Planning a laundry room upgrade and wondering how much custom laundry room cabinets cost in Toronto? In the GTA market, cabinets above and beside the machines typically start around $3,000 to $5,500, while a complete laundry room — full-height cabinetry, a folding counter over front-loaders, a sink surround, hanging rod and pull-out hampers — generally runs $6,000 to $12,000+. Your final price depends on the room’s size, how much of the design is closed cabinetry, and the counters and accessories you include.
Space Age Closets & Custom Cabinetry has been building custom laundry room cabinets in Toronto since 1989, manufactured in our own Toronto-area workshop. Here is where the money actually goes — and where it doesn’t need to.
Quick Comparison: Laundry Room Pricing Tiers in Toronto
| Tier | Typical Range (Toronto/GTA) | What’s Included | Best Suited For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Above-Machine Essentials | $3,000 – $5,500 | Upper cabinets over washer/dryer, one tall broom or detergent cabinet | Condo laundry closets, tight basement corners |
| Working Laundry Room | $5,500 – $9,000 | Uppers + folding counter over front-loaders, hanging rod, base cabinets | Dedicated laundry rooms in semis and detached homes |
| Full Custom Laundry | $9,000 – $12,000+ | Wall-to-wall cabinetry, sink surround, pull-out hampers, drying rack, premium moisture-resistant finishes | Renovated basements, main-floor or upper-floor laundry rooms |
What Actually Drives the Price
1. Room size and cabinet coverage
Like all custom cabinetry, laundry rooms are priced substantially by linear footage. A 6-foot wall of uppers is a very different project from a U-shaped room wrapped on three sides. The good news: laundry rooms are usually the smallest room in the house, which makes them one of the most affordable rooms to do completely.
2. The folding counter
A counter spanning front-load machines is the single most-requested feature — it turns the top of your machines into a full folding station. Standard laminate counters are economical; stone and quartz raise the price. If your machines are top-loaders, we design a counter beside them instead.
3. Closed storage vs. open shelving
Doors and drawers cost more than open shelves, but in a laundry room they earn it: detergents locked away from kids and pets, cleaning supplies out of sight, and a room that looks calm instead of cluttered. Most designs mix both — closed cabinets for chemicals, open shelving for baskets.
4. Plumbing-adjacent features
A sink cabinet and surround adds cabinetry cost (plumbing itself is by your plumber). Pull-out hampers, tilt-out ironing board storage, built-in drying racks and a hanging rod for air-drying shirts are modest adds that transform how the room works.
5. Moisture-resistant materials
Laundry rooms live with humidity, heat and detergent splashes. We build with moisture-resistant, easy-wipe finishes designed for exactly this environment — see our guide to the best materials for laundry room cabinets for the full breakdown.
Why Toronto Laundry Rooms Are Rarely “Standard”
Most GTA laundry rooms were never designed — they are basement corners in post-war bungalows, converted closets in condos, or awkward rooms beside the furnace in older semis. Bulkheads, ducting, electrical panels and drain locations dictate the layout. That is precisely why stock cabinets disappoint here: they assume a clean rectangular room that almost no Toronto laundry space actually is.
Custom cabinetry is measured and manufactured for your room — notched around ducting, scribed to uneven basement walls, and designed so the machines you own (or plan to buy) fit with proper clearances.
The Process and When You Pay
- Free in-home consultation — we measure the room, machines and clearances, and talk through your budget honestly.
- Design with a firm quote — you see the layout and exact price before anything is built.
- Local manufacturing — built in our Toronto-area workshop.
- Installation — most laundry rooms are installed within a few weeks of design approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are custom laundry cabinets worth it over big-box kitchen cabinets?
Kitchen cabinets are designed for kitchens — wrong depths for machines, no hamper or drying-rack solutions, and standard sizes that waste space in small rooms. Custom cabinetry is built for your machines, your plumbing, and your room’s real dimensions.
Can you fit a real laundry room into a condo?
Yes. Condo laundry closets are one of our most common projects — full-height cabinetry around stacked machines, with a slide-out folding surface and closed storage above, all within the closet footprint.
Does the counter go over the machines, and is that safe?
Yes — over front-loaders, with correct clearances for vibration and door swing, anchored to cabinetry rather than resting on the machines. It’s the feature clients tell us changed their laundry routine the most.
How long does installation take?
Most laundry rooms install in a single day once manufacturing is complete — typically a few weeks after design approval.
Is the consultation really free?
Yes — the in-home consultation, the design and your exact quote all come before you commit to anything.
Get an Exact Price for Your Laundry Room
Ranges are for planning; your room deserves a real number. Book a free in-home consultation and get a design with a firm quote — spaceageclosets.com/contact-us or call (647) 394-7557.
Explore layouts and features on our laundry room cabinets and storage page, or dig into the best cabinet materials for laundry rooms. Space Age Closets & Custom Cabinetry — locally built since 1989.
