A high gloss lacquer wardrobe is one of those items that looks simple in a rendering and complicated in a quotation. The panels have to be cut to the room, the finish has to be specified layer by layer, and the internal layout has to match how the wardrobe will actually be used. If any of that is left open when you ask for a price, you get an approximate number that cannot be compared with the quote from another supplier. The following is the information we need from you to turn a drawing into a firm, comparable quotation for High Gloss Lacquer Wardrobes.

Start with the room, not the wardrobe

Send us the plan or an elevation drawing of the bedroom, with the wall lengths, floor-to-ceiling height and the position of doors, windows, skirting, power points and any existing joinery. Built-in wardrobes are made to the opening, so we need to know whether the unit is meant to fill an alcove, run along a full wall, or wrap around a corner. If the ceiling is not level or the walls are out of square, say so; that changes how the carcass is scribed on site and it is cheaper to allow for it in the quote than to discover it during installation.

For apartment, villa and hotel bedroom projects we normally work from the architect's or designer's drawings. If the drawing already shows the wardrobe as part of a wider package of cabinetry and wall panelling, send the whole set, not just the wardrobe sheet. Coordinating the same lacquer finish across bedroom storage, bedroom wardrobes and adjacent panelling is easier when everything is quoted from one drawing set.

State the finish you actually want

"High gloss" covers a range of constructions, and the price difference between them is significant. Tell us whether the doors should be lacquered and polished through a multi-coat process, or whether the look is to be achieved with a foil or acrylic surface over a routed substrate. Specify the colour by RAL code, Pantone reference or a physical sample you already hold, and note whether the carcass interior is to match the doors or be finished in a neutral laminate. Sheen level matters as well: a mirror-bright surface shows fingerprints and highlights wall light, while a lower-gloss lacquer reads softer in a bedroom and is more forgiving on a large, uninterrupted run of doors.

If the project mixes finishes, list them per elevation. A common request is gloss doors with a matte lacquer interior, or a run of high gloss with a section in glass. Where the brief includes glass and lacquer combination wardrobes, tell us which glass — clear, bronze, smoked, fluted — and whether it is set in an aluminium or timber-framed door.

Specify the layout, door type and hardware

Door type is decided by the room: hinged doors need clearance to swing and suit deeper alcoves, sliding doors save floor space in front of the bed but reduce the accessible opening width. Send a sketch of the internal layout, or simply tell us how the space will be used — long hanging for coats and dresses, double hanging rails, drawers for folded clothes, open shelves for bedding, a shelf above the door line for luggage. State the number of drawers and their width, because drawer stacks drive cost more than shelf cuts do.

Hardware is quoted separately and should not be left to the last minute. Note whether the doors are handleless with an integrated profile or push-open mechanism, or carry handles, and name the brand or mechanism you prefer for hinges, slides and any soft-close fittings. Internal lighting — a vertical LED in the reveal or a motion-switched strip over the hanging rail — has to be planned into the carcass and given a power point, so flag it on the drawing.

Tell us the quantity, destination and delivery terms

For a single house, one measured elevation and a finish note is usually enough to price. For an apartment block, villa development or hotel floor, give the unit count per type and whether the bedroom types repeat. Repeat types can be produced as a batch, which is where volume pricing comes from; send the room schedule alongside the drawings. As a furniture and building materials manufacturer working on villa and hotel fit-outs, we quote these against the project schedule rather than a generic catalogue item.

Finally, give us the delivery address, the preferred Incoterm, and the date the wardrobes need to be on site. Panel weight and maximum panel length determine how the flat pack is broken down and which container it goes into, so a lift, a narrow stair or a basement receiving bay is worth mentioning before the packing plan is fixed.

What you receive back

With the drawing, finish specification, layout and destination in hand, the quotation comes back itemised by unit, with the carcass material, door construction, lacquer system, hardware, packing and freight shown separately. That breakdown is what lets you compare this quote against another supplier's on the same basis, and it is also the document production works from. Send the set to the contact listed on the contact page, and we will confirm dimensions and selected specifications for the project before anything goes into production.