laundry in kitchen: best doors for side by side
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Minimum length of a laundry closet for side by side W/D
Comments (4)I have a closet with sliding doors .... 88" wide x 35" deep. My new sears washer is 27" wide and our older Whirlpool dryer is 29" wide. We also have a 24" square wash tub. I can tell you these 3 barely fit. In fact the 3ird section of the sliding door panel will NOT clear the washer (in the middle). But it never needs to go past the washer so its no problem. The 35" closet depth is an absolute minimum .... and may not work with many new dryers. I would go for a minimum 37" depth ..... but if 40+ is an option go for it. Even at 37" the run from your dryer exhaust may need to be "squished" to snake to the outlet. At my 35" depth the hoses etc brush against the back wall and thus create more noise Also keep in mind where the water input taps go for the washer .... if they are not completely under the basin, but a little behind the washer, you will need that much more depth. KC...See MoreBest door ice dispenser in a side/side or a French door
Comments (2)I have had a through the door dispenser for at least 21 years (yes, old fridge). I have several friends who do not have dispensers. Watching people with "clean" hands paw through the ice is less than appetizing. You may want to rethink your no dispenser decision....See MoreBest trees to plant on either side of front door?
Comments (10)By the way you do have a thematic inconsistency present in that the planting and lawn shape in front of the house, beyond the immediate vicinity of the doorway is informal. So that even though an identical pair flanking the door echoes the geometric symmetry of the façade it does not match most everything else around it. So that taking into consideration the setting as a whole it would be best not to have the twin green butlers greeting visitors at the door, after those visitors have passed through a setting that is almost entirely informal on their way to that door. An example of informal balance at the doorway would be a large shrub to the left and a small + medium shrub to the right. There is balance because the total volume of each set in comparison to one another is the same but the 2 sets are not otherwise identical to one another, making the arrangement informal in tone. Otherwise if your place were mine I would probably install a formal garden that went out far enough from the façade to balance and compliment it, continue to plant the rest of the property informally. With enough size to it the formal section would form a transition zone between the area dominated by the formality of the façade and the rest of the setting around the house....See MoreSide by side or stacked laundry set up?
Comments (17)I would always go with side-by-side, with appliances directly on the floor (not elevated). Easier for servicing, as has been said. But, just as important, I cannot understand how anyone can reach the controls on the upper stacked appliance. They would be 80” above the floor. And getting clothes out from the rear or the top of the upper appliance chamber would also be impossible. Can someone who has a stacked arrangement tell me how any of this is possible? Do you have to use a step stool? As for your particular situation, I would enlarge the doorway opening at left and at right so that the washer door can be fully opened. (You may need to move the light switches, which should not be difficult.) And I would put a wall-hung cabinet above the W&D for storage. Lastly, do you really need doors on that alcove? The whole garage space is conditioned, so it should have a reasonably tight envelope (i.e., the dust should be no worse than inside a house)....See Moregirl_wonder
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