Laundry Tubs ? Remove or Replace ?
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sudsmaster
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I once had a cat that was a bit unusual.
For one, she loved water. When she was still a kitten, she used to try to jump into the tub with me.
She also loved to ride in cars. She'd perch on the back of my driver's seat (no headrest on that vintage car) and be perfectly happy sitting there during the drive. Unlike other cats I've had, who would freak out and try to run under the brake pedal... or through the steering wheel...
When she was a kitten, she also loved strawberries and bananas. One day I came home to find a bunch of bananas in a bowl on the kitchen table had her claw marks all over them.... trying to open them, I guess.
But as she grew older she lost her love for those things. She still was a good car passenger, though.
For one, she loved water. When she was still a kitten, she used to try to jump into the tub with me.
She also loved to ride in cars. She'd perch on the back of my driver's seat (no headrest on that vintage car) and be perfectly happy sitting there during the drive. Unlike other cats I've had, who would freak out and try to run under the brake pedal... or through the steering wheel...
When she was a kitten, she also loved strawberries and bananas. One day I came home to find a bunch of bananas in a bowl on the kitchen table had her claw marks all over them.... trying to open them, I guess.
But as she grew older she lost her love for those things. She still was a good car passenger, though.
twintubdexter
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I don't see how a home can be run without a laundry tub. It's a shame that so many new homes don't have them. Using the kitchen sink for things like mopping floors is ultra-unsanitary. My home is still fairly new and has a composite material laundry sink in the small laundry room. There's also a deep Kohler laundry sink built into the kitchen island as a second sink. It has a built-in scrub board on the front. I only use it for food-related stuff like cleaning big pots.
As a child my mom had a double concrete laundry tub (aside from the one inside that the washer drained into) in the backyard. She grew the most wonderful basil on one side and Italian parsley on the other.
As a child my mom had a double concrete laundry tub (aside from the one inside that the washer drained into) in the backyard. She grew the most wonderful basil on one side and Italian parsley on the other.
My friend Diane has a similar concrete double tub in her back yard, nearly all of which is devoted to fruits, vegetables, and herbs. I can't recall what she has growing in the tub, but it looks right at home in her whimsical, arty scene composed almost entirely of reclaimed and re-used materials, including some pavers we gave her when we poured a slab for our hot tub.
Rich, our Mia loved bananas, melon and popsicles, right up until she left us a little over a year ago at around 14 years old. A sweet girl with a sweet tooth. She never liked riding in cars much. That was a favorite pastime of a Siamese mix my sister had. He'd curl up in the passenger's seat if anybody's car window was open, just hoping someone would come along and take him for a ride.
BTW Phil, you made a good choice. I always wanted a tub with a cabinet surround, but no longer have the dimensions to accommodate one.
Rich, our Mia loved bananas, melon and popsicles, right up until she left us a little over a year ago at around 14 years old. A sweet girl with a sweet tooth. She never liked riding in cars much. That was a favorite pastime of a Siamese mix my sister had. He'd curl up in the passenger's seat if anybody's car window was open, just hoping someone would come along and take him for a ride.
BTW Phil, you made a good choice. I always wanted a tub with a cabinet surround, but no longer have the dimensions to accommodate one.
sudsmaster
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Well, I use a Hoover SpinScrub for mopping floors. The dirty water goes into the nearest toilet. Doesn't seem to hurt it one bit, and there's basically no chance of clogging that drain ;-). I have in the past dumped the dirty Hoover water down the kitchen sink, carefully directly into the disposer, but I stopped with that.
I'd love to have a laundry tub in the laundry closet inside the house, but the closet is just not big enough. Well, it might be big enough for a single tub if I went to a compact Miele set, which could happen if the Neptune pair ever bites the dust.
When I was in college in Berkeley, I lived during my senior year and afterward in a two room apartment (kitchen/bedroom/bath) in a converted old house. The kitchen was big and the sink was a kind of odd affair, with a standard depth kitchen sink on the left side, and a laundry depth tub on the right side, covered by a drain board. I was always highly embarrassed by the thing, and never used it for laundry. But in retrospect it was kind of cool.
I'd love to have a laundry tub in the laundry closet inside the house, but the closet is just not big enough. Well, it might be big enough for a single tub if I went to a compact Miele set, which could happen if the Neptune pair ever bites the dust.
When I was in college in Berkeley, I lived during my senior year and afterward in a two room apartment (kitchen/bedroom/bath) in a converted old house. The kitchen was big and the sink was a kind of odd affair, with a standard depth kitchen sink on the left side, and a laundry depth tub on the right side, covered by a drain board. I was always highly embarrassed by the thing, and never used it for laundry. But in retrospect it was kind of cool.
Utility sinks.
I have a utility sink in each of the 2 basements in my house (multi-family). I have stand pipes next to the sinks for the washers so I can use the sinks whenever I please and however I want. They are essential for nasty stuff in the workshop, painting clean up, etc.
Dave
I have a utility sink in each of the 2 basements in my house (multi-family). I have stand pipes next to the sinks for the washers so I can use the sinks whenever I please and however I want. They are essential for nasty stuff in the workshop, painting clean up, etc.
Dave
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