at what price point is basement laundry no longer acceptable?

[Anonymous]

Basement isn't my first choice, but what would really be a problem is laundry in an unfinished space. Should have a decent laundry room someplace at that price.

[Anonymous]

Wow, I'm really surprised to see that so many people don't mind their laundry room being in the basement. Ours is and it is my absolute least favorite thing about the house (even more annoying than the crappy kitchen cabinets we can't afford to replace). When we move, basement laundry is an absolute deal breaker for me. Now, I have 4 kids and do my own laundry, so if you have someone who does it for you or have a household of 2 it might not matter as much. And a laundry chute wouldn't help because dragging a laundry bag down the stairs is no biggie, it's bringing the folded laundry upstairs that sucks ass. That shit is heavy. Bedroom level all the way next time. I'll take the flooding risk.

Can't speak to price points since I live in the exurbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I'm really surprised to see that so many people don't mind their laundry room being in the basement. Ours is and it is my absolute least favorite thing about the house (even more annoying than the crappy kitchen cabinets we can't afford to replace). When we move, basement laundry is an absolute deal breaker for me. Now, I have 4 kids and do my own laundry, so if you have someone who does it for you or have a household of 2 it might not matter as much. And a laundry chute wouldn't help because dragging a laundry bag down the stairs is no biggie, it's bringing the folded laundry upstairs that sucks ass. That shit is heavy. Bedroom level all the way next time. I'll take the flooding risk.

Can't speak to price points since I live in the exurbs.

This is my current form of exercise since I can't find time right now to go to the gym. We have alot of stairs so doing a few loads is a work-out going up and down with those baskets constantly. I don't mind it and I lived somewhere once where there was a leak and I would definitely prefer it to be in the basement.

[Anonymous]

If you built your dream house the laundry would be on the same floor as the bedrooms. Cut the bs .

[Anonymous]

We also prefer the laundry in the basement. Just out of the way and quieter. We rented a place with laundry on the first floor and it was noisy and an eyesore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer basement laundry JUST IN CASE there is a freak flood or fire.

Same here. Plus, there's the issue of noise.

[Anonymous]

Well, I had it in the basement for 10 years and hated it. Now have it off the kitchen and it's the part I love best about our new home.

It's the perfect location to run loads while cooking, to run quickly from the deck and start a load. I have never been so much on top of my laundry. I would never buy a house with it in the basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I'm really surprised to see that so many people don't mind their laundry room being in the basement. Ours is and it is my absolute least favorite thing about the house (even more annoying than the crappy kitchen cabinets we can't afford to replace). When we move, basement laundry is an absolute deal breaker for me. Now, I have 4 kids and do my own laundry, so if you have someone who does it for you or have a household of 2 it might not matter as much. And a laundry chute wouldn't help because dragging a laundry bag down the stairs is no biggie, it's bringing the folded laundry upstairs that sucks ass. That shit is heavy. Bedroom level all the way next time. I'll take the flooding risk.

Can't speak to price points since I live in the exurbs.

Year ago we had a hose break and flood our apartment and the two floors below us, doing all kinds of damage, so I will always want the laundry in the basement. Ours is a lovely and clean space, but does have a drain in the floor. These things can happen.

[Anonymous]

Dh does the laundry more often than I do, but I must say, I like it being in the basement. We are a family of 3, though, so I am sure that makes a difference. I fold the stuff upstairs, though. I just toss it in a basket and bring it up and deal with the folding while I watch TV.

[Anonymous]

Basement is terrible especially if you have more than one story

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you built your dream house the laundry would be on the same floor as the bedrooms. Cut the bs .

If I had enough cash to build my dream house, then I wouldn't be doing the laundry. In fact, our cleaner does half the laundry at the moment, and our house costs way under a million. I am sure that most people in houses over, say, 1.5 million, don't do much laundry.

[Anonymous]

We are gutting, adding an addition and remodeling a home. The builder was trying to convince me to put the laundry upstairs, but I refused. We are putting ours on the main level over the crawl space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like 40/60 for basement. Plus, at that price point a lot of people aren't doing their own laundry anyway.

Seriously? In the DC area?

[Anonymous]

why would a washer flood anything if it has a proper drain or drain pan? It's like saying I don't want to put a bathtub upstairs because it's going to flood the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like 40/60 for basement. Plus, at that price point a lot of people aren't doing their own laundry anyway.

Seriously? In the DC area?

I know! I live in a $1.3 million dollar house but that doesn't mean I don't have laundry to do. In fact with 2 kids on school and club sports teams I am doing laundry every other day.