laundry room in cabin

4 years ago

This room was kind of a small catch-all space. There are the electric box/well pipes, hot water heater, and laundry. The floors were linoleum and the walls OSB. My biggest challenge was hiding the wiring and electrical box, while keeping everything accessible.

It started with the acquisition of the cabinet doors on FB marketplace, and making a “fake” cabinet box,” out of plywood. I also made a box beneath the cabinets of Luan board, which I could easily move away for access. I also Luan that to hide the pipes beneath the hot water heater. I also tiled, added drywall, and installed saloon doors so the room wouldn’t be cut off from heat (replacing the curtains).

This is a cabin and access to the utilities is here, too, so the room is something I use often. I am pretty happy with how it turned out. It was all DIY except the drywall. Sorry…. before photos aren’t that great. I wanted to forget about the room, and didn’t get great photos.

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bpath

4 years ago

The white box under the new cabinet doors is moveable? Brilliant!

This turned out so great. All the utilities are accessible but safely tucked away, the floor is pretty and durable, and the entire space is not only not scary, but pleasant to be in. Well done!

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Fori
4 years ago
That's a pretty amazing transformation. I like it!
morz8 - Washington Coast
4 years ago
When I began reading your post, I was thinking 'how lucky to HAVE a washer and dryer anywhere in a cabin'. I was very pleasantly surprised with your results. So clean looking and neat! Congratulations.
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Cavimum
4 years ago
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Wow! It is gorgeous. I really like the tile floor, too.
Olychick
4 years ago
Beautiful and so clever!
Elmer J Fudd
4 years ago
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Not intending to be Debbie Downer, but in many locations, having cabinet doors or any other obstruction in front of a breaker panel would be impermissible by code. Same could be true of this - if the thing in the back left corner that appears to have lit red numerals on it is a water heater, the normal requirement of having unblocked access to same wouldn't be met because of the obstruction caused by the washer and dryer.

Sorry, but lastly it looks like several junction boxes (one labeled "well pump") appear to have been buried behind a wall too. If so, that's also both an unsafe condition as well as usually being impermissible by code.
Elmer J Fudd
4 years ago
Addendum:

I just noted there are two yellow handled water shutoff valves that appear to have been buried under sheetrock. Holy smokes.
ShadyWillowFarm
4 years ago
Clever! Love it!!
Fori
4 years ago
It might not be strictly to code to hide these things, but they are not buried under sheetrock. They are hidden behind a movable box or doors.

Dunno about the water heater but it's no less accessible than it was before.
Elmer J Fudd
4 years ago
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"It might not be strictly to code to hide these things"

Does that mean it's allowed, or not allowed?

Plumbing and electrical codes exist for safety under broadly accepted standards, not as choices to make. So that future owners and occupants know that work was done in compliance with such standards and that emergency access meets requirements.

When doing a remodel with building permits, we wanted to put a panel on a wall that would be behind a door when it was opened. That wasn't allowed.

"water heater but it's no less accessible than it was before.."

Clearance past the washer - in photo #2, nearly three tiles wide. In photo #4, less than the width of one tile.
lms_1209
Original Author
4 years ago
Thank you for the comments. I did not even know the post was live because I was having trouble with the photos. The cabinet “ box” is really not a box but a wooden frame that can lift off. As well, the cables are not buried behind Sheetrock. It is open, and the white cabinet beneath weighs about 3 pounds so can easily move. So, while it is small, it did pass inspection as the washer and dryer (different ones) were there when I bought it. I do appreciate the concern for safety. The room was just dark and dingy, but one I used frequently so it feels more friendly now. Thanks again!