Laundry

The days of communal laundry rooms in multifamily communities are quickly disappearing.

In-unit laundry has become a common amenity that renters prefer and are willing to pay more to have.

To remain competitive, owners are retrofitting their older properties with the infrastructure needed to put washers and dryers into individual units.

If you’re looking to improve ROI and resident amenities with in-unit laundry, we have turnkey solutions you can use to streamline the project.

Top Design Considerations that Influence ROI

Space

Adding in-unit laundry typically takes away closet or kitchen cabinet space and may require building an enclosure.

Location

Laundry machines are ideally located near your existing pipes to lower the cost of hooking them up to new plumbing.

Code

Adding laundry in every unit has certain building code implications that impact the rest of your supply and DWV piping systems across the community.

Electricity

Communities may need to heavy-up their electrical capacity to run in-unit clothes washers and dryers.

Venting

Dryers move a lot of air and must vent properly to the outside of the building or be ventless.

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In-Unit Laundry Replacement Solutions

During your laundry retrofit project, we'll help you explore and decide on equipment and configurations.

Equipment Options

Decide on equipment and configurations that fit in your units: side-by-side, stacked, and all-in-ones.

Dryer Heating Alternatives

If your community already uses natural gas for cooking and/or heat, decide if you’ll power your dryers with gas instead of electricity.

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In-Unit Laundry Installation Process

SageWater Turnkey Retrofits Mean No Moving Out.

Though the requirements for your community’s laundry retrofit may be unique, every SageWater client enjoys the same seamless success that comes from our flagship turnkey pipe replacement offering. It’s a solution we’ve honed over decades to provide unmatched expertise—all delivered under one contract, with one point of accountability.

What delights clients most? Our resident-centered project management means residents don’t move out and property managers can focus on their core responsibilities. But that’s not all.

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Why Clients Choose a SageWater Turnkey Construction Solution

One contract, one point of accountability.

We perform plumbing, drywall, painting, and all finishing work. No coordinating multiple contractors or dealing with finger-pointing when issues arise.

Residents don’t move out.

Residents stay in place, which significantly reduces total project expenses.

Trusted, in-house crews.

Every SageWater employee is background-checked and drug screened so you can trust who’s working in your residents’ homes.

Communication that works.

A dedicated project manager will execute a comprehensive resident communication plan, which includes notices, town hall meetings, 24/7 access to a project website, color-coded floorplans, and unit-specific production schedules.

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In-Unit Laundry Client Success Stories

Multifamily Apartments

Phoenix | AZ