Laundry Renovations

One of the biggest advantages of renovating your laundry along with your bathroom is that it limits the number of days necessary to complete the makeover. While wet room renovations may take around a month, two room renovations one after another can take closer to three months. However, doing the two rooms concurrently can half the amount of time it takes.

Multi-room renovations give you a more cost-efficient option compared to doing the projects independently. They allow you to pay less in site fees as well as limit the amount of time that trades need to visit the site.

Site fees can be lowered by demolishing existing rooms at the same time. Fewer skips bins will be required, fewer deliveries will be necessary, and tiles and fixtures are able to be transported and delivered at the same time.

Reducing the number of times tilers, plumbers, electricians, and builders have to come to site helps to lower the costs of the project. Plus, you can have the same tradespeople work during the duration of the project rather than having to keep hiring new people. This helps to ensure you get high quality and consistency with the finished product.

It becomes much easier to plan your trades for a project when multiple rooms are being renovated at once. You can benefit from building consistent rapport with your tradespeople as well as have an easier time creating a cohesive design between the rooms. Additionally, it simplifies your ability to plan a consistent schedule and reduces the impact to you and your family.

Certain products may become discontinued over time as suppliers change their selections. This means that if you do a bathroom renovation first, you may not have the same fixings available if you renovate your laundry a few years later. By working on multiple wet rooms at around the same time, you can guarantee that the same taps, tiles and fixtures are secured.

The laundry renovation process always needs to begin with a clear plan that outlines what you’re trying to achieve. This gives you clear direction, the ability to budget, and helps you communicate what you want to the tradespeople that you’re working with.

When you’re making a plan, you need to make sure you ask the key questions related to the laundry renovation. These include why you’re renovating, what your end goal is, what you want it to look like, what practical needs you have, and roughly how much money and time you are prepared to spend.

When you have a general idea of how much you want to spend, you should establish a clear budget. This will include all of the different costs, including products, finishes, trades, and money for unforeseen costs. Costs will vary based on a number of factors including the scope of the renovation, the design choices, and the price set by your renovator of choice.

The storage and layout of your laundry room are the main practical considerations of your renovation. This is important for the functionality of the laundry room, particularly when you’re working within a smaller space. Figure out your exact needs and create a space that makes sense for that.

Aesthetic preferences are also important to establish through the style and colour scheme you choose. You want it to fit in with the current or planned aesthetic of the rest of your home. Think about which colour palettes and schemes are compatible and are likely to age well.

The materials and fixtures are the finishing touches that you need to add to the laundry design. They’re a great way to enhance both the aesthetics and utility of your laundry room according to your preferences. This includes things like the types of benchtops, doors, tapware, lighting, and appliances you have in your laundry.

Once you have locked down all the specifics, we can finally get to work bringing it all together. Your planning and design choices serve as a guideline for the tradespeople working on your laundry renovation.