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Laundry room placement

3 years ago

Hello,

Im moving to new house in few weeks and i have a dillema about where should i locate laundry room (machine+hanging platform).

As you can see in the picture, there are two possible access to the specific room:

1. kitchen

2. bathroom


I want to choose one of them.

*remark- there is a big window facing to the sea direction.

Im afraid that closing the wall between the kitchen and laundry wall, will leave the kitchen with no ventilation.



Comments (8)

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    You don't want to go through a bath, to a laundry unless you are the sole person in the house. We don't know your locale beyond near a sea.

    We don't know if condo or free standing.

    More important? Nobody can answer as we are seeing a slice of the house, not the entire house.

    This is the USA......nobody will convert metric to feet and inches.

    Therefore you need the entire plan posted. with a lot more information and in ENTIRETY.

  • 3 years ago

    its a condo, sea location can be viewed by the updated picture below.

    (it was obvious, because there is only one window in the picture)


    Laundry room dimension 6.2x6.2 ft

    This is the internet!! if the units really bothered you, you could just say.

    your wording ”nobody will convert metric …” is very impolite.


    There is alot of negetivity in your answer , so if you dont want to help skip to next post.





  • 3 years ago

    Thank you :)

    Its a unit in multiunit building, which means i dont have other options as you said.


    You mentioned very good arguments,

    i agree with all of them.


    Blocking the access from the bathroom to the laundry room,

    means that i have to open a hatch for ventilation in the bathroom.

    I was thinking about small window which will be located high enough to ensure privacy.



  • 3 years ago

    With little info, what I see:

    - The room marked "Laundry" looks to be a porch or balcony on the drawing, because of the different floor finish and no window according to how a window is shown in the bedrooms;

    - I would guess you are in the U.K., which might mean you will have a combo condensing dryer/washer, which is smaller and can be hidden under a counter;

    - You are in a multi-unit building, which might mean that plumbing (or exhaust if needed) will affect the placement of any new plumbing appliance;

    - The size and layout of bathroom strongly indicates a wet room shower where an appliance would be out of place.

    So, if any of this applies, I would keep the Kitchen as is to the view through the porch/balcony to the sea, and possibly work it into the Kitchen if fits, or a closet/cabinet next to the bathroom where "310" is written (if that is not where a dining table goes).


  • 3 years ago

    Just to note that @JAN MOYER may come off as brusk or impolite but she gives the best, most informed information on this site. She is free advice from a professional designer who knows what she is talking about. I presume she just gets frustrated because she really is passionate about what she does and just wants to help and is very direct about letting folks know what you need to do for her to help you.


    No way you could know all of this, just saying, if you post what she is asking for, you will so incredibly glad you did. I'm just skipping making a substantive comment at all because your picture made no sense to me.

  • 3 years ago

    It is the internet but this forum is 99% US measurements so it is tricky for the 99% of us that think in this crazy back wood way. I use metric everyday at work but a floorplan in metric is a mental struggle. Also, in the US the word house would mean a single family home in this setting. Just an FYI.

    I am wondering why you need a laundry room. Wouldn't it be better to be able to see the view from the kitchen. It would seem that most dwellings around here (and in Europe) have laundry in a bath or kitchen when they are small.


  • PRO
    3 years ago

    IMO all of this depends on where the plumbing is since this is a condo there are rarely many options. The fact is Americans do not take the time to convert from metric I am Canadian and honestly often still fin it easier to work in feet and inche shwen dealing with clients. In most apartments I have been in in Europe the laundry is in the kitchen. I have no idea what a hanging platform is .