Custom closet and wardrobe system

Custom Closets · Chicago, Illinois

Custom Closets in Chicago.

Closet and walk-in builds for Chicago bungalows, two-flats, and new-construction infill, measured to whichever room you actually have rather than a modular kit built around a standard wall grid.

In short

Chicago's pre-war bungalows and two-flats were built with closets sized for a much smaller wardrobe than anyone owns now, so most orders here are a full reconfiguration of an undersized reach-in rather than a straightforward walk-in upgrade. Crateworks builds to the room's actual dimensions either way, gut rehab or new construction, with a stable panel core specced for a long heated winter.

Built for Chicago’s climate

Chicago's zone 5A winter runs a long heating season, and forced-air heat pulls moisture out of a panel core over enough winters the same way it does anywhere with real cold. A stable, well-made core handles it; a cheap particleboard one can shrink at the edges or crack at fasteners after enough seasons. The bigger issue in Chicago's housing stock is age, not just climate: bungalows and two-flats built in the 1910s through 1930s were built around a much smaller wardrobe than a household owns today, so the existing reach-in is often the whole problem, too shallow, too narrow, in the wrong spot relative to the room. New-construction infill going up on the same blocks in Bucktown and Logan Square swings the other way, bigger primary suite footprints that a builder's standard package still under-delivers on.

Climate zone
5A cold-humid
Best time to spec
spring through fall
What we plan for
deep winter cold, lake-effect snow, freeze-thaw, and humid summers

Why it suits Chicago

A hundred-year-old bungalow reach-in was sized for a much smaller wardrobe than any household owns today, while a new Bucktown or Logan Square infill often ships with a bigger primary suite than the builder's standard package ever finishes well. Both get built to the room's real dimensions, with soft-close hardware and a real finish inside that budget instead of a shop's linear-foot markup.

Container-direct delivery into the Greater Chicago area.

How it ships to Chicago: As North America's largest rail interchange, Chicago pulls freight from either coast, Los Angeles and Long Beach from the west or New York and Norfolk from the east, whichever routes faster.
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How it works

  1. 01

    Send your scope

    Drawings, a materials list, or a rough idea. No account, no obligation. Just tell us what the project needs.

  2. 02

    We source & spec

    We match products to your climate and local code, then price them factory-direct from vetted suppliers, not off a distributor's shelf.

  3. 03

    One delivered quote

    The whole schedule comes back as a single coordinated quote, delivered to Chicago. One order, one point of contact.

One source for the whole project

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Common questions

Usually not without reconfiguring it. Closets built in the 1910s through 1930s were sized for a lot less clothing than most households own now, so the fix is a full rebuild of the space, not a shelf added to what's there.
Built to your room's exact dimensions and angles, old house or new build. A modular kit assumes standard wall spacing, and neither a pre-war bungalow nor a lot of new Chicago infill cooperates with that.
Usually not without a full rebuild. Closets from the 1910s through 1930s were sized for a lot less clothing than most people own now, so the fix is reconfiguring the space, not adding a shelf to what's there.

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Spec custom closets for Chicago.

Send drawings or a rough scope. We quote the Chicago delivered price, all-in.

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