Laundry Room in basement

9 years ago

Hi all, framing for half my basement is done and we are running into a dilemma. Prior to renovating, the laundry room was completely square(wall cut straight across the south wall and east wall was pushed into hallway). Due to the placement of the support columns, we felt very claustrophobic walking down the stairs. We decided to open it up a little bit however we are running into a design issue. We would likes to maximize storage with closets and perhaps a folding area. Few dilemmas, a. should we do an angled wall with door or make even with the rest of the basement b. should we move the washer and dryer to the east side, put a counter on the north side along with the sink and drop a closet on south side c. move sink to far left, washer, then dryer, add counter to east wall, closet on south wall d. leave existing, add closet on east side and add counter on south wall for folding.

Existing below.

We arent sure if want to angel or follow the flow of the adjacent room.

Square and moving laundry-we have old machines and are not swapping out at this point. Dryer is front load

Angel

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RL Relocation LLC
9 years ago
Where is the door to the utility room and why does it need to be so large?
mindshift
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I like the squared wall entry. You don't gain much usable space from the diagonal. You can still put a closet on either wall, though one would not be as deep. I recommend you put a closet rod above the folding table so you can hang clothes right out of the dryer.
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Please note that all Front Load Washers seem to open from the right to the left and the doors cannot be flipped. The matching dryers open in the opposite direction. As such, place your plumbing for the washer on the left side and your dryer vent on the right of whichever wall you decide on. If, in the future, you decide to purchase a front load washer you will be correctly set up.
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rsd317
Original Author
9 years ago
@downbytheriver the utility room
Is about six feet deep. We could have maybe shaved off a few inches but I was advised that this would give ethe greatest access should we need to replace to HW heater, oil burner and/or upgrade to gas. Also, we will be installing water purification system back there. I don't love it but it what it is.

@mindshift thanks for the info. Well that kind of screws everything up now because the framing is complete and we decided on angles since it provided the most logical entry point to the room. The counter will be directly across from the dryer. The big issue is the utility sink. What does everyone think about putting it inside utility room?
RL Relocation LLC
9 years ago
You need the sink in the laundry area, not sure it makes sense to put it else where.
mindshift
9 years ago
Often, the term utility area encompasses laundry, storage, and mechanicals such as electric panel and water heater. Unless you have a regular need to soak large items in the sink before washing them, I see no reason the utility sink can't go into the utility area.

I don't see that everything is screwed up because your framing is on the diagonal and I liked the square plan. What works for you is what is important. You can still put a hanging rod above the folding table. Just use support brackets like the ones below.
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