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10 years ago

what is the size of this laundry room? thanks

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London Bay Homes
10 years ago
The dimensions of the laundry room are 16’-2”x11’-3”
The area of the room is 173.32 square feet.
pearsefranklin thanked London Bay Homes
pearsefranklin
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10 years ago
Thanks for the info
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