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Drain pan under washer WITH a custom pedestal/drawer

cbbrew
2 years ago

I have read thru the debates about why everyone wants a pedestal, I do not have an answer other than "I just do...".... but we are building a custom cabinet for the front load W/D to sit on that encloses on each side making it look built in. Plumbers are currently here and telling me (in North Carolina) that a drain pan is REQUIRED by code so we have to have one. Now ---- what are my choices? Does the drain pan go on the floor underneath the drawer (we'd put a hole in the drawer, prob with a faux front, so that only the dryer side drawer is actually usable..) --- OR --- does the drain pain still atop the drawer, and we could somehow maneuver the tube/pipe for overflow? All pictures show beautiful laundry rooms and none have drain pans - we're told it is not optional AND the laundry is on 3rd floor (this is the 3rd laundry room in the house so it won't be used often). Trying to figure it out... Suggestions, please!

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