I have seen a wardrobe fitter who has carried out a fitted wardrobe installation for a friend which has been finished to a high standard.
The price he paid for full height (2400), 8 cupboards, spanning 3.3M was £1450.
The construction method used was pretty simple. Make boxes, stand them up, screw together, install shelves, install wood effect vinyl wrapper cupboard doors. Simple and look brilliant.
I am very capable of doing something like this, so thought about sourcing materials and doing the job myself. However after costing the same job done for my friend, the price for materials only comes to the same price this fitter charged for supply and fit!
How is it possible for him to offer such a price? The materials look of good quality. 18mm MFC and the price is the same whether you go for a white carcass, walnut, oak etc.
I got a quote from a few CNC places and the carcass/shelves material costs was coming in at around £900.
Add to that cost of basic vinyl wrapped wood effect doors at around £80 a door at £640, the price comes to the same as charged by the fitter?!
Are the CNC company charging too much for the cutting? I guess if I buy the MFC sheets whole and cut the pieces myself I will be able to bring the cost down considerably, but I just shocked how this fitter can be making any profit at that price.
Cheap Chinese MFC in bulk? Or just economies of scale from the fitter? Any ideas?
The price he paid for full height (2400), 8 cupboards, spanning 3.3M was £1450.
The construction method used was pretty simple. Make boxes, stand them up, screw together, install shelves, install wood effect vinyl wrapper cupboard doors. Simple and look brilliant.
I am very capable of doing something like this, so thought about sourcing materials and doing the job myself. However after costing the same job done for my friend, the price for materials only comes to the same price this fitter charged for supply and fit!
How is it possible for him to offer such a price? The materials look of good quality. 18mm MFC and the price is the same whether you go for a white carcass, walnut, oak etc.
I got a quote from a few CNC places and the carcass/shelves material costs was coming in at around £900.
Add to that cost of basic vinyl wrapped wood effect doors at around £80 a door at £640, the price comes to the same as charged by the fitter?!
Are the CNC company charging too much for the cutting? I guess if I buy the MFC sheets whole and cut the pieces myself I will be able to bring the cost down considerably, but I just shocked how this fitter can be making any profit at that price.
Cheap Chinese MFC in bulk? Or just economies of scale from the fitter? Any ideas?