need ideas for Roomba storage

9 years ago

We are building a new house and I'd like ideas for storage places for a Roomba that allow the machine to dock itself in a place that is out of the way,not underfoot and allows it to come and go on its own. I am thinking of using the toe kick area under a kitchen counter...has anyone done this or does anyone have another idea??

Thanks for your ideas (and pictures if you have any)!

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apple_pie_order
9 years ago
The most common place is under the unused kitchen desk.
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chloebud
9 years ago
Good question, beachgal. Right now ours docks in a bedroom we use as an office. It's in an out-of-the-way corner under a chair. I haven't given it much thought since it's pretty much just the two of us who use that room.

BTW, love my Roomba!
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lapsangtea
9 years ago
Hmm, no help here but an interesting idea. Not sure toe kick would work for the following reason: suppose you have it there, Roomba does its job and returns to dock. You need to empty the bin. How do you access roomba? My Roomba gets under my range in the middle of my cabinet run to clean, but if I picture the roomba docked against the back wall underneath the cabinets there, I'd have a hell of a time crawling down there to get it out. And Roomba does want to dock against a wall. If not, it pushes the dock around and has trouble getting redocked.

I just built a house and just got a Roomba, and while I love Roomba, it would be great to have a good place for it to be docked. So I am definitely interested to see what you come up with, and to see if others have ideas/solutions for you. Here, in Ontario, code is very strict and I couldn't even get an outlet in my hall closet to put the cordless Dyson vac dock. Against code to have an outlet in a closet. Grr . So even if I had planned, not sure I could have made it work anywhere reasonable. ( I found this one of the most frustrating things in building a house--I tried to plan so as to have everything in its place, minimal clutter space, thinking all details in advance, but then the trades seem to always want to come through and smack a doorbell or an alarm panel or a smoke detector or an outlet or a heat vent right where you don't want it. And tell you why you can't have it where you did want it. GRR.)

I think if you *can* have an outlet in a closet that would be easiest. Just leave the door open for Roomba and close it when she's done.
kyrielane1
5 years ago
I see this post is three years old. What did you come up with for storing your robot vac? I’m currently looking for a solution now.
beachgal5
Original Author
5 years ago
I have open stairs and was able to tuck it in a place where it is not obvious. Good thing I have power back there!