I have a stackable in a closet in my kitchen. The closet was built as part of a kitchen remodel in 2013. I have not moved them to clean ever. The dryer vent gets cleaned out when needed for the outside where it exits the house. The door is a louvered bi-fold closed except for when using the W/D.

I am also interested to hear from people who have them enclosed in cabinets with a top how they deal with these things. DH had to pull ours out the other day because the dryer vent came loose (installed a year ago and not done 100% correctly). But ours are stacked in a closet in our kitchen like jck910's, so it wasn't that hard to pull them away from the wall. Even though they're stacked he was still able to move them by himself. When we added a second floor laundry room to our previous house, I didn't enclose the machines because I was concerned about easy access.

Thanks for the input! Serviceability, for just in case, and being able to reach dust bunnies every once in a while would be my concern. I am thinking that a removable countertop supported by a frame on both sides and between the machines would work. I wouldn't put doors on these. The countertop would be used as a landing pad.

"Taking them off the pedestals leaves zero space in front, they'd have to be carted out from the side."

i feel for whoever would have to do that, as it could hurt their back.

You never see the water shut off or the hook ups.........

Just be careful : )

If you install a shelf directly above a washer and dryer would suggest you make the shelf removable for eas of access.

I wouldn't do it. Sure, it's pretty, but I'm too concerned about fire safety to do it. The dryer, of course, is the big deal here: you need to be able to thoroughly clean out the lint -- not just the lint trap. Otherwise you're sitting on a powder keg.

If just a top for folding is what you want then do a top hinged to allow it to be moved and done I clean behind my W/D at least once every 3 months so no way would I want to have them squished in a cabinet . My laundry is in a closet with some storage on either side for the vacuum hose and linens I do not care how clean you are those dust bunnies get behind those applainces always

I do not care how clean you are those dust bunnies get behind those applainces always

Not just behind ... dust bunnies are INSIDE your dryer. You need to be able to get inside and do a solid clean out every year or so.

Failure to adequately deep clean a vent twice a year, will result in looooooong dry times. And worse.

It turns out my plans for even a removable countertop may be dashed! My old set (received with our house) are front loaders and I didn't realize front loaders are larger in depth.

My laundry room is the type where you pass through from the garage to the house. I measured the max depth between the wall and the doorway and it's 35". Front loaders seem to be 34" deep vs top loaders at 28" deep, and that doesn't include room necessary for the hookups.

Show the entire laundry/mud entry on paper in a drawing. Walls, doorways all, every foot and inch. Add pictures. You'll get much better help

Yes, thanks Jan! I took some measurements and plotted this up.

Talking with DH, he is not opposed to a 24" stacked front loader/dryer. He would like the laundry room to also serve as a mud/utility room. I would like a narrow cabinet for storing a vacuum plus household supplies. I plotted this idea up - not sure how realistic the partition next to the W/D is, but that'd be ideal. Any feedback is appreciated!