Improving Laundry Storage with New Cabinets and Organizers

Killearn Estates Tallahassee, FL

Sam Burton, Project Manager

Stephanie Jen, Designer

Total Cost: $36,314 ($2500 more than estimate)

Time To Complete: 3 weeks (finished 1 day ahead of schedule).

Project Summary:

New cabinets, counters and a few small layout changes improved the look and function of this laundry room. We also moved their icemaker under the countertop.

We moved the sink slightly and upgraded the storage with pull-out trash and hampers and added new thinscape countertops. We reused the existing appliances, kept the original floor tile and dog wash station.

Before/After

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New countertops and custom cabinets added laundry room storage while keeping the same layout.

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Key Updates:

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Key Features

Under Sink Pull Out Trash
Hamper Pull Out

cUnder counter icemaker
cThinscape Countertops

Materials and Fixtures

Our Favorite Things

Every project has a few things that really make it stand our or were special to the homeowner. Here are our favorites.

Dedicated space for laundry essentials

Deep single basin utility sink

Brushed Satin Nickel Drawer Pulls

Storage Above Washer and Dryer

Materials and Fixtures Used in This Project

Cabinets and Counters

- Cabinets by Decor Cabinets.
  - PP470 Doorstyle
  - Maple Melamine Hale Navy Paint
  - Wilson Art Thinscape Calcutta Blanc Laminate Countertop

Fixtures and Accessories

- Single Basin Utility Sink with Basin Rack from Ruvati
- Port Haven Single Hole Pull Down Bar Faucet from Pfister
- Davenport Pull in Brushed Satin Nickel from Top Knobs
- Rev-A-Shelf Pull Out Sliding Laundry Basket Hamper Drawer from Build Laundry Room Storage
- Rev-A-Shelf Under Sink Pull Out Cleaning Organizer from Build

Timeline, Challenges & Solutions

There were no significant challenges on this project. We did discover a minor amount of mold behind the cabinets but were able to mitigate it easily. And we had to re-run the icemaker line as the previous installer and run it through the cabinets. These issuses did not affect the project timeline.

Total project length was 2 weeks and 5 day

- Proposed start date: November 13, 2024
- Actual Start Date: November 13, 2024

- Proposed Completion Date: December 2rd 2, 2024
- Actual Completion Date: November 27th, 2024

The project ran just slightly ahead of schedule.

Project Costs

Initial Estimate: $33,210 | Fixed price proposal: $35,747

The final proposal was about $2500 more that our original estimate, a difference of about 7%. This was mostly due to labor costs being a little higher than expected. Laundry Room Storage

Change Orders: $566.41

We needed to reroute the water lines for the ice maker and refrigerator as the previous contractor had installed them through the cabinets instead of in the wall.

FInal Project Cost: $36,314 (includes all change orders)

Cost Breakdown

Installation Labor 35% 35%
Materials and Fixtures 25% 25%
Design and Project Management Costs 20% 20%
Sales Tax and Shipping 4% 4%
Overhead and Profit 10% 10%
Change Orders 3% 3%

Project Photos and Video

Before Photos

Final Project Photos

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