Cost of installing Washer/Dryer in a closet?

Someone in the building would know best.

A lot will depend on where the electrical box and drain pipes are. There could be also be complicating factors. E.g., the city required us to change and relocate our electrical box before they would issue an electrical permit.

I did it as part of a gut renovation, so I'm not sure how to break out the pricing. Everything was significantly easier because all of the walls were open.

If your closet is already in the bathroom, then I would wager your electrical box is not inside it since that would be against code. So long as the box is not inside a "wet area" like a closet with a washer/dryer you shouldn't have to move it and pay the attendant costs. Assume that electrical need not be run very far and that it is 110V power that you will need. And assume the water lines and drainage pipes are next to the closet you will install the appliances into and not across the bathroom on an opposite wall. I would guess about $2000 +/- by the time you patch up the walls. If you require 220V power supply, then it will be more because running that line is more expensive. There may also be fees the building charges for review of the alteration plan by the board and the building engineer. These fees can be $500-1000. All figures are very rough given we don't have much detail here to work from.

Thanks thats helpful, appreciate the replies.

Just keep in mind that 110v would only allow you to run a pretty wimpy combo unit. To my knowledge, no standalone dryer will run on 110v, and even some of the combo units require 220v. $2,000 is really an "if everything goes perfectly scenario" and would only get you the hookup for the most basic combination unit.

I could easily see the costs being closer to $7,500 - $10,000 if you want "real" full-size units.

I'm sure that the payback period for our laundry units v. sending laundry out is 15 or 20 years, but when you live in a top-floor walkup where the closest laundry is an avenue block + a street block away, desperate times call for desperate measures.

I did the math and it doesn't pay. For us, it would've been far cheaper to use the machines in the basement, but the convenience of being able to do laundry when you please is worth the expense. If you can, get a gas dryer and have it properly vented (this was $1600 alone). Also, the new machines take longer but use much less water and electricity and get clothes cleaner and are far gentler on your clothes.

As an FYI, our non-vented Asko unit takes just under three hours to run a wash followed by a dry cycle.

I should've mentioned in my original post that the building has no laundry in the basement, but that they will approve in-unit if installed properly and high efficiency models. If there was in the basement, I wouldn't even think about putting one in the unit, but the price of this apartment is attractive, it's just whether or not laundry machine installation would put it above what I want to spend. Thanks all-

I recently did a gut reno and converted the linen closet right outside the bathroom into a laundry closet. The buildings electrician charged me $3000. My electrical box was on the other side of the closet so that was easy, but he had to run wires from the main box in the lobby into my home for the 220v the dryer needed. Don't know about the plumber because that was priced into the gut reno. I will say I paid a little extra and got the Miele stackable washer/dryer and can't be happier. I joked that all in I probably could have had someone come to my house and hand wash and iron my cloths for 10 years for less money, but now that it's done it's been worth every penny.