Laundry room location

[Anonymous]

I doubt anyone would be doing laundry while having a dinner party/entertaining. And yes, main floor is better than basement, so long as it's not open (you can close the door to the laundry room), go for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

Same here. It's awesome not to drag baskets everywhere. Plus it's like a little workshop for my domestic projects and there is extra storage in there for medical stuff. I love it.

Except for the risk of a leak or overflow. I don’t love an upstairs laundry room for this reason, it can ruin most of your house if the washer overflows and there was inadequate draining. I knew a family who had to move out for 6 months while the house was repaired after such a leak.

[Anonymous]

Second floor is the best, where the bedrooms are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

That is the worst place to put a laundry room (floor noise and potential leaks)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

Same here. It's awesome not to drag baskets everywhere. Plus it's like a little workshop for my domestic projects and there is extra storage in there for medical stuff. I love it.

Except for the risk of a leak or overflow. I don’t love an upstairs laundry room for this reason, it can ruin most of your house if the washer overflows and there was inadequate draining. I knew a family who had to move out for 6 months while the house was repaired after such a leak.

You can solve this by providing adequate draining? This is like saying you shouldn't have a bathroom upstairs because if you install the plumbing incorrectly, it could flood. Sorry that happened to that family but the problem was the bad installation, not the location.

If you have a finished basement, a main floor laundry presents the same risks anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

That is the worst place to put a laundry room (floor noise and potential leaks)

I'm starting to see more mention of preventative features like floor drains and waterproofing that keeps water in the laundry room by making the floor and wall sides waterproof. There are now floor-level moisture monitors that can alarm.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. This would be part of a mud room/laundry room with door to screened porch and door (that can be closed) to living room (or dining room, but that seems even stranger).

I appreciate the leaking issues - as a new addition we would make sure to put in a floor drain. We also want a dog shower, fyi.

I also appreciate the humidity issues. Hadn’t thought about that one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. This would be part of a mud room/laundry room with door to screened porch and door (that can be closed) to living room (or dining room, but that seems even stranger).

I appreciate the leaking issues - as a new addition we would make sure to put in a floor drain. We also want a dog shower, fyi.

I also appreciate the humidity issues. Hadn’t thought about that one.

OP again - this is a 1960s colonial, to provide some perspective. Not huge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

Same here. It's awesome not to drag baskets everywhere. Plus it's like a little workshop for my domestic projects and there is extra storage in there for medical stuff. I love it.

Except for the risk of a leak or overflow. I don’t love an upstairs laundry room for this reason, it can ruin most of your house if the washer overflows and there was inadequate draining. I knew a family who had to move out for 6 months while the house was repaired after such a leak.

You can solve this by providing adequate draining? This is like saying you shouldn't have a bathroom upstairs because if you install the plumbing incorrectly, it could flood. Sorry that happened to that family but the problem was the bad installation, not the location.

If you have a finished basement, a main floor laundry presents the same risks anyway.

A leaking machine is a bunch of water, many gallons, all at once, which can overwhelm a drain. A toilet or tub doesn't really do that unless intentionally left on for a very long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

Same here. It's awesome not to drag baskets everywhere. Plus it's like a little workshop for my domestic projects and there is extra storage in there for medical stuff. I love it.

Except for the risk of a leak or overflow. I don’t love an upstairs laundry room for this reason, it can ruin most of your house if the washer overflows and there was inadequate draining. I knew a family who had to move out for 6 months while the house was repaired after such a leak.

We have an alarm if we have a leak. I don't do laundry if were not at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

Same here. It's awesome not to drag baskets everywhere. Plus it's like a little workshop for my domestic projects and there is extra storage in there for medical stuff. I love it.

Except for the risk of a leak or overflow. I don’t love an upstairs laundry room for this reason, it can ruin most of your house if the washer overflows and there was inadequate draining. I knew a family who had to move out for 6 months while the house was repaired after such a leak.

I bought 1/2 a duplex with a builder, and my attached neighbor had this issue. Pipe burst while they were installing something in the upper laundry room. Luckily it was before move in and seemed relatively easy to fix, but yeah that is an issue!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. This would be part of a mud room/laundry room with door to screened porch and door (that can be closed) to living room (or dining room, but that seems even stranger).

I appreciate the leaking issues - as a new addition we would make sure to put in a floor drain. We also want a dog shower, fyi.

I also appreciate the humidity issues. Hadn’t thought about that one.

It makes more sense now that you explain it as a mudroom type dealie. I love the idea of the dog bath too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

Same here. It's awesome not to drag baskets everywhere. Plus it's like a little workshop for my domestic projects and there is extra storage in there for medical stuff. I love it.

Except for the risk of a leak or overflow. I don’t love an upstairs laundry room for this reason, it can ruin most of your house if the washer overflows and there was inadequate draining. I knew a family who had to move out for 6 months while the house was repaired after such a leak.

You can solve this by providing adequate draining? This is like saying you shouldn't have a bathroom upstairs because if you install the plumbing incorrectly, it could flood. Sorry that happened to that family but the problem was the bad installation, not the location.

If you have a finished basement, a main floor laundry presents the same risks anyway.

A leaking machine is a bunch of water, many gallons, all at once, which can overwhelm a drain. A toilet or tub doesn't really do that unless intentionally left on for a very long time.

modern ear washing machines do not use "many gallons" of water. also there are several safeguards including a tray under the washing machine, a water overflow alarm, automatic shut off, etc.
And we've never had a humidity problem. What?
How do you handle toilets upstairs? I know I family whose house was a complete loss after the master bathroom toilet water hose dislodged. Yet, we still install toilets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like mine upstairs with the bedrooms.

Same here. It's awesome not to drag baskets everywhere. Plus it's like a little workshop for my domestic projects and there is extra storage in there for medical stuff. I love it.

Except for the risk of a leak or overflow. I don’t love an upstairs laundry room for this reason, it can ruin most of your house if the washer overflows and there was inadequate draining. I knew a family who had to move out for 6 months while the house was repaired after such a leak.

You can solve this by providing adequate draining? This is like saying you shouldn't have a bathroom upstairs because if you install the plumbing incorrectly, it could flood. Sorry that happened to that family but the problem was the bad installation, not the location.

If you have a finished basement, a main floor laundry presents the same risks anyway.

A leaking machine is a bunch of water, many gallons, all at once, which can overwhelm a drain. A toilet or tub doesn't really do that unless intentionally left on for a very long time.

It usually is the hoses that fail. Have those changed out when the manufacturer recommends and have water sensing alarms.

[Anonymous]

laundry room should be on the same floors as the bedroom, if remodelling this is a requirement. If you have one on the main level, it should be a one-story house or the secondary with the primary laundry near the bedroom.