First Floor Laundry Closet

May be able to share kitchen or powder room plumbing lines.

First floor laundry closet.

Even if space isn t at a premium a whole room devoted just to doing laundry can seem wasteful. There are cubbies for wicker baskets to hold separates and enough shelf space for laundry items and a clothes rod. For convenience on the main floor anywhere off the kitchen makes sense as does a mudroom or off the garage. On the first floor.

No more lugging laundry up and down the stairs. The dirty clothing sheets and towels that make up 95 of our laundry are generated on the second floor so having the laundry room upstairs eliminates the lugging of laundry baskets up and down the stairs. In fact given that when you re engaged in this time consuming chore you re inevitably multitasking. A laundry chute could cut down on some of those trips.

All you need is a small strip in the wall measuring 5 inches wide by 2 to 3 feet tall he says with pipes coming up from the first floor. The first thing the homeowners need to consider is the type of laundry equipment they would prefer. The floor and wall cabinets in this room have recessed panels and the wall cabinets have grown moldings. Homeadvisor s laundry room cost guide gives the average cost of adding a laundry room to an existing house or building an addition.

Find laundry room remodel costs including the cost to move washer and dryer hookups upstairs or into a converted closet or garage. From a hall closet measuring only 3 feet deep by 5 feet wide with a 4 foot opening we created this compact laundry station after checking it for the necessary space and access to utilities. A laundry on the main floor or upper level instead of in the basement is a step saving convenience you ll appreciate for years. Creating a laundry room and installing a stacked washer and dryer in order to get a laundry room you need access to water a waste water line air venting access and electrical and or gas depending on what type of dryer you use.

Closet installation requires a vented door and additional space around stacked machines to dissipate dryer heat. Do carefully consider location. If your home has two or more stories then putting your laundry room on the main floor off the kitchen means that you re a flight of stairs away from the bedrooms and hampers on a busy laundry day that means a lot of trips up and down. The floor which is or resembles variegated brown and tan marble makes the room truly elegant.

But you ll still have to carry the clothes back up. Where to put it continued photo by joe schmelzer. Find the price to add plumbing cabinets a utility sink and more. On a second floor try to position it so it backs onto a bathroom.

The noise will keep you awake. Here is the closet before we decided to put the unit right here where the laundry baskets are. Leaks can damage first floor rooms.