Fitting my own bedroom...

walsgravematt

Hi all,

Having looked at the high costs of getting this done, I am interested in buying and fitting my own bedroom.

Advice would be welcomed.

As I understand it, I would need to measure very well, design units to fit what we would like, then buy the material to build the carcasses, and finally choose the doors/shelves to fit...

I am looking for them to be all the way along one wall from floor to ceiling, and include drawers in some of the wardrobes.

Also, What is the best option for the base - feet or simply using extra wood layed flat on the floor (my floor is sufficiently flat)

What is the best material to use, and the best place to buy it from?

Am I missing anything else obvious, and has anyone actually done this and it has worked well?

Any advice welcomed to any aspect of this.

Many thanks

Matt

Inch_High_2

Hi Matt


What are your DIY skills like?


For this what materials are you going to use?


MDF would be a good bet if you are going for a painted look or else you will need veneered boards and edging strip.


Cutting the boards may cause you a problem getting them square and straight.


The floor maybe flat but it would still be a good idea to build in some adjustment, kitchen cabinet legs are an option.


You'll need to scribe it to the ceiling so a filler strip across the top will be better than going all the way up with cupboards. It will look best if you do the same at the sides.


If you are going for adjustable shelves have you thought about the accurate drilling of the holes for the support brackets/pins?
Another thing to consider.


Hope that helps.


IH.

scottishblondie

Have you considered using the Ikea Pax wardrobe system instead of self building? I'm using them as "fitted" wardrobes in my house and they're really good, lots of interior fittings including drawers. They fit into my bedroom very well i.e. almost up to the ceiling and only small gaps at the ends. If you want the complete fitted look you could use filler pieces at the ends and top to close off any gaps.

27col

scottishblondie wrote: »

Have you considered using the Ikea Pax wardrobe system instead of self building? I'm using them as "fitted" wardrobes in my house and they're really good, lots of interior fittings including drawers. They fit into my bedroom very well i.e. almost up to the ceiling and only small gaps at the ends. If you want the complete fitted look you could use filler pieces at the ends and top to close off any gaps.

My vote would be for the IKEA PAX system. Brilliant bit of kit and easy to install.

AlexMac

Here's another vote for IKEA system wardrobes; if you were to design and carpenter something yourself, you'd probably spend more on mdf and doors and unless you're an ACE carpenter the result would probably look rough (I've done a fair bit of DIY but every unit I've diyed was more work than expected and looked amateurish inside).

So- yes - IKEA system carcasses and doors plus matching infill panel or lengths of skirting to bridge gaps to walls or ceilings.

27col

AlexMac wrote: »

Here's another vote for IKEA system wardrobes; if you were to design and carpenter something yourself, you'd probably spend more on mdf and doors and unless you're an ACE carpenter the result would probably look rough (I've done a fair bit of DIY but every unit I've diyed was more work than expected and looked amateurish inside).

So- yes - IKEA system carcasses and doors plus matching infill panel or lengths of skirting to bridge gaps to walls or ceilings.

I DIYed 3 large built in wardrobes, never really liked the appearance of any of them. I have replaced 2 of them with professionally installed units, which do the job quite admirably.. If I was doing it again I would be using IKEA PAX units.

walsgravematt

Wow - that's quite a number of recommendations for the IKEA pax... I better have a look at that then... !

Thanks all - much appreciated :j

Matt