We have we have room for a sink in our laundry in our new build but I nixed it because the laundry location is very close to the half bath and master bath. We put a utility sink in the garage.

I managed without one in our last house for 24 years and instead used my MBa sink which wasn't even on the same floor let alone next door as your sink will be. Would extra sink be nice? For sure! Necessary? Only you can determine if the trade off and bending over for the washer is worth it to you. I'd rather have room for hanging things and perhaps even a fold down ironing board than a stacked w/d and a sink.

Put ours in the basement. Never use it for laundry any way.

We thought about it but I've never had one and I rarely soak anything so I decided I wanted counter space more. We're putting a utility sink in the garage. I already bought my washer because ours died here and I got a top load that has a built in sink. I can fill it, soak something, and then the whole thing tips up and dumps into the washer.

I have a million kids, and my sanity would be much improved if I had a laundry sink. :-) Or so goes the theory....

Not sure, however, that I'd do stacking units to fit it in. But I'm vertically challenged, and the last thing I need is a step ladder for yet another household task.

Why can't you put them along the side like so? Yes if you need the sink you'd have to close the door.

But a bigger problem I see is that your hallway is only 37" wide. That's going to be tight bringing laundry in and out of the room.

I personally wouldn't do stacking. I have it now in our rental, and I hate doing the bend and then barely reaching the top dial.

I like cp's change... Especially if you plan on using front loading machines (unless they come in reversible-door-swing models nowadays).

I've been doing laundry since Nixon was president. Never without a utility sink nearby! (I even was a contributor to American Laundry Digest, so interested in cleanliness am I.) Plenty of room in your laundry room in the lower right corner.

I've never had a sink in my laundry room, nor have I ever wished for one.

I've been doing laundry since Johnson beat Goldwater! I couldn't live without my big old laundry tubs in the basement. I use them for a tall container to keep flowers in until ready to arrange, my washer drains into one tub, the condensation line from both HVAC systems drains into the other, I use it to clean paint brushes, empty bucket from scrubbing/mopping - you name it. I don't want to do any of these things in a bathroom or kitchen sink! And, of course, there is soaking!

I have never felt the need for a laundry room sink. when I have things to wash by hand, a bathroom sink works just dandy.

We have one in our laundry room. Rarely gets used for laundry, but essential for all the dirty cleaning jobs that I don't want to do, or am not allowed to do :-), in the regular sinks. If you have a mud room or a basement with such a sink, then you don't need one in the laundry room, but it's essential in my opinion to have one somewhere handy.

I'd move the laundry like cp did, and then add a sink, but have it one that can be covered with a cutting board / cover, etc - to give you the longest folding area. I think the best rule for laundry room is to put the machines on the longest side to maximize your folding room.

I'll have one in my laundry- but it's mostly for the dogs / dog bowls, etc - so not the 'standard' usage. I don't do (m)any hand washables.

The other advantage to cp's suggestion is that the plumbing will be closer to the adjoining bathroom and not backing up to a bedroom closet (noise).

I've never had a sink in my laundry room, nor have I ever wished for one.

Me too!

We have one in our laundry room. Rarely gets used for laundry, but essential for all the dirty cleaning jobs that I don't want to do, or am not allowed to do :-), in the regular sinks. If you have a mud room or a basement with such a sink, then you don't need one in the laundry room, but it's essential in my opinion to have one somewhere handy.

Our slop sink will be in our garage since we're in FL where we don't freeze.

I miss my double utility sinks like crazy. The ones that my handyman wouldn't remove because he said I'd hate him for the ret of my life. So I hired someone else to do it. While I don't hate HIM, I wish I had those sinks. They don't have to be in a laundry room, of course.

But I also love having a sink IN the laundry. I often soak certain things, especially linens after holidays, or rinse off muddy or food-spilled clothes (or bed linens from a sick kid) before putting them in the machine, and I tend to get detergent on my fingers for some reason or need to clean off the bottle, or wipe the machines. For all those reasons, I find a sink there mighty useful.

For me this exactly: "But I also love having a sink IN the laundry. I often soak certain
things, especially linens after holidays, or rinse off muddy or
food-spilled clothes (or bed linens from a sick kid) before putting them
in the machine, and I tend to get detergent on my fingers for some
reason or need to clean off the bottle, or wipe the machines. For all
those reasons, I find a sink there mighty useful."

My washer doesn't have a soak option so I use the sink which is right next to it. I would be annoyed to drip things through the house from sink to washer and know myself enough that I wouldn't bring a basket or bucket to transport it.

I also use it as that sink where you'd rinse stuff like a paint brush that you'd not want to do in the kitchen or the bathroom. And for a millisecond I was able to give my puppy exactly one bath before she outgrew it. :O

Dogs prefer showers. Or so I was told by the owners of two Siberian Huskies, who specified this doggie shower in their new home. (The "who" works either way.)

Suits Fido. (Or Tyrion Lannister.)

worthy I am so jealous of that. I wanted some sort of dog wash but it was not to be. So it's the master shower for her!

I managed 30 years without a sink in the laundry room. I've had a deep sink the last 4 and love it, use it often. Not just for laundry related things but all the other needs mentioned above. Did anyone note the deep sink for watering houseplants, I do. Quick cleanup from coming in from gardening. Or rinsing the muddy hems from gardening pants. At least a couple of times a week, I'm adding a couple of pitchers of water to my HE top load washer, to trick the sensors into thinking its a heavier load where it will actually add enough water to wash ;0)

While I love it, use it, would I trade the space needed for washer/dryer side by side and commit to a stacked pair? Probably not.

Mine also gets used for cleaning up latex painting rollers, brushes, and trays. Because the sink is deep, I don't have to worry much about getting colored splashes on the walls, and I can let stuff soak for days there if needed.

I had 2 houses with sinks in the Laundry room which I never used. One I had ripped out so I could have more stacking/folding space. I don't have one in this house.

Soaking? What's that?

If I had the space, I'd put it in, but if not I don't need it often enough for it to be greatly missed.

Always had one except in our rentals. New home will have one too in addition to a large work sink in the center garage.

My laundry room and sewing room are going to live together. So, the sink is handy both for presoaks and wipe downs as well as filling the iron and a mist bottle while sewing. It just depends on usage.

I'm debating about one elsewhere, though I'm thinking more of a "boot wash" in the garage or mudroom will suit us better. This would also be able to function as a "slop sink" for mop water, etc.

I wouldn't give up a raised washer, personally. However, I'm looking forward to finally having a good sink in a laundry room. As someone else suggested, I'd put it on the opposite counter and have a cover made to be able to use it as a counter. Just make sure you can swivel your faucet out of the way. (I didn't read everything, so excuse me if you explained why this doesn't work).

i use my sink for only 2 things the majority of the time

1. Soak boys muddy, dirty sneakers

2. Place to hold bath towels until I get a full load.

so, I will put one in since my boys are 14 and will be home for a few more years. Honestly, I could just about do without a sink.

I've never had a sink near laundry, so I simply use a plastic tub/container in the bath tub for soaking, etc. We will be breaking ground soon and opted for a dog/boy wash in lieu of a sink (will still utilize the little tub that's worked for me). I currently have stacked laundry (upstairs at my MIL's while we build), and I would never choose to stack. I'm not considered short but require a stool. The bending isn't as bad as reaching the socks, etc. from the back of the dryer.

I love a laundry sink. Mine's super deep, so great for dirty clean-ups as I have to work really hard to splash out of it. Last weekend, my 10 year-old niece wanted to paint bleach designs on a pair of denim shorts (thanks YouTube). Between the laundry sink and a pile of rag towels it was pain free. Is it necessary? Probably not, but it makes life easier.