Until there’s a leak. Never understood these upstairs laundry rooms. I mean, I get the distance/convenience part, but having major appliances you’ve got to haul upstairs and the potential for leaks/damage if something goes south is a big deal killer for me.
That and what about when you need to do some laundry during off hours and someone wants to sleep? ???? -D > On Dec 20, 2022, at 12:49 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The previous owners of our house moved the laundry room from the basement > to a room right next to the upstairs MBR. Makes washing clothes almost a > treat. > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 12:31 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> The chute in that old house was sheet metal duct too, fit in the stud >> space so not very large >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Dec 20, 2022, at 12:01 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ours ran from the upstairs hallway to the closet in the laundry room, >> which was nice. Just put a big basket under the opening in the laundry room >> closet and everything piled up there out of sight. >>> >>> The kids did enjoy it, too. It was often used as a racetrack for toy >> cars and pretty much anything that would fit in it. It was also fun for the >> occasional scare when someone was in the upstairs hallway and you yelled up >> from below. I had the HVAC guys fabricate the chute with sheet metal so it >> was near impossible to get anything stuck in it. >>> >>> -D >>> >>>> On Dec 20, 2022, at 11:38 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> When I was a kid I would regularly clog ours up stuffing clothes in it, >> which required a broom handle to unclog. It ran from the upstairs bathroom >> through the kitchen table area down to a cage in the basement. House was >> built in 1920s. >>>> >>>> --FT >>>> Sent from iFōn >>>> >>>>>> On Dec 20, 2022, at 10:40 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Two story saltbox we built in WI had a laundry chute. Builder thought >> I was nutty, then after he saw it in action started putting it in his two >> story house builds. >>>>> >>>>> -D >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 20, 2022, at 10:34 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> This is the plan for the house up north. I plan to take the tub out >> and replace with a walk in shower. That'll make room for a stacked >> washer/dryer combo. >>>>>> >>>>>> Upstairs bedroom will get a laundry chute too. My aunt and uncle >> lived in a house that had one. I remember as a little kid thinking it was >> the coolest thing in the world. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Curt >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 10:01:11 AM EST, mitch--- via >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2022-12-20 09:52, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>>> What, for the results of Taco Tuesday? >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know if it used to be a mudroom behind the bathroom or an >>>>>> oversized bathroom, but somewhere along the line my 14' deep bathroom >>>>>> gained washer hookups and a 240v dryer outlet. The old washer hookups >>>>>> are in the basement. So my bathroom is more of a blaundry room, >> complete >>>>>> with electric dryer. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's more convenient than I initially realized. Laundry generated in >> the >>>>>> bathroom can be thrown straight into the washer. >>>>>> Laundry generated in the bedrooms doesn't have to be transported very >>>>>> far. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
