Laundry Tubs ? Remove or Replace ?

[verizonbear]

I am making my 2014 remodeling plans that includes a minor update to my laundry room. My Affinity Washer and Dryer are pratically brand new and I intend to save them, my laundry tub is preformed older fiberglass, nasty and stained. I have seen some very nice laundry sinks with a shiney fiberglass tub, and a pull out drawer for about 300.00 . I am also considering getting rid the laundry sink altogether and just put in a standpipe for the drainage. I never soak clothes, I have rarely used the laundry sink for the 2 years I have lived here. Any thoughts ?

 

[whirlcool]

If you ever desire a washing machine that has a suds saver option you'll wish you had those sinks. Maybe new sink(s) would look better?

 

[moparguy]

LOL, my first thought was the suds saver option, too!

But even if that isn't in your future, there are SO many times that I am thankful to have a deep large laundry tub for cleaning large items or work items that just wouldn't be possible or appropriate in the kitchen or bathroom sink! I would never do without one!

 

[danemodsandy]

A Suggestion:

One of the best materials for a laundry sink is stainless steel; it doesn't crack, erode or do anything to stain laundry. It's also pretty compatible with most laundry room decor.

Just Manufacturing is one company that makes them. Here's link to their product page showing their double-bowl laundry sinks:

http://www.justmfg.com/ProductSearch?pt=Residential&bwl=Double&App=Laundry%20Room&kw=

 

[rp2813]

A Possible Compromise?

I just bought the tub in the link below. 

 

As a result of remodeling the bathroom adjacent to the laundry room, the existing laundry tub would have protruded into the relocated doorway.  I needed a tub that wasn't as deep (from rear wall to front).  This one is the perfect fit, and I like that it's wall hung instead of having those flimsy cheap legs.  It also has a nicer finish than the standard dull resin tub.

 

You can find this same tub for $80 or so on line, but I opted to order from Home Depot's site in case I needed to return it.  Lowe's doesn't offer anything similar, or I would have purchased from them.

FIAT Serv-A-Sink 23 in. x 21-1/2 Molded Stone Wall Mount Laundry Sink L1100 - The Home Depot

Deliver a seamless and cohesive appearance to the toilets with this FIAT Serv-A-Sink Molded Stone Wall Mount Laundry Sink. Compression molded stone.

www.homedepot.com

 

[maytagbear]

Oh, how I MISS having a laundry sink!

I grew up with the side by side cement sinks in the basement. I have not had anything like them since we moved out in 1996.

I MISS them for large items, I miss them for grossly soiled items.

If I could have one here, I certainly would!

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[supersuds]

I agree you need to have something, even if it's just an inexpensive new one. I went the cheap route and wondered why I'd waited so long. The old one couldn't be cleaned and was just depressing.

 

[thomasortega]

I have a stainless steel laundry sink and I love it.

For years I thought about remodeling my laundry room and getting rid of it but then I realized its very useful to wash big items like the refrigerator drawer and also for draining up to 7 washing machines at the same time without overloading the draining system and making the floor drain overflow.

Seven of my machines drain hoses end on the and if it happens to all of them start draining exactly at the same time, the sink fills in less than 10 seconds up to a few milimeters before overflowing on the floor. The drain is large enough to fit a garbage disposer if I wanted to do that so it drains fast, but slow enough to not overload the system.

And also, i love it to rinse mops and cleaning rags before putting them in the washer.

 

[stan]

I like

having mine!
for nothing else but being able to observe the rinse water when draining. Seeing the rinse water has often determined if another rinse was in order.

 

[polkanut]

When we remodeled our enclosed front porch into a laundry room we brought our 20gal capacity suds tub up from the basement laundry area.  We did this because as I've posted many times over the years we still have a washer w/ suds saver that gets used nearly every laundry day.  Had we known that they were still available with storage compartments underneath and covers we would have left the old one downstairs.  The link is the model I wish we had in our laundry room now.  Having a sink with a capacity this large has come in very handy over the years.  If you don't install some type of sink with a large capacity I can guarantee the day will come when you wish you had one.

E. L. Mustee & Sons - Laundry + Utility Tubs

 

[wayupnorth]

I plan on buying a single cheapo tub in the spring. I have a good size storage shed and plan on putting it in there so I can run my Maytag wringer into it. I can pump water with a hand pump right out of the lake and drain it off into the woods during warmer weather and save 40 plus gallons of water a load going into my septic system.

 

[tomturbomatic]

I have one of the ones built my Mustee (sp?) that built those narrow tubs sold by Sears for so many years. It is great to have that tub for washing large things like flower pot saucers and it is nice to be able to wash my hands when I come in from yard work before I go upstairs. If you need room, take out the double ones, but keep a single down there to keep the house in character. A basement without a laundry tub is not a complete basement. If you mop the floors and don't have a laundry tub to empty the mop bucket, you either have to pour it down the toilet or empty it outside.

 

[jerrod6]

I have a double porcelian on cast iron sink standing on steel legs. Was in the house when I bought it. I will never remove it for anything.
It is good when soaking laundry, good for cleaning air cleaners, good for rinsing mud from shoes, you name it I use it when I don't want to gunk up my kitchen sink.

 

[whirlcool]

Down here laundry tubs are very much a rarity. I don't think I have even seen one in the years we have been living in Texas.

Up north we had one of those concrete laundry tubs that Maytagbear described. Totally indestructible. We had one washer with a suds saver and it was used for that. We also washed dogs in it, paint brushes in it, etc. When we removed it it took three big guys to carry it out. It was heavier than the washing machine. My parents replaced it with a single plastic tub that would flex all over the place when it had a lot of water in it.

 

[yogitunes]

this is one of those things, once you have one, you can't go without it.....there was a double porcelain one in my house when I got it, one of the reasons I bought my house because it had a double tub in the basement...there was also a standpipe for the washer as well...

I just got a double-tub like in Ralph's link, but with legs, at habitat brand new for 20.00....its replacing a single el-cheapo-flex that came with the new house....

I'll hook the old one up out behind the garage.....had one before, it comes in handy to have an outside sink and shower....like I said, once you get used to it, it's hard not have one....

 

[circlew]

I agree with Sandy that stainless steel is a great material for laundry sinks. I'm planning to put one of these in my laundry room when I get around to putting cabinets in. A plastic one will have to do until then.

One of the nice things is they come in a wide variety of sizes, and the company Sandy provided the link to (Just) has the largest selection anywhere. And if they don't stock the sizes and depths in the combination you want, they can custom make it .

 

[verizonbear]

Thank You for your feedback !!! The Verdict is ....

I am updating the tub. Positioning the washer and dryer so the tub is in the middle. I found this with a cabinet style that I like 229.00 with a pull out faucet, just the style I was looking for.

http://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/LDR-Industries-Utility-Sink-&-Cabinet-Kit/0000000085029?utm_source=googleps&utm_medium=shopping%2Bsearch&utm_campaign=google%2Bproduct%20search&gslfah&gclid=COb69by_vLsCFSRk7AodIEAAYQwww.fleetfarm.com/detail/LDR-Industries-

 

[MrX]

Our utility room has a large stainless steel sink and to be honest, even though it's not used all that often for anything laundry-related, it's invaluable to have a sink that can be used for non-food prep work.

If you need to fill / empty a mop bucket or do anything cleaning-related it's very useful indeed.

Our washing machine drains into a standpipe but, I still wouldn't be without the sink!

 

[countryguy]

Nice looking laundry tub although my preference would be to have the washer & dryer beside each other as then no steps are required to get the clothes from the washer to the dryer and this also provides a larger work area on the top.

Gary