Do you remove the wardrobe to wrap it?

No. Doors come off their tracks or hinges to wrap flat on a bench, but the carcass stays in place. Most built-ins are done in a day.

Can you wrap over mirrored sliding doors?

We wrap the door frames and any solid panels. Full mirror faces are usually left as mirror or replaced with a solid insert — we'll talk through the options at the measure.

Will the film peel like the old vinyl wardrobe doors I remember?

Those were factory thermofoil, a thin heat-shrunk coating that lifts at the edges over time. Architectural film is a different product bonded and edge-sealed on site, backed by a 5-year workmanship warranty on top of manufacturer warranties of up to 10 years.

What finishes are available?

3M DI-NOC, Bodaq, Cover Styl, and LX Benif ranges — matte, timber grain, linen, stone, and solid colours including whites that match modern joinery.

How much cheaper is this than replacing the wardrobe?

A fraction of the cost of new joinery, with no demolition, no waste removal, and no weeks of waiting on a cabinetmaker.

Paddington · 2021 · Insured

Built-in wardrobe wrapping in Paddington

Paddington's terraces are full of built-in wardrobes squeezed into odd corners and under-stair recesses, built to fit the room rather than any standard size. Replacing them means custom joinery; wrapping the existing carcass is faster and cheaper.

Quote my Paddington job How we do built-in wardrobe wrapping

From $1290job — Guide only — fixed quote after free measure

What's included

✓Hinged and sliding wardrobe door faces wrapped in place
✓End panels and exposed carcass faces included
✓Handle and hinge removal, refit, and realignment
✓Edge sealing on every cut and joint
✓Colour and finish matched or contrasted to the room on request

Paddington context

What built-in wardrobe wrapping looks like in Paddington

Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Paddington were built with narrow bedrooms and awkward angles, and the built-in wardrobes fitted into them decades ago are usually one-off shapes that don't match anything off the shelf. A film wrap works with whatever's there — mitred corners, sloped ceiling lines, recessed alcoves — without needing to reframe anything. Heritage overlays in this suburb make structural changes slow to approve, but resurfacing an existing wardrobe carcass isn't a structural change, so there's nothing to submit. It also avoids the mess of demolition in a terrace where dust travels through the whole house.

Recent Paddington job

A typical job here: an under-stair built-in wardrobe with a sloped ceiling line in a Windsor Street terrace, original chipboard doors and a scuffed carcass both wrapped in a matte charcoal film. Guide price from $1,290, finished in a day with the rest of the house undisturbed.

Our process — same standard, every booking

1
Free measure & film selection
We measure every door and panel on site and go through film samples — matte, timber grain, linen, stone — so you're picking a finish you've actually held, not a swatch on a screen.
2
Surface prep & degrease
Doors come off, hardware comes out, and every face is degreased and sanded back so the film has a clean surface to bond to.
3
Precision wrap & edge sealing
Film is applied door by door with heat-formed edges — no lifting corners, no visible seams on flat faces.
4
QA walkthrough
Doors are rehung, hardware refitted and aligned, and we walk the whole wardrobe with you before we call it done.

Built-In Wardrobe Wrapping questions, answered

Do you remove the wardrobe to wrap it?
No. Doors come off their tracks or hinges to wrap flat on a bench, but the carcass stays in place. Most built-ins are done in a day.
Can you wrap over mirrored sliding doors?
We wrap the door frames and any solid panels. Full mirror faces are usually left as mirror or replaced with a solid insert — we'll talk through the options at the measure.
Will the film peel like the old vinyl wardrobe doors I remember?
Those were factory thermofoil, a thin heat-shrunk coating that lifts at the edges over time. Architectural film is a different product bonded and edge-sealed on site, backed by a 5-year workmanship warranty on top of manufacturer warranties of up to 10 years.
What finishes are available?
3M DI-NOC, Bodaq, Cover Styl, and LX Benif ranges — matte, timber grain, linen, stone, and solid colours including whites that match modern joinery.
How much cheaper is this than replacing the wardrobe?
A fraction of the cost of new joinery, with no demolition, no waste removal, and no weeks of waiting on a cabinetmaker.

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