A custom closet system can provide you with the kind of order and organization your home needs in order to run smoothly and stay neat and tidy with a minimum of effort on your part. It can also provide monetary benefits – your clothes are less likely to get damaged or lost, so you’ll spend less money replacing them, for example. When it’s time to sell your home, custom closets can influence the price that buyers are willing to spend on the house and even the speed at which the house sells.
But how much does a custom closet cost? The answer depends on several variables, such as these:
- The Materials You Choose
- The Features and Organizers
- The Size and Shape of Your Closet
Take a look at what you should know about the factors that go into deciding the cost of a custom closet system.
The Materials You Choose
The good thing about a custom closet is that you will choose all the elements of it yourself. That gives you some control over the overall cost of the closet. You could choose fewer accessories or less expensive products in order to keep costs down if you want to. It all starts with the cost of the materials you plan to use in your closet.
Some of the most common closet materials are wire, wood, and melamine. Wire closet components are some of the least expensive but can also hold less weight, don't last as long, and are often thought to be less attractive.
Wood is usually the most expensive. It’s sufficiently sturdy for most uses and considered very attractive. Depending on the type of wood used, it might or might not stand up well to dings, dents, and scratches.
Melamine, which Angi explains is a laminate created by heat sealing pressed wood, fiberboard, or plywood between thermally-fused resin paper, is popular for its longevity, durability, and reasonable cost. It tends to last - and look new for - a long time.
The Features and Organizers
Knowing which materials you want to use is only part of the equation. You also have to choose which closet features you want installed in your custom closet. Some of the most common features include hanging rods, shelves, and dressers. Other options include built-in hampers, sliding baskets, racks, bins, shoe organizers, and more.
Not surprisingly, the more items you include in your custom closet design, the higher your costs will be, no matter which materials you choose. Each closet feature and accessory costs money. The trick is to include the accessories that you need in order to achieve an organized and attractive closet without going overboard with organizers you don’t need as much.
The Size and Shape of Your Closet
You also have to consider the size and shape of the closet that you’re customizing. The logical conclusion is that a bigger closet will cost more. That’s often true, but it’s not the only thing to think about.
If your closet has a structure that needs to be worked around, such as the entrance to a crawlspace or attic, it might cost more. In fact, a very small closet that is difficult to get into or out of in order to install features and items could have a higher cost than a larger closet. This is because you have to take labor costs into account, too.
The harder the closet is to work on, the more expensive it’s likely to be. You don’t have as much control over the difficulty and size of the closet you’re working with as you do over the things that you put into the closet.
Conclusion
There are many components that go into the cost of a custom closet. The important thing to understand is that you do have control over some of the factors that influence costs, like the materials you choose for your closet features and the types and number of features and organizers you decide to have installed on the closet. The size and shape of the closet also influence cost, but there’s not as much you can do about that.