Laundromat Design

We Build Great Laundromats.

Every LaundroLab is built with intention, investing in what customers value and operators rely on. Proven standards and experience across our network make every store better than the last.

Built Different

A Better Laundromat Starts With A Better Plan

We refined the LaundroLab buildout model around a simple idea: put the investment where it creates value. For laundromat customers, that means a space that is clean, safe, and functional. For operators, that means a design that makes it easy and cost effective to operate and maintain.


Just as important is what we don’t overbuild. Our standards are designed to balance customer experience, operating efficiency, durability, and cost.

2,800–4,400

Square feet, ideal store footprint

26–40

Washers in a typical LaundroLab

50+

Expert reviews before permits

14

Specialists supporting you

A PROVEN PROCESS, BACKED BY A REAL TEAM

You’re Building Your Store. You Aren’t Building It Alone.

Building a laundromat comes with hundreds of decisions. You have an experienced team and a network of partners alongside you from site selection to opening day.

LaundroLab HQ Support

Our Real Estate & Construction team supports the development process. We bring the playbooks, tools, specifications, and standards developed across the LaundroLab network to help guide you every step of the way.

Franchise Advisory Council Review

Before construction begins, other LaundroLab franchise owners on our Franchise Advisory Council review plan sets and share lessons learned from operating their own stores, bringing real operator experience into every new build.

A Proven Partner Network

Our preferred network includes real estate brokers, architects, engineers, general contractors, equipment partners, and other specialists who know and understand what goes into building our stores.

  • Dedicated HQ support from site selection through opening
  • Proven playbooks, tools & buildout standards from the
  • Extra plan reviews by our Franchise Advisory Council
  • Network of trusted real estate & construction partners
  • Tips & tricks from every build improve each new store

We’re not trying to build laundromats that look good in a photo. We’re trying to build laundromats that perform — for the customer, for the operator, and for the long-term health of the business.

What We Build Into Every Store

More of What Matters. Less of What Doesn’t.

Our buildout standards are designed to take much of the guesswork out of building a laundromat. Every specification has a purpose, whether that’s improving the customer experience, making the store easier to operate, extending the life of the buildout, or putting investment to better use.

Cleanliness by Design

Customers consistently name cleanliness as the #1 reason they love LaundroLab — our stores are built to stay that way.

Safe and Welcoming

Every LaundroLab is fully attended. They’re built for safety which gives your team and your customers the confidence to come back.

Family-Friendly

Children’s literacy spaces are integrated into every store design, giving families a reason to choose LaundroLab over every other option in the market.

Best-in-Class Equipment

Shorter cycle times, lower utility costs, and a better customer experience in every load.

Standardized Technology Stack

Your store connects to the same remote monitoring, payment, and reporting tools as every other LaundroLab in the system.

Efficient Space Planning

Every square foot is allocated with purpose. The goal is a store that flows intuitively for customers and efficiently for your team.

The LaundroLab Difference

A Better System for Building the Business

Traditional laundromat development can leave an owner making dozens of major decisions independently: equipment mix, finishes, technology, layouts, customer amenities, infrastructure, and operating flow.

CATEGORY

BUILDING IT ON YOUR OWN

LAUNDROLAB

Design & Finishes

  • Source and evaluate materials independently
  • Established specifications selected for durability, maintenance, and value

Equipment

  • Work through a distributor incentivized to sell you more equipment; pay full price
  • The best equipment at best-in-class pricing

Store Layout

  • Develop the operating model as you design
  • Layout informed by existing LaundroLab stores and operator experience

Technology

  • Assemble individual vendors and systems
  • Proprietary technology integrate operational data and vetted third-party solutions

Plan Review

  • Rely primarily on your distributor’s salesperson
  • LaundroLab review plus input informed by experienced franchise operators

Buildout Support

  • Manage development of a project you’re learning on the fly
  • You’re guided by our experienced Real Estate and Construction team

Continuous Improvement

  • Learn primarily from your own store
  • Benefit from lessons learned across the LaundroLab network

Ready to See What We Build?

Come see what makes LaundroLab different. Tour some of our laundromats and meet the team at Laundry Day.

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