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A utility sink, or laundry sink, is a very useful tool for homeowners. These sinks do the real dirty work in a house. They are usually located in a laundry room, mud room, garage, or utility room. These are the deep, wide sinks that will hold just about everything and can get things clean that are caked in mud, dirt, and every other messy substance.

Do you have a utility or mud room sink in your home? If not, you can still have one installed. You can wash your cat, clean your tools, rinse your paint rollers, rinse muddy football jerseys and do everything else that you don't want done in your kitchen or bathroom sinks. Or in your washing machines.

Cost of a Mud Room Sink
But how much does it cost to install a utility sink? Well, there's the cost of the sink. It can be just over or under $100 for a basic, no-frills single basin sink. There are more expensive utility sinks that can run you up to $600 or so, depending on what it is made of.

Installation Costs for a Utility Room Sink
If you install the sink yourself, and you have plumbing already in place, you may only have to purchase tools, pipes, and fittings as well as plumbers putty or plumbers tape and some plumbers glue.

If you hire a plumber to install the sink, the costs depend on the plumbing work that is needed. A room without existing plumbing pipes in place, and ventilation, will certainly cost more than one without. To run pipes, cut into plumbing lines, cut holes, install everything, and patch up the holes can be labor-intensive. And it will cost more in a finished room than an unfinished room with quick and easy access to the pipes.

For a simple laundry sink in an unfinished laundry room with existing pipes nearby should only cost about $250, on average. Depending on all the necessary work, these type of sink installations usually range from $250 to $500.

However, if you're installing a utility sink in a garage, with no existing plumbing or ventilation at all, the cost goes up. It can be as much as $1,500 for this type of project.

On average, plan on a cost somewhere between $800 and $1,200 for a sink install in a finished room with no current pipe, sewer or vent lines. This cost may or may not include the price of the laundry sink itself.

Something to Consider about a Utility Sink
Having one of these fantastic sinks in your house can cost good money to install. But your quality of life would certainly improve - things will be much easier (and cleaner!) to do with one. And, having one of these simple sinks will actually improve the value of your home (because the potential buyers will also know their life will be easier!)

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