Help with laundry room (sink cabinet)
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Comments (1)Oops! Should have posted this in remodeling....not laundry I guess. Will repost there. Thanks....See MoreAnyone use IKEA cabinets/sink in a laundry room?
Comments (1)I'm interested to hear others responses as I've just designed my entire (new) laundry room with Ikea cabinets. I chose to put my $$ into custom cabinets for the kitchen and ensuite largely because Ikea couldn't offer me the finish choices I wanted for these rooms. I have yet to actually purchase and install the Ikea laundry cabinets (house still under construction) but I'm confident they will be perfect choice for their price and the room function. Once installed if they look as good as the design tool shows them I'm going to try to use Ikea in my mudroom and maybe even master walk in closet....See MoreHelp needed with w/d and sink placement in my laundry room
Comments (38)Well, blow me down, I just checked and there IS a bubble thing only on the washer door!!!! Who knew?!!! (ok, so you did!!! :) I think I may be the only one in the world who doesn't use a basket to unload the dryer. I pile it up in my arms and then shot put it onto the counter (which is why I'm thinking having the counter closer works better than the sink, for me. Actually, if I can get around the open dryer door, it's closer to get to the counter from the dryer if it's on the right side too. If not, I'll use a nifty cart that I learned about on here. I don't use a basket because I have a bad back and don't want to bend down to pick it up.. the w/d will be as high as possible. Now I just need to make sure if the dryer is moved to the right that it isn't too far for venting. The vent is going to be coming out of the top left of the closet (it can get through the left side of the laundry room because there is a barn door covering that whole wall. So close but yet so far!!!...See MoreWill you help with w/d and sink placement in our laundry room.
Comments (4)Your likes and desires sound reasonable to me, if you have the room for these items. Plan for the future too, for flexibility. Is venting through the roof, code? It will be very hard to maintain. Have you thought of the new heat pump dryers or condensing dryers? they don't need venting. People are liking them for their clothes. I have a pull out ironing board and it is ok, but there is some areas that are not clear of drawer mechanisms and catch on fabric or cord. Be sure to have it oriented to be able to iron in the direction you like to iron. Mine is set up for a left handed ironer, because that is the only option I had. I tried to avoid it and looked at several options with a variety of styles. I use it rarely. It has been useful, but a real ironing board is way nicer. The rotary irons fold up fairly compactly. You could create a spot for it, once you know the dimensions of the iron. I have an old Iron Rite and it is LARGE. It goes into my spare bedroom. I like using it. I wished I could afford a Miele. I may someday. I would take pencil to paper, and draw to scale your space. See how your items fit into your space. Look at the washer specs to find out how and where it is recommended to place a front loading machine. My Miele states it is best at a load bearing wall. That is were I have mine. Do the same with your dryer. There are venting regulations and length recommendations regarding runs. If you have yours in the roof, it might be that you will have to have an auxiliary inline fan. But I don't really know much about dryers....See Morehouserookie
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