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Laundry room Upstairs?

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movingtokent · 31/12/2014 07:28

We are about to start a major renovation and have space upstairs to put in a small laundry room with a washing machine and tumble dryer, shelves and a airer. Anyone tell me what I need to consider when putting this in. Dh not convinced as everyone has these downstairs but I am sick of carrying clothes up and down the stairs and also the utility room is full of muddy boots and vegetables. Thanks

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TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 31/12/2014 19:51

My washer is very heavy (much more so than previous one) but still ok upstairs.

It weighs 78-79kg according to this

www.supremeplumb.com/cgi-bin/kitchens/DMdatabase.cgi?action=/Shop/Washing_Machines/Bosch_Washing_Machine.txt&item=00002

it's certainly a completely bastard to move

I will def look into getting those anti-vibration pads for it - just found them on amazon

www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Feet-Anti-Vibration-Washing-Machines/dp/B001JBLFWQ

Somethingtodo · 31/12/2014 19:57

as I said before 2 washing machines - how wild and decadent is that! one for upstairs most of the time and one for downstairs for occasional use - summer bedding/towels, muddy sports kits & holiday washing.

NoLongerJustAShopGirl · 31/12/2014 20:03

I would also work out if you can actually get the washing machine up the stairs. They are bloomin heavy and have no "give" so not like trying to get a bed up there...

TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 31/12/2014 20:34

bathrooms are great for muddy sports kit too actually - good soak in bath full of water, let muddy water out, then swish fiercely with over-bath showerhead (essential) on max

One of my sons' teams used to send all the kit home with each boy in rotation. I always felt I got the muddiest kit but swooshing it in the bath did the trick.

Hollyhocks7 · 03/01/2015 08:23

Sorry!! Wrong thread!!

Tonacata · 03/01/2015 08:58

We live in a ground floor flat of a large divided house. Upstairs have their washer and dryer in their kitchen and it vibrates through the ceiling. It vibrates my face, our bed, the doors in their frames... It's a nightmare. I sometimes have to take anti sickness meds just to sleep. The builder put over a foot of insulation in our ceiling, and the machines are on sorbothane feet on dampening mats. You can't hear anything else from upstairs, but the vibrations from their machines, my god. You can't even hear it so badly now but you can feel it in your skull, in your teeth.

It's the only thing wrong with our beautiful, amazing dream flat. When we first moved in I just cried in the garden for hours. They have six children so they wash and dry all day and night.

For my birthday, DH bought me aircraft ear defenders.

Don't do it!

TeddyBee · 03/01/2015 13:07

They need a new washing machine! Ours only vibrates the floor of the room it's in and it's a 1400 10kg mofo. I think two mats would be better than a mat and feet. I don't find the feet work all that well, so we're replacing them with a mat when the new machine goes in. They just get hard and stop working whereas the mat under the tumble dryer is still perfect. Older machines get louder and vibrate more as the bearings go. Could you persuade them to get a nice American top loader? Vibrates less and much larger capacity...

newrecruit · 03/01/2015 13:09

I have been thinking about this for ages.

Never been able to work out why everyone doesn't do this!

Philoslothy · 03/01/2015 13:11

Ours is upstairs, we built our own home so it is in there. There is a TV for whoever is ironing.

We also have a machine downstairs for muddy stuff.

Camolips · 03/01/2015 13:13

Had all mine planned for the spare room then realised the upstairs internal doors are to narrow to get the machines through! Am currently rethinking what to do as it's really the perfect solution.

museumum · 03/01/2015 13:18

Depends on your family. Our washing machine needs to be as close to the back doors as possible for wet muddy sweaty kit. I'd far rather carry worn pants and pjs downstairs than have any of the sports stuff come upstairs!!!!

steppeupunderthemisletoe · 03/01/2015 13:28

My husband is dutch and pretty much all new dutch houses have laundry room upstairs under the eaves. They usually have a thing the washing machine sits in, (like a cat litter tray??) which I assume is to catch leaks or problems.
They often have good paces for dying with extractor fans etc.

At first I couldn't get my head around it, it seemed upside down. Now the only problem I have is that I never know when the washing machine is finished as I am downstairs.

On balance, I think I prefer a downstairs room, but permanent ironing board and space to dry out of sight would be wonderful.

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