Preferred Laundry Room Location: Main Floor or Basement?

[Marky_Mark]

Two photos:

(1) in our apartment in the UK we had a laundry cupboard off the hallway with the machines stacked.

(2) here in Spain our small laundry room is off the hall in our apartment.  Machines side-by-side.

 

In other homes in the UK I have had them in the kitchen, utility room, garage and bathroom.  In Spanish houses you can find the machines in the garage, basement, kitchen, utility room, bathroom, even outside on an enclosed porch/balcony.

 

Homes I've seen in the US (mostly AZ and CA) and the UK with a utility-cum-laundry room tend to have it between (linking) the garage and kitchen.  I guess it's most convenient to have the laundry room as close as possible to the living area and to the bedrooms/bathrooms where the laundry will be generated and the clean items from the dryer will be stored.  I think it would be great to have a laundry room with two doors: one leading to the hallway and the other directly into the master bedroom closet.  But noise could be an issue if someone is sleeping.  Simple solution to that -- have two laundry rooms!  One with Miele and the other with a Speed Queen TL set -- my dream house with the best of both worlds!

[this post was last edited: 1/21/2016-06:43]

 

[gansky1]

Sam (xraytech) I love that laundry chute and catch bin the basement, always thought that made so much sense with a basement laundry.  

 

This house was built in 52-54 so the laundry was in the basement.  (no chute!) and given the laundry processes at the time for most people who used wringer washers and dried on clotheslines, the basement was the preferred location.   Lots of room for machine, tubs and clotheslines for the inevitable rainy day or -8F winter washdays.  

 

I've added hookups in the garage for a washer & dryer and it is nice to have it just steps away from the kitchen.