Our washing machine is currently only accessible from the back garden and it's driving me insane. I want to do the work that will be necessary to be able to access it internally, but DH has expressed doubts that it will add value...is he right??
It's a detached 1930s house and the attached garage was converted long before we moved in and we now use it as an office / gym dumping ground. The back portion of the garage was sectioned off and the plumbing for the washing machine is in there. However you can't access it internally! This is manageable in the summer (and clothes are hung outside anyway), but horrendous in the winter months when I have to traipse in and out of the house with washing in the pissing rain or even snow.
After 4 years of this shit I'm fed up. There's no space in the kitchen to move the washing machine in there, but we could convert the 'washing machine shed' into a small utility, add a downstairs loo, and access it from the garage conversion / office. I feel as if the 10k or so we've been quoted (on average) to do this will be hugely worth it in terms of quality of life whilst we're here AND will add value if/when we sell. It's mad to have to go outside to put a wash on, right??