Our story
More than laundry — it's about giving you your time back
Cents Wash House was built on a simple belief: your time is too valuable to spend at a laundromat.
How it all started
Cents Wash House started the way most great ideas do — out of a real need. As a busy mom and native to the Montgomery, AL area, Jacenta saw firsthand how much time families were losing to laundry, including herself. Hours at the laundromat or doing laundry at home. Loads left undone. Clothes piling in a chair or sofa, left unfolded for days and weeks on end. Moms and busy professionals left exhausted as the laundry baskets overflowed and they just could not make time to do it all. Weekends that should have been spent with loved ones, spent instead sorting and folding.
So she decided to do something about it. Armed with a passion for serving her community and a commitment to doing things right, Jacenta launched Cents Wash House to bring professional, affordable laundry pickup and delivery directly to people's doors.
What started as a local service in Montgomery has grown to serve families across Greater Birmingham — Bessemer, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Homewood, and beyond — with Saturday service now expanding into the Montgomery area, where it all began.
Meet the founder
Jacenta
Jacenta is a Montgomery native and a now Birmingham-area entrepreneur, mother, and community builder. She founded Cents Wash House to solve a problem she lived every day — and to create something her family and neighbors could count on. When she's not running pickups or folding loads, she's investing in the people and places that make Greater Birmingham home.
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." — Matthew 11:28
What we stand for
Community first
We live, shop and work in the same neighborhoods we serve. Your trust means everything to us.
Respect your time
Every pickup and delivery is handled with care and returned on schedule — because your time is the whole point.
Honest pricing
No hidden fees, no surprises. Just straightforward rates and a service you can count on.
Quality you can feel
Clean, fresh, neatly folded — every single time. We treat your clothes like they're our own.