Laundry Room Remodel Cost: $6,000–$17,000 (Average $8,100) in 2026

How much does it cost to remodel a laundry room?

Most homeowners pay $6,000 to $17,000 to remodel a laundry room, averaging around $8,100 nationally (Bob Vila, HomeAdvisor). Fixr’s national average lands lower, at $7,000 with a typical range of $4,000 to $12,000, while HomeAdvisor’s average runs higher at $11,000. The gap mostly comes down to room size and finish level: a small 20 sq ft room with basic materials can run as low as $2,300 to $5,000, while a larger 75 sq ft room with upgraded finishes runs $8,625 to $18,750 (Fixr). Per square foot, expect $60 to $300 depending on what you’re installing (HomeAdvisor), with Bob Vila citing about $230 per square foot as a typical midpoint. At the low end, cosmetic-only updates — new paint, a faucet, minor fixture swaps — can come in under $2,000 (Bob Vila).

What affects the cost?

A handful of line items explain most of the spread between a $6,000 job and one that runs $17,000 or more:

• Room size. Cost scales directly with square footage — a 20 sq ft room runs $2,300 to $5,000, a 40 sq ft room $4,600 to $10,000, and a 75 sq ft room $8,625 to $18,750 (Fixr).
• Cabinets and storage. Stock cabinets cost $100 to $300 per linear foot, while custom cabinets run $500 to $1,500 per linear foot (Fixr). Bob Vila puts typical cabinet cost at $250 to $2,000 for the room.
• Countertops. Laminate runs $20 to $60 per square foot, quartz $40 to $100, and granite $70 to $230 (Fixr); HomeAdvisor notes marble around $190 per square foot. Bob Vila cites $300 to $1,400 total as typical.
• Sink and plumbing. Sink installation runs $350 to $3,000 and a new washing machine hookup $400 to $800 (Fixr). Bob Vila notes new washer and dryer connections average $1,175, with the drain line averaging $1,100, and relocating an existing hookup to a new spot costs $200 to $800.
• Flooring. Vinyl runs $70 to $490, tile $315 to $1,400, and epoxy $350 to $525 (Fixr); Bob Vila cites $280 to $840 for flooring plus $155 to $495 for subflooring underneath.
• Dryer venting. Installing or extending a dryer vent to the exterior runs about $200 (HomeAdvisor) to about $400 (Bob Vila).
• Electrical work. A new outlet costs $120 to $200 (Fixr); HomeAdvisor cites electrician labor at $60 to $130 per hour, roughly $800 for recessed lighting, and $400 to $1,300 for permits.

How much does it cost to add a laundry room where none exists?

Adding a laundry room from scratch costs significantly more than remodeling an existing one, because it means running new plumbing, electrical, and venting into a space that never had them. Converting an existing room is the cheaper path: turning a bathroom into a laundry room runs $5,000 to $15,000, a bedroom conversion runs $6,000 to $17,000, and a garage conversion runs $7,000 to $20,000 (Fixr). A basement laundry room installation averages around $7,500 (Bob Vila), though Norm Abram, This Old House master carpenter, argues the extra cost of a main-floor location is often worth it: “If you have a busy first floor—cooking, cleaning, entertaining, children playing—the laundry should be there too, for easy access.” Building an entirely new addition to house a laundry room is the most expensive route, running $20,000 or more (HomeAdvisor, Bob Vila) — that figure reflects new framing, foundation or slab work, and full utility runs on top of the fixtures and finishes themselves.

How can you lower the cost of your laundry room remodel?

• Keep the existing footprint and hookup locations. Relocating plumbing costs $200 to $800 on top of everything else (Bob Vila) — working around where the water, drain, and vent already run avoids that add-on entirely.
• Choose stock cabinets over custom. Stock cabinets run $100 to $300 per linear foot versus $500 to $1,500 for custom (Fixr) — a difference that adds up fast in a small room with a lot of linear footage.
• Pick laminate or vinyl over granite or tile. Laminate countertops cost $20 to $60 per square foot against granite’s $70 to $230, and vinyl flooring runs $70 to $490 against tile’s $315 to $1,400 (Fixr).
• Convert an existing room instead of building a new addition. A garage or bedroom conversion tops out around $17,000 to $20,000 (Fixr), well under the $20,000-plus a full new addition typically runs (HomeAdvisor, Bob Vila).
• Get multiple quotes for plumbing and electrical work specifically, since those trades — not cabinets or flooring — often account for the biggest swings between contractor bids (Fixr, Bob Vila).

Prices vary by region, room size, and how much of the plumbing, electrical, and venting has to move or get added new. Get two or three local quotes, and confirm whether hookup relocation, venting, and permits are included before committing to a final number.