Chatswood is mostly a tale of towers these days. The high-rise apartments around the station and Victoria Avenue dominate, and the builder's wardrobe in them is almost always the same: mirrored sliders on cheap bottom tracks, one rail, a single shelf, and a layout that wastes the full height of those generous ceilings. Then there are the established Federation and California bungalow homes up around Mowbray Road and the quieter pockets, where the bedrooms are deep but the storage was an afterthought built decades ago. We build wardrobes for both. We are a family-run joinery based in Liverpool and we cover the Lower North Shore regularly, with 12 years of measuring and fitting behind us. Because we run one team across cabinetry, doors, mirrors and finishing, you deal with us from quote to handover rather than a string of separate fitters. We come out, measure floor to ceiling and wall to wall, and give you a fixed-price quote with no provisional sums hiding in the fine print. As a licensed NSW contractor (383725C) we handle the trade and strata side properly. Most Chatswood wardrobes are built in our workshop and installed within about three weeks of sign-off. Built-in, walk-in or a full custom wardrobe wall, we build to claim every centimetre of those tall apartment ceilings and deep older rooms.
We come to your Chatswood home or apartment and measure every wall, the floor fall and ceiling height before quoting. You get one fixed price covering carcasses, doors, mirrors, internal fit-out and install. No provisional sums and no surprise extras turning up mid-job.
We settle the layout, door style, finish, handles and the internal mix of hanging, shelving and drawers, building right up to those high apartment ceilings. Once you sign off the design is locked so the workshop builds to an exact spec.
Your wardrobe is built in our workshop while we book the install and sort any strata access. One family team means no waiting on outside subbies. You get a clear start date and a realistic finish, usually around three weeks from sign-off.
We fit the carcasses, hang doors, set mirrors and adjust every soft-close runner so it all glides. We protect lifts and common areas, clean up, walk you through it and hand over your warranty paperwork. You can load your clothes in that day.
A standard built-in for one Chatswood bedroom usually runs $2,500 to $8,000, set by the width, door style and the internal fit-out. A walk-in for the main bedroom is more like $4,000 to $15,000, and a full custom wardrobe wall with feature panels and drawers sits in the $10,000 to $25,000 range. In the high-rise apartments, building up to the tall ceilings adds height but recovers a lot of storage you are otherwise wasting. The finish and door choice move the figure most. We quote one fixed price up front covering everything including install, so the number you sign is the number you pay, with no provisional sums in the fine print.
Yes, we do plenty of them in the towers around the station and Victoria Avenue. High-rise strata buildings have rules about work hours, lift bookings, protecting common areas and giving notice, so we sort the building manager and any owners corporation requirements before we start. The good news with these apartments is the ceiling height, which lets us run the wardrobe much taller than the builder's mirrored sliders and recover real storage. As a licensed NSW contractor (383725C) we provide the paperwork strata managers ask for, which keeps approval moving and the install smooth.
From sign-off, most Chatswood wardrobes are built and installed within about three weeks. The bulk of that is workshop time while your carcasses and doors are made to the exact measurements we took. The install is usually a day for a built-in and one to two days for a larger walk-in or custom wall, plus any strata access scheduling in an apartment. Because we run one family team rather than booking outside subbies, we are not waiting on anyone else, so the timeline stays predictable. We lock the design in early so manufacture can start without delays creeping in.
We are a family-run joinery, not a franchise, so you deal with the same people from the first measure to the final handover. We are based in Liverpool but cover the Lower North Shore regularly and know the Chatswood towers and older homes well. Twelve years in, we have fitted wardrobes into tight high-rise units and deep Federation bedrooms alike. One team handles cabinetry, doors, mirrors and finishing, so nothing falls between separate trades, and we manage strata access for you. You get a fixed-price quote, a roughly three-week turnaround, soft-close hardware as standard, and a licensed NSW contractor (383725C) behind the work.
InsideOut Joinery & Renos is a family-run custom joinery and renovation business based in Liverpool, Sydney NSW 2170, serving homeowners Sydney-wide. Call 02 5000 0402 or email info@insideoutjoinery.au. One team covers every trade, with a typical 3-week turnaround, trade-cost appliances and 12 years of experience. Licensed contractor — licence 383725C, ABN 62 912 909 739.