Five Dock is classic Inner West, full of Federation and interwar homes where the original builders never planned for the way we store clothes today. The bedrooms in these California bungalows and full-brick semis often have a shallow built-in recess, high ceilings and out-of-square walls that no flat-pack will ever fit cleanly into. There is usually wasted height above any existing wardrobe and dead space down the sides. A wardrobe built to the exact millimetre fixes that, scribed to the wall and run up to those high ceilings. There are also newer apartments around the shops with tight bedrooms and builder's sliders coming off their tracks. We are a family-run joinery based in Liverpool, and we have been measuring and fitting wardrobes across the Inner West for 12 years. Because we run one team across cabinetry, doors, mirrors and the finishing trades, you are not juggling separate fitters and installers. We come out, measure floor to ceiling and wall to wall, and hand you a fixed-price quote with no provisional sums tucked in the fine print. As a licensed NSW contractor (383725C) we do the job properly and stand behind it. Most Five Dock wardrobes are made in our workshop and installed inside about three weeks from sign-off. Whether it is a built-in along a period bedroom wall, a walk-in, or a full custom wardrobe wall, we build it to use every centimetre.
We visit your Five Dock home and measure every wall, the floor fall and the 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 appearing partway through the job.
We settle the layout, door style, finish, handles and the internal mix of hanging, shelving and drawers. In a period Five Dock home we plan around the high ceilings and out-of-square walls. 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 date. Because it is one family team, there is 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 the mirrors and adjust every runner and soft-close so it all glides. We clean up, walk you through it and hand over your warranty paperwork. You can load your clothes in the same day we finish.
A standard built-in wardrobe for one Five Dock bedroom usually runs $2,500 to $8,000, depending on the width, the door style and how the inside is fitted 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 period Inner West homes, the value often comes from chasing the wardrobe up to the high ceilings to use space a standard unit would waste. We quote one fixed price up front covering everything, including the install, so the number you sign is the number you pay. No provisional sums hiding in the fine print.
From the day you sign off the design, most Five Dock 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 itself is usually one day for a built-in and one to two days for a larger walk-in or custom wall. Because we run one family team rather than booking outside subbies, we are not waiting on anyone else, so the timeline stays tight and predictable. We lock the design in early precisely so manufacture can start without delays creeping in.
Yes, that is exactly where a custom build earns its keep. The Federation and interwar homes in Five Dock have high ceilings, out-of-square walls and shallow recesses that no flat-pack will sit flush in or make use of. We measure every wall, the ceiling height and the floor fall, then build the carcasses and scribe the panels to fit your actual room. We can run the wardrobe right up to those high ceilings with an upper section for the things you rarely reach for, so no height is wasted. We have been working in Inner West period homes for 12 years, so these spaces are familiar to us.
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 and travel right across the Inner West, and twelve years in we have fitted wardrobes into period homes and newer apartments around Five Dock alike. One team handles cabinetry, doors, mirrors and finishing, so nothing falls between separate trades. You get a fixed-price quote, a roughly three-week turnaround, soft-close hardware as standard, and a licensed NSW contractor (383725C) standing 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.