Design Dilemma - Laundry sink height
We're building a 900 sq ft guest house that has a 79" wide recessed laundry area (between 2 side walls)for sink, washer and dryer. The sink area will only be 18-19” wide. Sink bowl inside is 12”W x 17”D (front to back). Washer and dryer are 27”w x 30 1/2” D x 39” H. I have plenty of space front to back.
Does anyone have personal experience or recommendations to share? Sink on same level as washer/dryer or lower?
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chispa
2 years ago
cpartist
2 years agoIn a 900 square foot guest house, why do you need a bathroom sink, a kitchen sink and a utility sink? If it were me, I'd prefer to have the counter space over a sink especially nowadays when it's so easy to just "spray and wash". I had a similar sized area and because I didn't want a stackable, I did the following.
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Comments (12)You'd probably want to leave an inch on either side of the pair and an inch between them just to be on the safe side. The standard model they give me on the layout program is 30" wide, so with those dimensions side by side is a no go. With your dimensions and adding the 3" of wiggle room, that would put you right up against the 24" deep countertop running under the windows. So it could be done, but you are pretty much locked in to that size washer and dryer from then on. I like the idea of putting the rack in the pantry style closet--that's what my mom does with hers. Another thought is to do pullout hampers. We are doing 3 sets of them. They are actually tall trash pullouts, but they will allow the kids to go ahead and sort their clothes when they bring them in to the laundry room & I can just load them in the washer. I like the idea of the shelves for the clean clothes baskets too. We did the corner sink and it looks great. We used a single basin stainless undermount large D-shaped sink. You would not believe the space in there and I don't have to worry about it staining or yellowing or cracking like alot of the "laundry sinks" out there. I've attached an 'under construction" pic for you of our countertop & sink. I don't have time right now, but I'll work on some elevations for you with some additional ideas....See MoreDo I have a design or code dilemma? Bathroom walls go up Tuesday...ack
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PROMark Bischak, Architect
2 years agoKaren
2 years ago@Mark Bischak, Architect I am 5'6 and my mother, most frequent guest, is 5'5.
@cpartist Want (don't need) a small bar sink near laundry because i plan to put a coffee bar area on the left laundry wall on the kitchen side. This will put the sink near the fridge (for coffee creamer) and near the laundry. The main kitchen sink is on the outside wall of the kitchen, 16-20 ft from the laundry area.
So will either be like the photo below, with lower sink (but much narrower sink area), or all one height. Either way, there will be sufficient countertop space for folding laundry or working on a project/puzzle.
I just thought that by keeping it all one height, i may be able to push the sink to the furthest right position on the sink opening (rather than centering it), thereby getting it out of the left corner a bit.
@chispa - no cabinet for the sink area, just a sink that is under-mounted to the countertop with a curtain in front of the sink area.
@jkt107 - Thank you!
The patio of my current house has a counter that is about 40" tall with a small bar sink. Although i would like it if the entire countertop was lower, it's not and it's not bad. If you imagine the same thing with the sink to the left part of the counter and a curtain, that is the look. There won't be any cabinets on that area except upper cabinets. (looking at this photo reminds me that it's time to paint the outside cabinets, lol.)
cpartist
2 years agoKaren
2 years ago@cpartist I must have misstated something. The space between sink and fridge is only 90" or 7.5 feet. I may be over-doing/over-thinking things. I had been trying to move countertop appliances away from the kitchen to provide more countertop prep space, since there won't be an island (only a free standing, counter top height, kitchen table.
Photo is coming from the laundry area into kitchen. Fridge will be to the left of the last cabinet toe-plate on the left wall. Sink under the window next to the front door.
In retrospect, i would have build a small closet with a small stackable w/d in a closet right off the bedroom/bathroom instead of having a dedicated laundry/countertop area, but it's too late for that. Walls are not moving at this stage.
cpartist
2 years ago- PRO
Mark Bischak, Architect
2 years ago Karen
2 years ago@Mark Bischak, Architect Thanks! I think so too. Will be moments like filling a teapot/coffee pot, washing hands when coming in from the yard, washing something out before tossing in laundry.
@cpartist The other side of the left wall of the laundry area is where i planned to put a free standing piece of furniture (maybe 18" deep or so) to use as coffee bar. Then the water source and trash can would be just around the wall/corner. The other side of the back wall is the hallway you can see in the photo. To the right and back wall of laundry is the bathroom.
Cavimum
2 years ago
claire larece
2 years agocpartist
2 years agoKaren
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2 years agoKaren
2 years ago@cpartist - thanks for the ideas. The little wall/space is only 44” wide. Around the back corner is the laundry/sink area (79” wide) that will have countertop over front load W/D and small bar sink. At this stage, we won’t be adding new framing.
Karen
2 years ago
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