A quotation for clear glass wardrobes can look complete on the surface: a set of elevations, a total price, a delivery date. Two projects with the same drawing and the same glass description can still end up with very different results on site. The difference is almost always in what the proposal does not say. The checklist below follows the order a buyer actually needs to work in — scope first, specification second, then commercials and delivery — so gaps are found before the order is placed, not during installation.

1. Check what the price actually covers

Ask the manufacturer to state, line by line, which of the following are inside the quoted amount and which are excluded. For a wardrobe this is where most "extras" appear later: carcass and back panels, doors and ironmongery, interior fittings, integrated lighting and its transformer, plinth or skirting returns, packing, inland haulage to port, ocean freight, destination charges, on-site installation and any site protection or make-good after other trades have finished.

Compare proposals only on a like-for-like basis. A lower total that excludes interior fittings, hardware and installation is not a cheaper wardrobe. If one supplier is packaging a complete run of bedrooms, ask them to show the same scope against a single wardrobe so the unit comparison stays honest. A turnkey furniture and building materials supplier that also produces cabinetry, doors, joinery and finishes should be able to price the whole joinery package on one schedule, which makes those exclusions far easier to spot across trades.

2. Verify the dimensions were taken from the built opening, not the drawing

Clear glass doors are made to fixed sizes. A tolerance of a few millimetres that is invisible on a plan drawing becomes a visible gap against an out-of-square wall or a ceiling that has dropped. A sound proposal records the finished floor level, the wall finish build-up, and the actual opening dimensions measured after plaster, paint and flooring are complete — or states clearly that a site survey is still required before manufacture.

Check the same details on the elevations: overall height against the ceiling line, whether the unit runs to the ceiling or stops short with a soffit, and how the wardrobe meets any skirting, architrave or adjacent cabinetry. Santerson's clear glass wardrobe range is made to measure, with layout, finish and dimensions specified per space, so the manufacturer should be able to confirm a per-unit schedule with sizes for each opening rather than one repeated module size.

3. Read the glass specification, not the glass label

"Clear glass" describes a colour, not a build. Ask for the thickness, whether the glass is tempered, the edge treatment (polished, seamed or chamfered), and how the glass sits in the door — fully framed, partially framed or fitted into an aluminium channel. Frameless and slim-frame details read very differently in a bedroom, and they behave differently in use.

Then decide the visibility question early. Fully clear glass shows everything inside, so the interior layout has to be tidy and planned; a frosted, ribbed or tinted panel hides the contents but changes the light in the room. The same design intent can be delivered through different collections, and comparing a glass door wardrobe with an aluminium-framed version in the same finish makes the difference in sightline, frame shadow and cost immediately obvious.

For multi-unit orders, ask what protection the glass gets in transit, how the doors are packed relative to the carcasses, and what the replacement route is if a panel arrives damaged. Glass is the item most likely to be replaced after shipping, and the supplier's answer tells you how much of the risk they have already taken on.

4. Insist on hardware, not just a hardware brand

Hinges, slides and handles are the parts that fail first, and proposals routinely name a brand without naming the model. Ask for the model, the load rating, the cycle rating where one is published, the closing action (soft-close or not), and the handle or profile detail on the door face. Ask who supplies the ironmongery, whether it is stocked locally, and whether replacement parts can be ordered as spares rather than as a complete door.

Sliding configurations deserve a second pass: track type, whether the track is recessed or exposed, the floor clearance, and the adjustment range on the hangers. A sliding door that cannot be adjusted on site is difficult to live with once the building has moved.

5. Ask to see the interior layout as a drawing, not an assumption

Glass doors make the interior part of the room's appearance, so hanging rails, shelves, drawers and any lighting need to be drawn and priced at quotation stage. A proposal that lists a wardrobe price and leaves interiors to be "confirmed later" usually costs more later. Confirm shelf spans and whether they need centre supports under the loads the client will actually store, the depth of drawers, the height of top shelves, and whether the layout has been checked against the client's storage brief.

If integrated lighting is quoted, ask for the fitting type, the location of the driver and how it stays accessible for maintenance. Lighting wired behind a sealed wardrobe carcass without an access point creates a service problem that no one wants to solve on site.

6. Test the sample before you approve the finish

Finish samples should include the carcass color, the door frame colour and the glass itself, viewed together and in the room's light. Clear glass tints the frame and the contents slightly, and a frame that reads neutral on a swatch can pick up a cast once it is glazed. For repeat bedroom types, ask for one full door sample rather than a chip board: the door shows the profile, the glazing channel, the handle detail and the edge treatment all at once.

Where the joinery has to match cabinetry elsewhere in the project, ask the manufacturer to produce the wardrobe frame and the adjacent cabinetry from the same finish batch. This is a normal request for a custom and OEM furniture manufacturer that handles both, and it avoids the near-miss colour mismatches that show up once everything is installed under the same lighting.

7. Pin down delivery, sequencing and responsibility

Glass wardrobes are finished goods arriving into an active site, so the proposal should state the pack list and piece count, the delivery address and whether the price includes delivery to the floor rather than to the kerb, and the storage conditions the goods need on arrival. Confirm the production milestone that fixes the order — usually drawing sign-off — and how long after that the goods ship. Any site survey, re-measure or revised drawing after sign-off should be priced and dated on the same schedule.

Ask the same question of freight that you asked of the wardrobe price: who handles export paperwork, packing and container loading, who covers the goods in transit, and who handles customs clearance and the last leg to site. Where freight is quoted separately, check whether duties and local taxes are included in the buyer's own figures. Santerson handles freight forwarding, shipping documents, packing and door-to-door delivery as part of its logistics service, so the practical point for the buyer is to have the handover points and responsibilities written on the order rather than assumed.

8. Read the after-sales terms as a scope of work

A warranty statement is only useful if it says what happens. Ask what is covered (panels, hardware, frames), how a claim is raised and evidenced, whether replacement parts are shipped or supplied through a local contact, who pays freight on a replacement, and what site attendance costs if the remedy needs labour. Ask the same for installation: whether the installers work to the drawings supplied, and what snag inspection takes place at handover. Get all of it on one page with the order.

A short comparison sheet before you sign

Take each proposal and write a one-page grid: inclusions and exclusions, measured opening sizes and survey status, glass build and edge treatment, frame type and colour, ironmongery model, interior layout and lighting, sample approval status, drawing sign-off date, production lead time, freight and clearance responsibilities, delivery to floor or kerb, installation and snag process, warranty and spare-parts route. Three proposals on that grid usually separate themselves within one reading.

The cheapest clear glass wardrobe quote is the one whose assumptions you have already seen. If a supplier cannot answer the measurement, glass build, hardware model and replacement questions in writing, treat that as part of the price — because those gaps will be paid for somewhere later in the job.

Send your wardrobe elevations or a set of room dimensions to the SANTERSON project team, and we will return a per-unit schedule with sizes, glass and frame specification, interior layout and door sample options for your review before production. Contact: PHILLIP, Phone / WhatsApp +86-13928214007, Email santerson@qq.com — or use the enquiry form. Enquiries receive a response within 24 hours, Monday–Saturday, 8:00 am–6:00 pm (GMT+8).