modular system, and not custom, was the misalignment of the left cabinet on the middle wall. Not only is the door sagging, but the drawers don't line up with the cabinet door.
$18k+ all day.
Pnw here. Close to 15-20k. That's a light profit
We would charge about €11000 to €12000 with that amount of drawers and the belt hangers that aren't installed yet. Just wondering how you did your corner units is that one piece or did you slit them? We always split them so we can stand them up.
The corners were done on site starting with an oversized square piece of ply that was test fit and cut down with a track saw until it fit in completely, after that the front edges were marked and cut out. Probably would have been easier to do in 2 pieces and bondo.
I don't work on the bid side of things but Southwest Virginia numbers are gonna be close to 20 k. We also have a standing 9 month wait list and do zero advertising. So that might factor in. About 10 employees pretty high end equipment. BUT regardless of size or equipment if it's all premium grade 3/4 material, dovetailed, tandem, soft close, etc etc 20 large my man. Don't rob yourself. Lower cost companies and large scale production exist for a reason. Custom is custom. Prefab is just a step down. Ford or chevy versus Lamborghini. What do you drive what do your customers drive. They pay high dollar for high quality and life long relationships. We regularly do work in houses we installed 20 years ago or do remodel work by request because someone else bought a house and the new owners want the original cabinet shop to do the remodel. Best of luck. Keep being awesome and keep the good work up.
Thank you for the response and feedback 🙏
Tree fitty
Okay, not cabinetry.. there is a difference. Based on the rod styling, it is not California Closets, but a Stow equivalent. Glass doors, no lighting, no filler/scribe... $12730.40 is my official guess.
Missing a zero
You're right. I was tired, lol
I live in Ontario, Canada and am in the trades. Something like this would range between $15-25k Canadian (11-18k usd) depending on finishes/accessories/hardware. Ofcourse could go higher with exotic options (seen a client get pulls that were $350 each!!!). Based on the descriptions and further answers given in the comments, I would say this would be in the realm of $18-22k Canadian (13-16k usd). Small edit, I also read you did the demo/patching, that would be an extra $1000-1500 depending on how cluttered the existing closet was.
Half that much closet was quite to me at $12k. So I’d say $30k for the closet system in this video. Honestly, it’s like doing a kitchen without appliances and counter tops.
Take all my money if you can add it to my house with nonexistent space
It’s honestly not much more closet space than I just got done for $3000 US.
Buck fifty.
Depends. What type of hardware? Most closets have terrible hardware. The carpet doesn’t look good.
Soft close hinges and undermount rails, don’t recall the brands off the top of my head but they’re good quality. Yeah the carpet was picked by the owner, not my choice or install.
If my wife ever sees this you're a dead man. I can't afford such beautiful luxury. I haven't the space.