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Layout of laundry room

6 years ago

I have got a bit carried away having seen all the beautiful laundry rooms on Houzz and now ours is being built it looks tiny.

The drawing has been changed: the pantry is not going to be part of the extension. The WC will be half the size but a separate room. Behind it in the laundry room will be a shower. I would like 2 washing machines, a tumble dryer and a small sink. How can I fit it all in? The whole extension is 4m x2m.

If I can't fit it all in, what is best:
1 washing machine and 1 tumble dryer and 1 sink
2 washing machines and 1 sink

Any advice would be appreciated. I find it difficult to imagine how much space there is from a plan so I will have to be more realistic in my wishes!

Thank you in advance.

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6 years ago

If you make the WC bigger you can still have a run of units on the right, and muddy boot etc storage on the left:

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GJ Dee
Original Author
6 years ago
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6 years ago
What's to the left of the drawing, do you need two doors for the Utility and Laundry? They take up wall space, plus you have another door to the top and a fourth door for the toilet.

Cutting down on the doors will open up the space available, so seeing where it sits in relation to the rest of the house would be most useful.
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Michelle S
6 years ago
I have a washing machine and a tumble dryer, during the winter when drying clothes becomes difficult the tumble dryer is really valuable. I don't use the sink much, mainly for rinsing paint brushes and my husband uses for garage projects. We could probably manage without the sink.
We also have an extra fridge and freezer which is really handy. The freezer gets used all year round but the fridge gets stocked with beer for BBQ's and is really handy at xmas.
Jonathan
6 years ago
I think the issue is where the doors are. If you move the doors you will have room for a 1000mm shower and a 2200 run in the utility area. This run would allow a fridge freezer, washer and dryer. If you stack the washer and dryer you then have enough room for a sink or a tall cupboard for mops, ironing board etc)
A B
6 years ago
So the pantry is going? I would keep the wc the same size as in the drawing. I personally would not have a shower in the utility. If you move the external door to the left, could you have a run of units all down the right hand wall? Then you could possibly have a tall pantry cupboard and freezer. I would prioritise a sink over an extra washing machine.

If you do need an extra shower, how about making the wc slightly bigger and making it a wet room?

Good luck with the project- utility rooms are amazing it will all be worth it!!
kikiamack
6 years ago
I would go for washing machine, dryer and sink in preference to 2 washing machines and no sink. I find there is still the odd item of clothing I prefer to hand wash, but mainly I use the sink to empty the drawer that collects all the water from the dryer. I think you should also have a rail for hanging items on hangers to dry, or whilst ironing, as well as a reasonable amount of work surface for folding clothes.
Daisy England
6 years ago
Why do you need 2 washing machines?
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6 years ago
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We have two washing machines, an american style large one with matching tumble dryer for the big loads, both in the utility and what the wife refers to as a dolls house one ( uk size ) in the main kitchen reserved solely for boil washing.
GJ Dee
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you all for your suggestions. It's great to have some replies and I appreciate your time. I know it would make sense to have the shower with the toilet but my other half is a landscape garden and comes in from work covered in cement etc. The idea is that he has a seat by the door to put his dirty boots under, throw his clothes in a laundry basket and step into the shower. That way all mess is contained so when visitors come they don't have to see it but can use the WC.

Two washing machines- one for filthy work clothes and one for my nice work clothes. We both work late hours and leave a lot of washing to be weekend. Also if one breaks down due to dirt, cement, occasional nails, we have a spare.

I thought about stacking them but thought it might look imposing in such a small space and singly would give me more worktop space.

Can I squeeze it all in?
rachelmidlands
6 years ago
Would something like this work with a small corner sink. It really depends on precise measurements as I think it would be a tight squeeze and I've made the larder slightly smaller as not sure how much 'walk through' gap is needed. Personally I like Jonathan's idea with moving the outside door to the left and losing the larder. This gives a long run of units and you could have the larder in the utility. Would also give you more wall space in the kitchen?
rachelmidlands
6 years ago
Sorry didn't read your question right. Didn't realize the larder was already gone and you wanted to incorporate a shower. In that case I think Jonathan has come up with the best solution. Does the door to the larder/pantry still exist?
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6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Been having a week think about this one. Not easy to pack everything in. However, with a re-jig of the doors. Entry from the rear in to the Utility area containing stacked washing machines, Fridge Freezer, tumble dryer opposite under worktop and sink area. Room for an under sink cupboard for cleaning products etc. Room for shelving over the top of that. Room for a Laundry basket near to shower area.

Should leave around 75cm crouch room between the machines on the left and the sink / tumble dryer on the right.

Exit door to interior.

Separate toilet for guests and yourselves.
GJ Dee
Original Author
6 years ago
No, the door to the pantry is going. The other side of the extension is the kitchen. It is a good size- 4mX 5m so we are going to put the pantry in the kitchen.
PRO
User
6 years ago
I think you'd need to mark on the plan where the door entry to the kitchen can be then. As I said at the beginning, if you show what's around it, it's easier to get it right.

So, the bit on your plan marked LDR is what you refer to as pantry, that's going and the door too, right?

So, if you mark on your plan the location of the door to the kitchen with the measurements, we can have a re-jig. Is the door in the middle left of the plan moveable? If not then just mark it up where it sits with the measurements. The same goes for the door to the outside ( the one at the top of the plan ), if it's not moveable and has to stay where it is, then please put the measurements on the plan for that too.

Look forward to the challenge!
GJ Dee
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you all for your comments. I will post some pictures when it is done.
A B
6 years ago
Please do!

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