# Washed – Life Before Laundry

> Washed – Life Before Laundry is a locally owned and operated laundry service serving Southern Hampton Roads, Virginia. Washed provides residential wash-and-fold laundry pickup and delivery, commercial laundry services, and hospitality linen rentals. Laundry is processed by trained employees in company-operated facilities and transported using company vehicles.

## Official Website
- [Washed – Life Before Laundry](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/)

## Core Services

### Residential Laundry Service
- [Residential](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/residential/)
- Personalized wash-and-fold laundry service with pickup and delivery.
- Customers can customize detergent, fabric softener, water temperature, folding, hanging, and other laundry preferences.
- Weekly and by-request service options are available.
- Next-day service is available.

### Residential Pricing
- [Residential Pricing](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/residential-pricing/)
- Weekly service: $2.15 per pound.
- By Request service: $2.39 per pound.
- Minimum order charge: $39.
- Pickup and delivery are included with typical household orders.
- Next-Day Service option: $10.

#### Large Bedding Items
- Comforter (King): $27.00
- Comforter (Queen/Double): $25.00
- Comforter (Twin/Full): $19.00

#### Household Items
- Bedspread: $16.00
- Mattress cover: $10.00
- Standard Pillow: $7.00
- Duvet Cover: $21.00
- Pillow Sham: $4.00
- Blanket: $16.00
- Sofa Slip Cover: $28.00
- Chair Slip Cover: $18.00
- Cushion Slip Cover: $9.00

### Commercial Laundry Service
- [Commercial](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/commercial/)
- Commercial laundry pickup and delivery with customizable service plans and fast turnaround.
- Services include towels, linens, blankets, cleaning rags, scrubs/lab coats, and uniforms.
- Industries served include property management and vacation rentals, fitness facilities, healthcare and wellness clinics, spas and salons, schools, military and government, service businesses, disaster remediation, and maritime businesses.
- Washed uses ozone laundering technology as part of its commercial laundry process.

### Linen Rentals
- [Linen Rentals](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/linen-rentals/)
- Hospitality and vacation linen rentals are available in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and some surrounding areas.
- Washed rents high-quality linens and resort-quality towels by sets.
- Rental items are delivered to the rental location and picked up after the stay.
- Linens are professionally laundered, sanitized using ozone treatment, pressed where applicable, and wrapped before use.

## Service Area
- [Service Areas](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/service-areas/)
- Primary service cities:
  - Virginia Beach
  - Chesapeake
  - Norfolk
  - Portsmouth
  - Suffolk
- Residential service covers Southern Hampton Roads, including Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the northern part of Suffolk.
- The residential FAQ states that Pungo is not currently serviced.

## How Residential Service Works
1. Choose a Plan — select Weekly service or By Request service.
2. Customize — set laundry preferences in the customer profile.
3. Relax — Washed picks up, professionally processes, and returns the laundry.
4. Manage — customers can manage service preferences and orders through the Washed app or online account.

## Residential Preferences

### Detergents
- Tide
- Free & Clear
- Persil
- Gain

### Fabric Softener
- Downy
- Free & Clear
- Dryer Sheets

### Color-Safe Bleach
- Oxi Clean

## Frequently Asked Questions
- [FAQs](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/faqs/)
- FAQs cover all customers, residential customers, commercial customers, and linen rentals.
- Washed emphasizes that its service is local and in-house rather than outsourced to third-party laundry providers.
- Company employees process laundry in company-operated facilities, and company drivers perform pickup and delivery.
- Residential customer laundry is washed and dried individually in separate machines.
- Residential minimum charge: $39 per pickup.
- A missed pickup may result in a $15 fee.
- Customers can manage their profiles through the app or online account.
- Commercial pricing and service arrangements may be customized based on account requirements and volume.
- Linen rental availability is first come, first served and is not guaranteed until an order is confirmed and paid.
- Linen rental re-delivery caused by an incorrect address may result in a $35 fee.
- Linen rental cancellation fees and conditions may apply.

## About Washed
- [About](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/about/)
- Washed was founded by Matt and Ellen Pelton.
- The company describes four core principles:
  1. Give customers time back for more enjoyable activities.
  2. Make laundry service simple and convenient.
  3. Provide customizable service and treat customers' laundry according to their preferences.
  4. Deliver consistent and predictable results.
- Washed states that it does not outsource its laundry process and uses its own drivers, laundry technicians, and facility.

## Reviews
- [Reviews](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/reviews/)
- Customer reviews highlight folding quality, customization, convenience, reliability, and time savings.

## Contact
- [Contact](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/contact/)
- Location: Norfolk, Virginia
- Phone / Text: (757) 632-4131
- Email: hello@lifebeforelaundry.com

## Important Pages
- Home: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/
- Services: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/
- Residential Laundry: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/residential/
- Residential Pricing: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/residential-pricing/
- Commercial Laundry: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/commercial/
- Linen Rentals: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/services/linen-rentals/
- Service Areas: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/service-areas/
- FAQs: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/faqs/
- Reviews: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/reviews/
- About: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/about/
- Contact: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/contact/
- Get Started: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/get-started/
- Ozone: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/ozone/
- Privacy Policy: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/privacy-policy/
- HTML Sitemap: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/html-sitemap/
- XML Page Sitemap: https://lifebeforelaundry.com/page-sitemap.xml

## Geographic Coverage

### Chesapeake ZIP Codes
- 23320
- 23321
- 23322
- 23324
- 23325

### Norfolk ZIP Codes
- 23502
- 23503
- 23504
- 23505
- 23507
- 23508
- 23509
- 23510
- 23511
- 23513
- 23517
- 23518
- 23523
- 23551

### Virginia Beach ZIP Codes
- 23451
- 23452
- 23453
- 23454
- 23455
- 23456
- 23458
- 23459
- 23460
- 23461
- 23462
- 23518

### Portsmouth ZIP Codes
- 23507
- 23510
- 23523
- 23701
- 23702
- 23703
- 23704
- 23707
- 23708
- 23709

### Suffolk ZIP Codes
- 23435

## Site Discovery
The website contains a large number of service-specific and location-specific pages. For comprehensive URL discovery, crawlers should use the XML page sitemap:
- [Page Sitemap.Xml](https://lifebeforelaundry.com/page-sitemap.xml)

This llms.txt file prioritizes the main authoritative pages for understanding Washed's business, services, pricing, service area, policies, and contact information.