FYI- if you buy a regular front loader and dryer you could replace those separately no matter if they are installed side by side or stacked. Don't think you need a stacking pair now, but it might be good for those who read this later. I would also build a platform (very sturdy one !) to raise up the washer dryer about 12-16". It will be a lot easier to load and unload the machine especially for aging in place people. I'd also consider waterproofing the floor of that room . Folks - for those of you weirding out about tankless water heaters not being able to supply enough water or messing with washers. Get a grip. Most of those case are due to faulty plumbing system design. A water heater supplies hot water , the washer doesn't know or even care if it comes from gas or solar or electric power, tank or tankless or even a hybrid. The washer's valve opens and calls for hot water and starts to fill. If the water in the line is cold that's what goes in the drum first until the heater pushes hot water thru the line. If, and it's a big if, there is already hot water in the line , giants what'll go in the drum. BUT , there's no guarantee there will be hit water in the line. If your faucet is plumbed on the same line and you run it before the washer there will be hot water in the line and this is true whether you have a tank or tankless heater. Now, if you have a home run system with a dedicated line for the washer, then it (the washer) has to purge the line of cold water before hot water can arrive at the tub. This is where some people have difficulty with tankless heaters as they tend to be in home run type systems. If your pipe to the washer is large or very far away from the heater the washer's draw will not be enough to purge the line of cold and the washer will not see hot water. This IS NOT the tankless' fault. The same situation will occur in THAT house with a tank type heater ! It's the design of the plumbing system that is at fault ! You need a short run, or a recic. line , or pipe your nearby faucet off of the same line as the washer AND run it before turning on the washer. Stop blaming the equipment. It's the professional design that is lacking.

Well, you've got me stumped. The collaborate button is the Invite button at the upper left, but that doesn't allow you to make it private. You can go into your profile and click advanced settings and make ALL of your ideabooks private, but I don't see a way to make just one private. If you find out, please post the answer here.

I will tell you a little about my "boob experience". It will probably be deleted. We had a stallion....and I handled him every day. Never a problem with him. I should have paid more attention that day....but I didn't. He hated a gelding we had. And when I went in the pasture with him....he was in his own 5 acre pasture, to put a halter on him, he was mad at the gelding. As I reached up with the halter, he swung his head around and bit me on the boob. I was wearing a bra back then....so I guess that gave a little more protection, but not much. It ripped my shirt, ripped my bra in half, and my boob ended up looking like an eggplant....dark purple and ice cold. He knocked me on the ground, and I lay there for a second, stunned, but I was afraid he was going to come after me again, so I got out of there fast. He was a beautiful horse and I called Jody and said, "Side Winder is gone." Meaning I wouldn't have a horse that I was afraid of. Jody said, "Oh, we will geld him...." I said, "No...he is gone." There was a neighbor that loved him and wanted to buy him. I called him and told him to come get the horse. I gave him away. So I went to the emergency room at a university hospital. One of the interns (who obviously didn't know horses) said, "What were you doing with him?" I won't repeat what my husband said I should have told him, but what I did tell him was it "was like getting your *testicles* slammed in a car door." I used another word. That shut him up. I honestly thought it would fall off. It took a long time to heal because of the damage and the bite being at the top of my breast and it couldn't drain up hill. Awful. But I survived in tact, with just a scar to remind me.

I got an email in response to my nasty letter of complaint about comments and photos not posting or disappearing. This was from the customer support department of Houzz, and written by a person as a followup to the canned reply that comes immediately. It basically contained that tired and worthless advice about having up to date, compatible software, blah, blah, blah. They suggested using Chrome. I wrote back saying their stale advice didn't work for anyone, they were losing forum members right and left, and they needed a new IT department. How can they not have received these same complaints many times already? I don't think they even have an IT department. Maybe they are going bankrupt. Wouldn't be surprised. Diane