Laundry room remodel

[Speedling]

So i am finally finishing up my laundry room remodel and figured i would show it off. Huge difference as the PO just put in some upper white cheapo cabinets. We did this room before anything else because lightning blew up the washer and dryer and when we replaced them we staryed to want the whole room changed.

Still going to put in a backsplash, one more outlet, under counter lighting and a few hooks and such and also need to do the trim in the room.

Did tile myself for the first time by myself, paint, light fixture, added gfci's, in cabinet power, first time installing cabinets and countertops, etc. Only thing i hired was a plumber to move lines while i was working out of town.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Looks great! Add a backsplash to trim it out.

 

[Speedling]

Looks great! Add a backsplash to trim it out.

That's the plan! She has been sending me pictures of what she likes from the stores, but I'm delaying it until I get the electric 100% so I'm not tearing it out.

 

[itsdgm]

Looks great.

 

[swatski]

Love the front loaders!

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[Bruce]

Don't let @Rana see this. I obviously under built hers!

 

[Speedling]

Love the front loaders!

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We talked about stacking them but we also debated putting something underneath to raise them up. In the end, my wife decided she would much rather have a window above them but it will have to wait until next year for me to be cutting holes in my house.

 

[Big Shasta]

Awesome...I'd love to have a laundry room like this. Ours is small, no counterspace.


Love the idea of the counter over the washer/dryer but I've sworn off front loaders since the last 2 lost the tub bearings at 4-5 years and of course right after any warranty. We went to a HE top loader and it's been great so far....fingers crossed.

You did an awesome job, Love the tile work. This is the kinda stuff that makes me want a bigger house...then I look at prices and get content real fast.

 

[swatski]

I feel for you, @Speedling! Our laundry room is kind of small and had been totally dysfunctional. So, one day when the wife was OOT for few weeks I went to the Closet Company, or something like that, and had them come over and help me design something that would make sense. Must say they were actually quite helpful. Didn't do everything they suggested because of the price, but what they put together came out fairly functional. Now after about a year, it is still working out okay, of course it gets really messy all the time with kids and dogs...
The front loaders have been in use for only about a year, so IDK. But I love them for shear functionality. Just keep the washing machine door crack open and pull the detergent tray out, otherwise the seals inside can get moldy and smelly.


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[Speedling]

I feel for you, @Speedling! Our laundry room is kind of small and had been totally dysfunctional. So, one day when the wife was OOT for few weeks I went to the Closet Company, or something like that, and had them come over and help me design something that would make sense. Must say they were actually quite helpful. Didn't do everything they suggested because of the price, but what they put together came out fairly functional. Now after about a year, it is still working out okay, of course it gets really messy all the time with kids and dogs...
The front loaders have been in use for only about a year, so IDK. But I love them for shear functionality. Just keep the washing machine door crack open and pull the detergent tray out, otherwise the seals inside can get moldy and smelly.
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The model I have actually has a small fan that blows the air out of the washer if it sits thereby drying the whole unit out when not in use. They probably designed this because of complaints like yours! My washer gets used so much that I don't know it will matter anyways. With kids and mud and snow etc we run at LEAST 2 loads a day.

 

[Speedling]

Added some trim today but can't finish because the party is at my house!

 

[4x15mph]

@Speedling, nice work and it looks great! I have to do the same thing for my laundry room and I like the materials you picked.
- Where did you buy the cabinets and tile? I thought about making my own cabinets because I like wood projects but I know they wouldn't be any nicer or less expensive than store bought.
- Did you rip up the previous floor? I have lineloeum and contemplate whether I will go right over it with tile
- Did you use granite for the counters and tell me more about measuring/ordering and then fitting yourself. My only experience was with granite and they did all of the work

 

[swatski]

@Speedling, nice work and it looks great! I have to do the same thing for my laundry room and I like the materials you picked.
- Where did you buy the cabinets and tile? I thought about making my own cabinets because I like wood projects but I know they wouldn't be any nicer or less expensive than store bought.
- Did you rip up the previous floor? I have lineloeum and contemplate whether I will go right over it with tile
- Did you use granite for the counters and tell me more about measuring/ordering and then fitting yourself. My only experience was with granite and they did all of the work

I would love to have tile in my laundry room, but it pretty much requires some kind of a cement board install. Which will almost always raise the floor surface and create a step/threshold.

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[GiddYupJoe]

I would love to have tile in my laundry room, but it pretty much requires some kind of a cement board install. Which will almost always raise the floor surface and create a step/threshold.

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Would hardy board that is 1/4" thick still cause you too much rise @swatski ? This is what I just used in my bathroom remodel. You can see it put it level with the hall carpet.

 

[Speedling]

@Speedling, nice work and it looks great! I have to do the same thing for my laundry room and I like the materials you picked.
- Where did you buy the cabinets and tile? I thought about making my own cabinets because I like wood projects but I know they wouldn't be any nicer or less expensive than store bought.
- Did you rip up the previous floor? I have lineloeum and contemplate whether I will go right over it with tile
- Did you use granite for the counters and tell me more about measuring/ordering and then fitting yourself. My only experience was with granite and they did all of the work

We have available to us 4 different stores. Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, and a large local one Schilling Lumber. We ended up going with Lowes simply because they had the tile my wife was happiest with. All 4 have a gift card program with the kids school that knocks off 3-4% off of the tuition (private school... yay).
The cabinets were actually the "cheaper" ones so they have particle board laminate for most everything. They are a step up from what you would find in garage storage stuff and have the nice drawer slides etc but I didn't go and spend $2,000 on them, that's for sure!
My previous floor had 2 layers of laminate and a layer of old school OSB.
What I did was pull the previous floor, pull any loose nail heads, and then screwed down the plywood to the floor joists. Then, I put down "base" mud for the 1/4" sheetrock and screwed that down. It's 1/4" for floors and 1/2" for walls. Then of course the mud for your tile and the tile itself. Overall, I ended up being about 3/16" short of the kitchen floor which still has the 2 layers of laminate and the OSB under it all. We are debating on doing the same tile through the kitchen, or switch it to hardwood floor. Tile would be "cold" some people say but our house would be really nicely set up for a radiant floor heat so we need to make that decision soon before the tile styles change.

Countertop is laminate but with all the options. Again, Lowes had the better selection even though they all had the same brands. They ALSO are NOT all manufactured with the same thickness on the laminate!!! We had same samples from different stores, and realized that some were thicker than others! Big surprise to us but I bet the manufacturer can change that for better pricing. The lady at Lowes that we worked with was incredible and we seriously just gave her rough dimensions for the countertops and went and picked out a sink while she was drawing it all up and she got it 100% perfect. It did help that the main countertop could/should have a slight overhang as well.

The kitchen will have similar color countertop most likely, but will be quartz and we will just let them come to the house and measure it out. Too pricey if I make the mistake!

 

[Jebinok]

what make are your washer and dryer? Do you like them? Im in the market for new front loaders. our current ones are LG. I dont know whats the best ones to get.

 

[Speedling]

what make are your washer and dryer? Do you like them? Im in the market for new front loaders. our current ones are LG. I dont know whats the best ones to get.

Maytag.
The last ones were as well. Easy to find cheap parts. Was able to fix myself. Lightning did too much though.