Opinions on moving laundry room TO the basement
dave11
8 years ago
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Should I move my laundry room into my living room?
Comments (7)The powder room is very small and is sandwiched between the kitchen and living room. We cannot put it in the dining room nor the family room and don't want it to go in the kitchen. We considered an addition over the garage and that was pricey and would raise property taxes. I would love to have it in a master closet, but we have two small ones in there that barely fit our clothes. I even considered ripping out our huge corner tub in the master bath and putting the washer and dryer in there. The contractor explained that would involve a total remodel of that room and would be very expensive. I knew when we bought this house that this would be my one issue. I may just have to live with it :)...See MoreBasement laundry room move
Comments (0)I'm looking at possibly moving my washer/dryer to the other side of the basement, but I have a few questions. In addition to moving the laundry, I'd also like to add a lavatory (bar sink) just upstream of the laundry. I have above ground access to a 4inch waste line that runs along the basement floor. However, in order to tie my new line into the current line at this point, I'd have to run the new line (likely 3 inch) just above the old 4 inch line, then drop down to tie into the old waste line. Is this possible? I'd like to know before I waste my time with a permit application and discussion with an inspector. How would they connect? I'm envisioning a 3inch horizontal from the CW and lavatory traps, connecting to a sanitary tee with a cleanout, dropping down to a long sweep 4x3 wye to mate with the 4inch waste line. This is a bit of a complicated path for the waste to follow. Is it legit? If not, how could it be done so it follows code (I live in PA)? This is an old house (1915) and the basement will never be finished. I'm just trying to move the current set-up to a more favorable location. Also, for venting, I have access to a 4inch vertical in the basement that serves as the waste stack for a second floor bathroom set (WC, Lav, Bath/Shower). I'm assuming that I cannot tie into this for venting. I can run a vent line to the attic to tie into this same stack if necessary. I could also use AAVs for the basement lav and washer. For the basement lav, the distance between the trap and potential tie-in is ~30 feet. This line would serve no other fixtures other than the basement lav and CW....See MoreBasement Laundry Rooms
Comments (26)All the houses I grew up in were either bungalow/ranches with basement laundries or split-levels with the laundry on the ground floor behind the garage. The first house I bought was a 70's two story with a basement laundry inconveniently located at the farthest end of the basement, that was a pia trucking clothes down two long flights of stairs and to the far dark side LOL. Moms in her 80's now fit as a fiddle still with her basement laundry and has no problem with it, luckily it's right near the stairs and she has a very nice finished laundry room with lots of space, lots of counters and shelves. Her laundry rooms bigger than most peoples kitchens. Still in all if and when the time comes she can't manage the stairs so well but wants to stay in her house we'll probably install one of those all in one piece washer/dryer machines into the kitchen cabinetry....See MoreDo I keep laundry in entrance or move to basement?
Comments (18)Thanks everyone. The house is two stories, the first is technically a walkout basement with a rec space, bedroom, and full bath, and the unfinished utility room. the second story is where the kitchen, living room, master, and office are. To get into the house from the front, you walk through the front door then you walk up those stairs, you stop at a small landing and a door. That door opens to the current laundry room and you're facing the appliances just as the picture shows--theres the closet ahead of you and the door to the right opens into the kitchen. The kitchen and living room are open concept, but you do go through the kitchen first. I hope that clarifies. Unfortunately I don't have a layout of the house and we haven't closed yet on the sale. So yes, guests must walkthrough the laundry room (as it is now) to access the main living areas. And I don't think I know if I can live with that for three years. But I also don't know if it's worth the expense of finishing and putting new hookups in the basement utility room. the closet is too small to put the machines into, but we are thinking about a stacking unit to save space....See Moretwomartins
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