Have you run out of room in your closet, struggling to find anything in that boated mess? It may be time to consider a walk-in closet. Many of us wish we had a bigger closet in our house, but there are some things to consider. You need to think about the space in your home and of course the cost of building one. The larger your closet and the more add-ins you include will increase your cost, but they are important if you want a more organized closet. You want items that you need regularly within reach, so the design of your closet is important. The top walk in closet builders are Closets By Design, California Closets, and Closet Factory. Ask these questions before hiring a builder for your walk-in closet.
A custom closet will range from $1,000 for basic systems that fit into reach-in closet spaces, to more than $50,000 for rooms with center islands and vanities. The average price for a custom closet organization system is $3,000-$5,000.
A design consultation with California Closets takes 90 minutes. About four to six weeks after your initial consultation, your new California Closets system will be installed. Both Closets by Design and Closet Factory require a free consultation before they can give a time estimate. The time it takes to build the actual closet will vary depending on the size of the project.
The typical width of a walk-in closet can range from 5 to 12 feet, or even more. This maintains a 3-foot hallway into the closet, even after you store or hang items along the walls. The standard depth of a walk in closet can range from 5 feet, in a square room, to 17 feet, or more for a bonus-room-style closet.
California Closets are made from recycled wood fiber which is more durable and easier to care for than wood. All finishes are California Air Resources Board compliant and eco-friendly. Closet Factory will create any look you want, whether it's white melamine or real wood stained to match your furniture.
California Closets offers customer service from the first phone call and for the life of the closet. You can contact customer service via phone. Closet Factory strives to design, manufacture, and install the best possible closet and home organization systems and they pride themselves on their customer service. Closets by Design provides excellent customer service. They have a blog and a feed to which you can subscribe to find answers to all your questions.
California Closets provides a lifetime warranty of their products for as long as you own the home where the system was installed, and as long as those systems remain where the installation team placed them. Closet Factory has a transferable, lifetime warranty against defects in workmanship or materials guaranteed by the location from which you purchased.
To get started, all you have to do is have some idea in mind of what you would like. All three companies provide design assistance to ensure you are getting exactly what you have in mind.
Certain components of the system, such as shelf height, specialty racks and hanging rod location are adjustable after installation. In some cases, you can work with any of the builders to add new features or update the design style with decorative hardware or door and drawer accent colors.