The laundry is used every single day in most Redlands households, yet it is almost always the last room to get any attention. Cramped, cluttered, dark, and poorly laid out, most laundries are tolerated rather than enjoyed. They do not have to be.
Roulstone Renovations builds custom laundry renovations for homeowners across Cleveland, Capalaba, Victoria Point, Thornlands, Wellington Point, and throughout Redland City. Whether you want a complete laundry room renovation with custom cabinetry and tiling, a combined bathroom and laundry renovation, a modern laundry makeover that finally makes the most of the space, or a practical laundry storage renovation that brings order to the chaos, we build it to your exact specifications.
A laundry renovation is often one of the most affordable upgrades you can make to your home, and the difference it makes to your daily routine is disproportionate to the cost. With over 20 years of renovation experience across the Redlands, we know how to get the most out of even the smallest laundry space.
Most Redlands homeowners underestimate how much a poorly designed laundry affects their daily life. No bench space to fold. Nowhere logical to store detergents and cleaning products. A washing machine that floods onto the floor because the drainage was never done properly. Tiles that look grimy no matter how recently they were cleaned. These are small frustrations, but they happen every day.
A well-designed laundry renovation solves all of it in one go. It gives you a room that actually works the way you need it to, looks clean and considered, and takes some of the daily grind out of one of the most repetitive household tasks there is.
In the Redlands, where families tend to be active and outdoors, a laundry that can handle the volume of washing that comes with that lifestyle is not a luxury, it is a genuine quality of life improvement.
The laundry is used multiple times a week in most homes, yet most Redlands laundries were designed with very little thought for how people actually use them. A renovation gives you the opportunity to design the space from scratch around your household's needs: where the machines go, how much bench space you actually need, where the dirty washing lands, and where it goes once it is clean and folded.
The laundry tends to be one of the smallest rooms in the house and also one of the ones that needs to store the most things. Detergents, cleaning supplies, mops, buckets, ironing boards, spare towels, the list goes on. Custom laundry cabinetry designed for your specific space can transform a cluttered, chaotic room into something organised and genuinely functional without making the space feel smaller than it is.
Of all the rooms you can renovate in a Redlands home, the laundry often offers the best return relative to cost. A complete, well-executed laundry renovation can be achieved for significantly less than a kitchen or bathroom renovation, yet the impact on the home's presentation and appeal to buyers is disproportionately positive. A clean, modern laundry signals that the whole home has been properly looked after.
Many older Redlands laundries have waterproofing that is well past its serviceable life and drainage that is either blocked, undersized, or incorrectly graded. These are not cosmetic problems: they cause floor damage, sub-floor rot, and moisture issues that spread over time. A complete laundry renovation is the opportunity to strip back to the structure, fix whatever needs fixing, and waterproof and tile the space to current Queensland building standards with a compliance certificate to prove it.
In many Redlands homes, particularly older Queensland builds where space was not generous, combining the laundry and bathroom into one well-designed wet area is a smarter solution than trying to make two cramped spaces work independently. A combined bathroom and laundry renovation done well gives you a room that handles both functions efficiently, with shared plumbing that reduces cost and a design that does not feel like a compromise.
This one sounds small but it is not. When your laundry works properly, has enough bench space to fold without piling everything on the floor, has storage that is actually logical, and looks clean and considered rather than chaotic and depressing, the daily task of keeping up with the washing is genuinely less draining. It is one of those renovations where the improvement to daily life far exceeds what the cost would suggest.
A laundry renovation is a wet area build, and that means it needs to be done properly. Despite being a smaller space than a kitchen or bathroom, a laundry involves the same licensed trades: plumber, waterproofer, electrician, tiler, and cabinetmaker. In Queensland, waterproofing in wet areas must be completed by a QBCC-licensed contractor and a compliance certificate is required, whether the job is a full laundry renovation or a straightforward update. At Roulstone, this is always included and never an optional extra.
Many Redlands homes, particularly older Queensland builds, have laundries that were added as an afterthought, shoehorned into a space that was never designed for the purpose. Sub-floor plumbing that is aging and inefficient, drainage that barely functions, wall sheeting that has absorbed moisture for decades. We strip these back properly, address whatever we find, and rebuild them to a standard that will last.
We also build combined bathroom and laundry renovations where space is limited and combining the two rooms into one well-designed wet area makes more sense than trying to make two separate small spaces work. It is a practical and increasingly popular approach in the Redlands, and one we have a lot of experience designing and building.
The best laundry renovations are the ones that are genuinely designed around the household using them. A family with young children needs somewhere to sort and pre-treat. A household that does a lot of sport needs smart storage for muddy gear and a deep trough that can handle real-world use. Someone working from home wants a laundry that is quiet, contained, and does not look like a construction site when guests walk past.
We sit down with every client and talk through how they actually use their laundry before we design a thing. From there we build a custom laundry renovation with the cabinetry, bench space, laundry tiling, storage, appliance placement, and finishes that make sense for that specific household. Some clients want stacked appliances to free up bench space for folding.
Others want side-by-side machines with a continuous benchtop running across both. Some want overhead cabinets to the ceiling for maximum storage. Others want open shelving with a clean, considered aesthetic.
Whatever the brief, we build it properly, at a fixed price, with a team that manages every trade from start to finish.
Laundry renovations are generally one of the most cost-accessible renovations a Redlands homeowner can do, largely because of the smaller footprint compared to kitchens and bathrooms. As a guide based on current Brisbane and South-East Queensland pricing, a basic laundry renovation refreshing surfaces, replacing tapware, and updating cabinetry without moving plumbing typically starts from around $7,000 to $12,000.
A complete mid-range laundry renovation with custom cabinetry, tiling, new sink and tapware, and updated plumbing generally sits between $12,000 and $20,000. A high-end custom laundry renovation with premium finishes, stone benchtops, full-height cabinetry, and a full wet area strip out can range from $20,000 to $30,000 or more. Moving plumbing is the single biggest cost driver in any laundry renovation, so keeping the appliances and sink in their existing positions is the most effective way to manage budget.
We provide a detailed fixed-price quote before we start, so there are no surprises once the build is underway.
Most laundry renovations that stay within the existing footprint and do not involve structural changes do not require a development application through Redland City Council. However, as with any wet area renovation in Queensland, waterproofing work must be completed by a QBCC-licensed contractor and a compliance certificate must be issued. This is a mandatory Queensland building standard requirement, not optional.
Building approval through a licensed certifier is generally required if the renovation involves structural changes, relocating plumbing to a new position, or altering external walls, windows, or doors. If you are converting a space into a laundry that was not previously one, or building a new laundry as part of a home extension, council approvals will almost certainly apply. We assess and manage all of this on your behalf as part of our full project management service.
A standard laundry renovation in the Redlands typically takes between 1 and 3 weeks from the day construction begins, depending on the scope of the work and whether any hidden issues are discovered once the strip out starts. Your laundry will be out of use for the full duration of the renovation, so if you do not have a second machine elsewhere on the property it is worth factoring in alternative arrangements for laundry during the build.
A combined bathroom and laundry renovation will take longer, typically 3 to 5 weeks, as it involves a larger scope of wet area work. We give you a realistic timeline upfront as part of your fixed-price contract and keep you updated throughout the build so you always know what is happening and when.
In most cases, yes, it is worth it. The laundry is used every day and a poorly designed one creates small but persistent frustrations that add up over time. Because laundries are generally smaller spaces, a renovation is significantly more affordable than a kitchen or bathroom, yet the improvement to daily life and to the home's presentation is disproportionate to the cost.
The one caveat is if your existing laundry has significant structural or waterproofing issues. In older Redlands homes, what looks like a cosmetic problem can turn out to be a more substantial one once the tiles come off. We always give you an honest picture during the initial consultation. If a full renovation is genuinely needed to address underlying problems, we will explain why. If a more targeted approach will do the job, we will tell you that instead.
Whether you're planning a full home renovation, a custom kitchen or bathroom, a home extension, or a new granny flat, reach out to the most trusted renovation builders in Redland City.
