Abbott Moon I'm pretty sure the gray box is exposed in this laundry room. It's behind the washer on the far right so you can't see it in the photo. There's no way around the code for keeping it visible, in my experience. Good luck! --Murphy Moon

Abbott Moon Caesarstone "Rosemary" honed countertop. They no longer sell this color in the honed finish. Thanks for your appreciation. With the polished concrete floor (stained to match the countertop) the room really has a lovely presence.

Wendy Cotter Too late for that, mimimichel. We already have the floor installed and tiled. But two plumbers both independently said that the leak is usually in the hoses, almost never in the machine itself, in which case a pan wouldn't help anyway, and I'm considering switching to stainless steel pipes to avoid this possible problem.

I'm thinking 1 inch apart for the rattle, if the washing machine is moving at all.

cadsaxl My front loader washer likes to move so I would definitely see about some type of sticky/friction type product to help it stay put! Also, perhaps you can secure the counter with adjacent wall- attached type of " lip" that counter rests on, rather than vertical supports. Maybe that would save an inch. Good luck!

dsselke Are they the 36 inch (height)?

Abbott Moon yes

Kerrie L. Kelly Concrete or tile is the best type of laundry room floor in my opinion. I do not like the look or feel of vinyl or laminate, but they would work too. Whatever material you use, keep in mind this is potentially a wet area.

riversu It seems like you need a good 4" in back to for hoses and drain for washing machine, I am not understanding how the drain pipe can be behind it, is high enough to avoid suction and still have room for washer to fit?

kinroberts I am building right now and was planning on having my laundry room configured like this. My washer/dryer is 36 high and was planning on running the counter over. Only problem is now, the code for my plumber has the water connection box over the counter height. I was going to put the bottom of the counter at 38 to give a little room between top of appliances and the counter. Any suggestions or solutions for this situation?