Ideas for countertop over front loading W&D and adjacent sink-cabinet

5 years ago

I'm trying to find photos/ideas for a laundry room layout that would have countertop that would extend over a front loading washer and dryer and then over an adjacent base cabinet with a sink (to replace the standard utility tub sink). The washers and dryers I am looking at are 39"in high. I'm reading that base cabinets are designed to have a countertop that’s 36 inches high. The valves for the water are at 43" and the outlet is plate is at 44". Have not found many pictures of such a layout and want to be more informed prior to shopping for the base cabinet/sink and counters. thanks

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
IMO the reason you do not see real life pics of this is that it is not prctical. First the counter oon top of the W/D needs to be removeable or at least liftable for any service . As for the sink how tall are you is a 39” counter with asink in it going to work for you? I am pretty tall and love 39” regular counters but you need to figure that out. IMO you need 2 pieces one for the W/D one for the sink since you do not want to remove the sink if the W/D needs service.
wdccruise
5 years ago
Home Depot (and others) sell utility sinks pre-installed in a cabinet. Why not combine one of those with a flat-top* (i.e., usable for folding clothes, etc.) washing machine (e.g., LG WM4000HWA) and dryer (e.g., LG DLEX4000W) pair set side by side, and forgo the countertop?
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Maureen
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
If aiming for continuity, you could add a base to the cabinet. You may want to consider functionally, if sink is that much higher.

Other option is a lower cabinet if that’s more feasible for sink usage. Visually still looks good and just duplicate the counters.