Is $500 too much?

Depends, you want to know the specifics first. Exactly what timber is he going to use, ply is not going to cost much for sure and isn't the most stable on closets as panels are big and the humidity (if not treated correctly) can swell ply over short time. But I see it in alot of rented property with ply used on wall closet. If it was going in my house I wouldn't be using ply, anywhere.
If he is handmaking the doors and fitting up from scratch then $500 is good for a foreign workers rates (but a European carpenter is not going to buy ply wood), Dominican rates is expensive (more likely to buy cheap timber), but ask exactly what he is using. You could do cheaper but what price is peace of mind and quality work. If cash is an issue then get the material cost and then pay him on a daily rate. To make and install a wall closet should not take him more than 3 days tops, if I know Dominicans he'll have a pal there and they'll be done under 2 on a set price and off.

In one room of my house the termites ate up my pine closet. We had to tear it all out to get rid of them.

No pino,no plibor!
You w2ill be redoing it all in a few years!
500 is too cheap,he is going to use $hit wood!
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If you get treated pine it will resist the bugs and it is expensive relative to plain cut wood but cheaper than mahogany or any other "good" wood. I have used the treated pine from Ochoa for years and no bugs either here or on the beach..And the price is fair, if he is a decent craftsman...what the heck, a carpenter in the UK or the States would barely look at the job and quote that.

Treated plywood should also be termite resistant...it can also be treated after installation with termite prevention and then painted

HB

drop it like it's hot. floor to ceiling wardrobe? make it from blocks (sides) on a cement base, with aluminium doors.

dv8 said:

drop it like it's hot. floor to ceiling wardrobe? make it from blocks (sides) on a cement base, with aluminium doors.

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Hmmm, no condensation build up in there then, lol. Sorry, but seriously does that not give you problems with damp build up on clothes?

no, the wardrobe is not sealed, so to speak. the roof (ours are not floor to ceiling, now when i think of it the door would be too heavy for that feat) is done from aluminium panels and there is a small space left for air. plus doors are opened and closed all the time so again, no condensation of any kind.

about 200.00 for mirrored or colored glass. mine about 10 ft long, 8 high. can get phone nu.