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where to relocate my second floor laundry ? that is the question

7 years ago

I built my house 25 years ago when I was much younger and not as smart lol. At the time I made the decision not to add the second full size bath and turn it into a large master closet. I turned what was the master closet into a second floor laundry . I have loved having a second floor laundry and don’t want to give it up. I have only used top loader and didn’t have any issues with the floor shaking. . Fast forward i grow up and need a second floor size bath. So I decided to renovate the master bath and turn the laundry room into a small full size bath. So where can I put another second floor laundry? There is a closet on the backside of the masterbath shower. The right side of the closet is an outside wall. I was planning to use a stackable Bosch set and was now told that front loafers should not be used on a second floor. Had no idea. Is that the case?

Comments (12)

  • 7 years ago

    This is the second floor layout. There are 3 bedrooms on the second floor I could give up some of my master closet but it wouldn’t be close to outside wall

  • 7 years ago

    If the floor can be beefed up I should still be able to use a Bosch which would fix in the closet. Now just to find the best place to locate them.

  • 7 years ago

    I will need a floor plan with measurements. Also I am having trouble understanding the floor plan you posted, what are the blue lines? Where are the sinks in the bathrooms? Please post the floor plan as it currently exists....

  • 7 years ago

    I redid the floor plan for entire second floor. Hopefully it’s easier to understand. The masterbath and current laundry room will for gutted for the remodel and installation of the second bathroom.

  • 7 years ago

    Where is the closet in the bedroom by the stairs? Please add doors to all rooms as well. I am assuming the "new bath" is for the other 2 bedrooms? I think you said the old laundry room is where the new bathroom is. So all the plumbing is on that side of the hall?

  • 7 years ago

    Yes all the plumbing is on that side of the hallway. There is a washer dryer in the location where the new bathroom will be. I need it to accommodate the two other bedrooms. In the original plans there was a second bathroom where the master closet is 25 years ago it seemed like a good idea. I thought about putting the washer dryer in the bedroom closet on the backside of the master bath. I plan to put a tub shower in the new bath and just have a shower in the master.

  • 7 years ago

    Without other info I rigged up a plan for you. I am thinking all the plumbing is in the corner of the house by the two baths, so I wanted to keep the washer/dryer unit in the same general area.

    I moved the guest bath into the second bedrooms closet and added a laundry room where the guest bath was, taking a little room from the master shower which was huge. If you can add a closet to the second bedroom then it should work. If the room is too small for that then would have to rethink it all. I did not have those measurements so just guessing here, but it might give you some ideas.



  • 7 years ago

    Thank you Rawkwtgrl I hadn’t thought about putting the new bath in that location. I’m going to consider that.

  • 7 years ago

    I have a Bosch stacked front loader set in a closet with a condenser dryer. It works very well. Previously I had the same brand stacked in a closet in an apartment on the 12th floor. No issues.

  • 7 years ago

    I have been using Smartdraw trial and playing with the layout. I’m not that good at it but was able to put on the bathroom measurements and try a few things. The first has washer dryer stackable in the master bathroom and the plumbing as is toilet shower and sink. The second I moved the plumbing and really like the location of the toilet but wonder if the added expense to do so would really make my bathroom much better. Note the toilets in both baths are going in the other direction but I was not able to rotate it in smartdrAw for some reason.

  • 7 years ago

    Hoping this is a layout I can use.