A new home.

[autowasherfreak]

I while back I posted that I have to move because my landlord is demolishing our house on June 1st. The three of have found a house on the Illinois side of the river in Rock Island.

It's an older house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a laundry room on the first floor next to the kitchen a fenced in backyard for the dogs, and a garage. I love the upstairs laundry room, however, I don't know if the Frigidaire front loaders will fit through the laundry room doorway, and there are no washer hook ups in the basement.

Even if the Frigidaires will fit through the door I'm concerned about how stable the washer will be on the wood floor, even now on a concrete the washer will shake going in and coming out of the high speed spin. I might have to put the Maytag set upstairs and have a plumber come in do hookups in the basement for the Frigidaires. I wonder how much that will cost, there are several electric outlets down there, just need water lines and a gas line, and venting for the dryer. I really don't want to part with either set

 

[kenmore81]

Believe it or not

I thought the same thing when My aunt got her whirly FLs Her laundry is off the kitchen and the floor is on the week side, The whole house shook like you wouldnt belive with the Westy,whirly,kenmore,and GE all tops. I got the washer and dryer hooked up for her annnd much to our surprise the house shkes less with the FLs 1100 rpm's.even when its starting/stopping to spin. So IMHO its worth a shot to see how they do before making other plans for the couple =)
Just my .02
Kenny

 

[SactoTeddyBear]

I would think:

That the Cabinet's of your Front-Load Washer and Matching Dryer would be slightly smaller, so they would fit through the Door opening? Is that a typical Standard Door, or is it something different being a smaller Width?

If you have any close by Plumbing going near the Basement area, I would think that it wouldn't cost as much as if a Plumber would have to run quite a length of Piping for both the Hot and Cold Water and even the Drain and a Gas line.

I would imagine that our Webmaster Robert as well as others who have many Machines hooked up in their Basements could help you with suggestions of how to get the Plumbing and Gas line. You might also want to look into having a 220/240 volt Electric Wiring ran to the Basement, for a Recepticle to use for an Electric Dryer, just in case you might want to check some out sometime.

Good Luck with your installation and hopefully getting the Basement set-up as well.

Peace and Kind Regards, Steve
SactoTeddyBear0503...

 

[panthera]

Hey, James

A couple of things can usually be done before you have to abandon all hope - a friend of mine just installed a Miele TL in a house which was built in 1874 and has had no work done to it since.

First, corners are usually much stronger than the middle of a wall.

Second, a sheet of rigid material screwed across several joists will reduce vibration and distribute load very well - but rigid is the key here, 3/4" plywood or similar.

Third, if you have access to the joists from below, put in X-braces with 2x2s between them in the area you plan to use the machines. Makes a bigger difference than one might imagine.

Fourth, if the floor is really that weak, put a supporting beam or two across the joists affected (perpendicular) and brace it with a jack to the concrete floor below. This last can even be done without tearing out a basement ceiling if you have to. All of these things should cost you less than $100 together and no plumber will even spit in your face for that, much less an electrician come out to (cheerfully) announce that you have the only non-standard electrical system in North America and the whole thing will have to be rewired from the atomic power plant to your house, pull your main breaker and turn you into the power company. Happened to a friend of mine in the US a few years ago.

Good luck with the move and I am looking forward to the pics! Must be nice not to have to wear a safety helmet just to make breakfast...

 

[autowasherfreak]

Thank God, there haven't be any falling pieces of plaster lately, LOL.

The floor seems very sturdy, I stood on it and bounced and jumped, didn't fall through. If I did that in my current bathroom I would have ended up in basement on top of my Maytag, LOL.

The door way to the new laundry looks a little smaller than a standard door way. The laundry is backwards, the faucets for the washer are on the right hand side and the vent outlet for the dryer is on the left, but longer fill hoses for the washer should solve the problem. The gas connector for the dryer and the standpipe for the washer are in the middle between the washer and dryer. I understand whey the faucets are where they are, the kitchen sink is on the other side of that wall.

There are outlets in the basement and the water heater is in the middle of the basement next to the furnace both are natural gas. Oh and I will have central air for the first time in my life, no more fighting to put in and take out window units every summer and fall.