Preferred Laundry Space

[ozzie908]

Now we have moved into our own home

I have a downstairs shower room with the washer and dryer in a corner where the hot water tank used to be. It is through the kitchen on the ground floor its ideal as its near enough to see when its finished and if unexpected visitors happen to drop by you can close the door and no one has to look at the piles of washing waiting to be washed.
Also I am lucky enough that I now have a outside wash room with a large sink and hot water boiler so when I wish to play with a wringer washer or twin tub its all there ready I will take some pictures of it when its finished meanwhile I have put 3 of my current location of washer. As I do 100% of the ironing I have a room upstairs with cupboards and space to leave the ironing board up I too have a steam generator and a Singer steam press and an old from the 60's Morphy Richards Roller iron all ready for when the urge to use hits....
Austin

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

In New York City, most live in apartments. Those with washing machines almost always placed them in the kitchen. Everyone I knew did this. Our washers are usually way too big to be placed in bathrooms. It has been pretty common for the last 20 years or so for apartments having a laundry closet for a stacked washer/dryer, usually in the hallway near the bedrooms. Personally, I never liked having the washer in the kitchen, which is why I am building a laundry/utility closet for 2 washers, an overflow refrigerator/freezer and general storage.   But my dream would be a large laundry room. With bimonthly rotating washer and dryer sets, cabinets, counter tops, a double laundry tub (in porcelain of course), a large ironing board (always open), and tons of laundry products from all over the world. Oh yes.

 

[tolivac]

When I was home shopping in Manassas-there was a nice home I looked at-but one problem-----the WD was in the MASTER BEDROOM--HOW STUPID.There was a place upstairs near the attic for them.Pass on that place.

 

[dartman]

The last family home I was in had them in the garage. The rental we were in 22 years had a laundry area behind swing out doors in the single bathroom. The manufacturered home we bought in 12 has a laundry nook by the back kitchen door. We put up a curtain to hide it but the laundry always takes over that area as we don't tend to run off and put everything away, just dig through the baskets as we need things.
I'd prefer a totally separate room or garage placement so everything isn't just sitting right in a busy living area. A place with a proper drain would be great in case of leaks as our old house the floor under the laundry was completely dry rotted from leaks and moisture from being a bathroom in general. Doubt we'll ever afford or decide to move but I'd certainly try to get a better laundry setup and some type garage and parking setup but always make compromises.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Laundry Space

I love this one we created a few years ago now, has a large capacity Bosch set, big morticians laundry sink fo rinsing , soaking (and bathing dogs) a Servis twintub inset into the worktop, and other side a press iron and steam generator. !!

Pics in the link...

http://https//www.flickr.com/photos/chestermikeuk/albums/72157645203944035

 

[ozzie908]

Hey Mike

Love the cat
Is the Servis still going?
Austin

 

[chestermikeuk]

Laundry Room

Hi Austin Yes all appliances still washing away....

Your new place is looking fab, look forward to seeing it.....

 

[circlew]

My sister's current house has the laundry equipment (stacked Maytag FL) in the downstairs bath near the master BR. Previously she lived in a double-wide that had a laundry area near the back door, and earlier she and her first husband had a mobile home with the laundry in the bathroom.

 

[golittlesport]

chestermikeuk

That's quite a laundry set up you have, Mike! Very nice looking and well thought out. Thanks for the photos!