Usually how much would it cost for custom made wardrobe 6ft x 8ft (length x height) with features below?

i. full hot press melamine
ii. bi-directional soft close with anti-slam for sliding door
iii. 1 side full mirror sliding door
iv. PVC material (since it's waterproof, fire retardant, thermite proof)
v. Anti-scratch, anti fungal, anti cockroach
vi. use AB self-tapping screw rather than drilling

Any other things that can make good quality sliding door wardrobe? Is PVC better than melamine? Is AB self-tapping screw rather than drilling? why?

This post has been edited by goolie: Dec 13 2023, 03:46 PM

Anyone can please advise how to make a good quality wardrobe?

Somehow I don't think this is true.

Whoever vendor proposed PVC material please bypass them. No doubt PVC is durable and waterproof but when burned will produce toxic gas and a lot of fumes.
You don't want to use it in your house...

I am also renovating the room.
My carpenter will be using plywood for entire wardrobe. I showed him those with melanie but he said, those are chipboard design so that is why uses hardpress melanie design. Not sure if it is true or not.

PVC foam board is not suitable to build wardrobe, when the length get longer without support it will sag under it's own weight, when you put more cloth on it then it will sag even more

i dont know what you mean by using AB screw and not drilling, if you use 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 you will need to drill hole to fit the fastener, if you use pocket hole you will need to drill also, if you use screws alone, you will need to drill pilot hole too, you can directly drill a self tapping screw but will have a chance of slippage or break the melamine layer

if you want custom made wardrobe better to approach the carpenter or designer and let them design it to your liking, dont worry about the small details like what screw to use, it doesn't really matter

and if you want anti fungal, then make sure the water and humidity stay out of your wardrobe, unless you willing to coat your wardrobe with polyurethane which is waterproof and fungal proof, but will cost you a lot of time and doesn't look nice compare to the original look


those HPL and melamine board is all chipboard, melamine sheet is pressed with the chipboard during production instead of manually stick on using contact adhesive, hence faster production and lower labour cost, theoretically melamine chipboard like HPL is more durable and less prone to melamine sheet separation, but in reality when they exposed to water for some time they both will expand and fail

melamine can be pressed onto chipboard, blockboard, plywood. depends on if you know where to buy and if they layan 2-5pcs order instead of 1container load.

Melamine is usually tie to chipboard, so yes its inferior to plywood. if you carpenter recommend plywood and the price is ok, then its all good.

i do not the price but L shape design, 9ft by 8ft height soft close sliding door while other side is 6ft by 8ft height，using cabinet door and 3 ft make up table.
cost ard rm10k. All using plywood ..

how do i know if it plywood or not .. he said it cos with white carcass and see the edges if chipboard or not.