How much to replace existing walk in wardrobe
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Comments (9)Personally, I'd prefer a WIR as opposed to a large "wall" of cupboards. I like the ability to open a single door and see all my clothes, rather than opening and closing multiple doors for various bits and pieces (e.g. pants in one cupboard, shirts in another). I think the WIR would be cheaper as nice cabinetry for the second option could be expensive. And I think the WIR would be better for resale value. Also, it's just a personal opinion, but the example photo reminds me of a gym locker room. A nice gym locker room, but that's the impression I have from all the cupboards with the bench in the "middle"....See MoreQuestion for people with walk in wardrobes
Comments (16)full sized double sliding doors will need wall space about 3.5 m wide ie 800+ x 2 for each door plus 2 x 800 plus extra for the frame for the doors to slide inside the wall...although a 1200-1600 wide opening might fit the space available to you (installing cavity sliders near where there's another wall at right angles can be a problem so cavity sliders must be included at wall planning stage, especially if the new rooms are being added to an existing building)...i'm also wondering if a horizontal window at ceiling height in the ensuite would allow light and also cross ventilation while still allowing for more wardrobe space...and, much as i love cavity sliders, as it appears you do have space available, i suggest a hinged door into the ensuite will better restrict moisture from your clothes and also provide a space for hooks to hang your robe...See MoreWalk in wardrobe - entranceway and Ikea vs custom built units
Comments (13)There are a number of challenges here that arise frequently, namely: The space is tight, and budget seems an issue. Door options: 1 sliding cavity door into robe- problem: people rarely bother to close them so often a pointless result 2 Hinged doors on the cabinetry-problem the galley you have is only 2000mm wide or even 2200mm. This will make it very tight if you plan to have hinged doors with both sides at 600mm carcass depth leaving either 800mm or 1000mm aisle. This will mean you don't have clearance for you and a door swing, assuming a door width of 500-600mm . You will find it very claustrophobic, and impossible with two people using it. 3 Sliding doors-these will limit your access to the interior and most people dislike them, however probably a workable solution- if you go this way, put the door track at 660mm not 600mm to clear suit jackets. 4 Enclose only one side of the wardrobe with doors and have the other for hanging which tend to be neater than the shelf items.(choose the side that is most visible from the front door. Depending on your ratio requirement of hanging to shelving/drawers, you might fit all hanging on one side then you can have drawers all along the lower section with shelving above with upper doors only. That way, the swing of the doors is easier as you don't need to clear your feet, only your upper body. Then gain bonus space in the area by making the enclosed cabinets only 400mm deep externally. Folded clothing folds to 360-380mm so don't waste the space with 600mm depth. Any additional hanging required on the enclosed wall is positioned distant to the entry and will be mainly out of view. This will save on doors, space and look tidy. It requires a custom build, the cost of this walk in robe in gloss melamine was around $7500.00 including design. Best of luck. The walk in below is 2000mm across, the first section on the left is 400mm deep for his shoes and drawers, the section on the right is 620mm deep. The distant section on the left is 600m providing space for hanging. That way the aisle in the first part is more generous and this tight space feels generouson the left we have his shoes behind doors and drawers below-at 400mm deep this makes the aisle more generous to cope with doors the photo below shows with door near the entry to conceal the"mess"from the walk way(see the appearance from the doorway in top photo), the hanging at the end is not visible at the entry we made the most of the full depth for shoes in our custom drawers...See MoreWant ideas for existing walk in robe.
Comments (19)hi cuddlz88, The following idea is what I would do with your small space, is to have double height hanging across the back wall, full width and then 30cm deep shelving on both sides of the doorway. It is always better to look directly at hanging clothing than open shelves that usually end up untidy so side on shelves. help to cover that. this layout will also make the robe feel more spacious. the 30cm shelves still makes it easy to reach clothes in the corner, and you could possibly do a small return on the floor as per the picture. I can't take a photo of our WIR as my camera is ill, but because our layout is different, on two walls we have a hanging rail above the floor and then long open shelves above that to have folded tee;s etc, easy to find things. The photo shows shoes and drawers below hanging clothes which I wouldn't have both for visual and it will also make the top rail too high. Any coats etc will need to be hung else where cheers...See More- 4 months ago
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