Fitted wardrobes under a sloped ceiling: why they cost more
On our example rates, a fitted wardrobe under a sloped ceiling costs about a quarter more than the same wardrobe under a flat one. A 2.4 m wide hinged wardrobe in MFC is £2,050 – £2,550 under a flat ceiling up to 2,400 mm, and £2,550 – £3,200 under a slope. The extra pays for the making and fitting: every panel that meets the slope is cut to its angle, one at a time. Your fitter's own rates will differ, and every price on this page is subject to survey.
Example rates, not any firm's prices. It shows a price and asks for nothing: no name, no email. When it asks your ceiling height, choose "Sloped or angled ceiling". The drawing stays square: the fitter shapes the wardrobe to the slope at the survey.
Example prices, flat ceiling and sloped
| Width | Hinged, flat ceiling | Hinged, sloped | Sliding, sloped |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 m | £1,550 – £1,900 | £1,900 – £2,400 | £1,700 – £2,150 |
| 2.4 m | £2,050 – £2,550 | £2,550 – £3,200 | £2,300 – £2,850 |
| 3.0 m | £2,550 – £3,200 | £3,200 – £4,000 | £2,850 – £3,550 |
| 3.6 m | £3,100 – £3,850 | £3,850 – £4,800 | £3,450 – £4,300 |
Why does a sloped ceiling cost more?
Under a flat ceiling, a wardrobe is a row of the same tall boxes. Under a slope, each section is a different height and the top of every side panel is cut to the angle. Every piece that meets the slope is made one at a time.
Fitting takes longer too. A sloped ceiling is rarely a true straight line, so the panels against it are scribed to follow it, and that takes time. In a loft room there is often less space to work and further to carry everything.
The survey takes a little longer as well. The fitter needs the angle, and the height where the slope starts and where the wardrobe will stop, as well as the width.
Hinged or sliding doors under a slope?
Hinged doors can follow the slope: each door is cut to its own height, so the wardrobe fills the space right up to the ceiling.
Sliding doors run on a straight, level track, so they need a square opening. Under a slope, that usually means doors up to the height where the slope starts, with a fixed panel cut to the angle above them. On our example rates sliding is still the cheaper of the two: a 2.4 m sliding wardrobe is £1,850 – £2,300 under a flat ceiling and £2,300 – £2,850 under a slope. Ask your fitter which suits your room.
Is a sloped ceiling the same as a high one?
No. The calculator treats them separately. A flat ceiling between 2,400 mm and 2,700 mm adds about an eighth: the 2.4 m hinged wardrobe in MFC is then £2,300 – £2,850. A slope adds about a quarter, for the cutting and fitting.
The finish adds on top of either. The same 2.4 m hinged wardrobe under a slope in spray-painted MDF is £3,450 – £4,300.
What goes under the low end?
Where the ceiling comes down low, there is no room for long hanging. So the hanging goes under the high part, and the low end takes shelves, drawers or short cupboards. Tell the fitter what you want to keep in there and they can plan the inside around it.
How do I measure for a wardrobe under a slope?
For a guide price you only need the width: measure along the wall the wardrobe will cover, in millimetres, and choose "Sloped or angled ceiling" in the calculator.
Before the survey, two more help: the height of the upright wall before the slope starts, and the height at the highest point the wardrobe will reach. The fitter measures everything again, but it gives you both a starting point.
Questions
Is this a quote?
No. It is a guide price from example rates. Only a fitter who has seen the room can quote.
Where do the example rates come from?
They are the starting rates GuidePrice gives a new fitter before they enter their own. They are not a UK average, and no firm is bound by them.
Is a small loft wardrobe cheaper?
Yes, but most fitters have a minimum job price. Our example has a minimum job of £1,200, so a very small wardrobe comes out at that minimum, still shown as a range and subject to survey.
Why is the price a range?
Because nobody has measured the room yet. The angle of the slope, how straight the walls and ceiling are, and how easy it is to get up to the loft all move the final price.
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