Hi Meg, Hadn't realized the other post was yours, too. Anyway, I reponded to that one a minute ago. Now that I see your setup, I can see that a stacking laundry pair might work for you. I can't tell how much room you have between the wall with the plumbing and the window, but it sort of looks as though there might be enough room. Anyway, if you can't vent out the side of the dryer with the appliances side-to-side, stacking them would definitly free up enough room on the right to allow you to do so. With the vent out the right side of the dryer, you should be able to push the pair up fairly close to the wall behind them. You'd only need about 3" of space to allow room enough for the washer hoses. I'm not sure if you've considered them, but many of the Euro laundry machines such as Miele, Asko or Bosch Axxis are only 24" front to back (the sames as a standard counter) and side to side. While they don't have quite the capacity of the huge American machines, they sure would fit nicely in your limited space. If you stacked them, there's no question that your window wouldn't be blocked, and you'd have even more room for your drying rack. Placed side-to-side, they'd be counter height. You could probably put a wall-mounted folding drying rack above machines. I have the 24" Miele machines. I find they easily handle the size wash loads I've always done (around 11 pounds). Hope this helps. James

Be careful not to squish the dryer vent hose. My W/D are stacked in a very tight space - getting them in there required two strong guys and movers straps under the set. Their first attempt to move them into place squeezed the dryer hose too much and they had to replace it and move them again. Works great, now.

Hello -- OP here. I think the most satisfying threads on this forum are those where you find out whether the problem was solved or resolved and/or if everyone lived happily ever after. So, here's the update: I was able to find both washer and dryer locally! After being told that the distribution channel had dried up, I learned from posting here that I could find one or probably both on the internet (thank you again, deeageaux); but by good fortune, a new appliance outlet store opened last month within delivery range, and they had both units. Yippee! I had originally ordered them in white, but my now-installed anthracite units were new-in-box and $400 less in cost. Nice to save the money, but the most important factor here is the "now-installed" adjective. I'd been without a W/D for over two months, so ditching the time-intensive laundromat experience, plus having the units I'd researched and chosen here in the house, has made me very, very happy and grateful that all has worked out to this point. Washer and dryer have been in use for a few days now, and I am amazed at how much better they work than my 15-20 year-old (unmatched set) front-load washer and dryer. I do have some questions about their optimal performance, but I think these issues relate more to changing from a top loader to a front loading washer and the more modern, moderate heat dryers rather than being specific to my Bosch machines. I am using the search function on this site but may start a new thread to ask for your insight and experience. Thanks to you all, Helen **As an amusing side note, the very day after I posted my encomium about my Asko dishwasher, it developed a leak that dripped water for 24 hours or so right over the newly completed bathroom /laundry cabinet renovation directly underneath. Fortunately it was discovered, and there is no apparent damage to the drywall below. In my opinion, this appliance did deserve to go out with a bang after years of faithful service, so all's good here, and we did replace with another Asko. ;o)

Sawzall/sledgehammer that old stack and call it good, but remember a PVC stack is much noiser than cast iron; insulate heavily.