Is this closet big enough for a full sized stacked washer/dryer

16 years ago

Hello all-

We are remodeling our kitchen and would like to relocate the laundry out of our mudroom area because it is very tight there and we'd like to use some of the space as a result of the kitchen remodel.

We are considering moving it to a closet area on the other side of the 1st floor. Originally we were going to "steal" some space from the adjacent bathroom, however, that forces us to also remodel that entire bath which will run us a lot of $$ even though that bath remodel isn't a large priority.

Can you please look our layout and let me know what you think?

1) Do you think that space is too tight? The 'nook' we are considering using is 36" wide. The width of that wall is 5'6"

2) As far as plumbing and electric, do you think it's doable without a HUGE amount of cost (i.e. not $5000)

3) We could also consider moving it upstairs into my kids' bathroom, but there is only a 24" wide space (and we'd need 27") so would force us to remodel that bath. But, is it weird to just have a w/d in a bathroom without it being a laundry room?

Thanks in advance!

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gldnfan
16 years ago
I went through an open house that combined a bathroom with a W/D and I admit it was one of the biggest turn-offs in a home full of "odd" remodeling decisions.

I think a closet/room makes better sense - it is a bit tight but you could fit shallow cabinets along the opposite wall.

If you have a large master closet - that is where we re-located ours in a previous kitchen remodel and I loved it so much that I did it again even though we also have a small laundry room with another W/D. It was so great to wash and put away clothes in one area.
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User
16 years ago
The front to back depth of front loading machines is usually aroung 34" by the time you get the dryer hose hooked up. That's a big factor in any design and is going to limit how you access such a setup. In your current layout, it's going to be a pretty awkward location, and you really won't be able to store anything else in that closet. A better location would be to place them side by side along the left wall of your office and then put closet doors on that, with maybe a folding table or desk built in to the rest of that wall to the same depth.
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annzgw
16 years ago
What's the width of the area the door is opening into?

If you have the room, I'd move the W/D to the left wall and use top loaders, not front loaders. My W/D top loaders, sitting side by side, measure 32"d and 56 1/2" wide.
(The dryer hose is taking up more space than usual since the builder put the exhaust opening in the wrong place.)

If you find it's too cramped, consider putting them in the office and building an enclosure for them.
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Katie S
16 years ago
Don't forget that you will also need to widen the doorway into the room to fit the machines through!
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valleigh
16 years ago
I am interested what you find out because former owner had W/D in upstairs hall (kids) bath and we moved it to basement since there was no room to actually store detergent, fold clothes, etc. Now we are remodeling and are struggling to find a place on first or second floor since we know it's better for resale (though we may not be selling for many years)

Would it be on the order of $5,000 to run new plumbing into a closet? Is it worth it when we already have the plumbing set up in an alcove in the bathroom?

Is it really better to take up MBR closet space than to put in a kids bathroom?

There's absolutely nowhere on first floor we can fit a W/D.
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annzgw
16 years ago
Valleigh,

I don't think you want to sacrifice MBR closet space since having a smaller closet will have a greater impact on resale than the W/D in the hall bath.
Did someone give you a bid of $5K to put it in a closet?

During the remodel, can you can change the layout of the bath so that the W/D has more storage room?
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