Hi, get rid of your top loader and existing tub, get a front loader, run the benchtops all the way along wall to wall, add some cabinetry under the bench, if you like place your dryer on the wall or put the washing machine under the dryer in a tower left of window then run the tops all the way across with sink and cabinets. Hope this makes sence ? Stephen

Look at the range of timber bench tops at Bunnings. Nothing better than a timber look, with real timber. https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-range/kitchen/benchtops/timber

As mentioned by Kate and jo wst, a single door with glass panels might be ok, with a side window. But, I still think that if your clothes line is not on that side of the house, it is probably quicker to walk through to other exit. In my previous house, that was the case. And with the boundary fence, only giving a small walk way along the home, then it would be more comfortable to walk through the home. As previously posted. I had this exact scenario in my previous home. Never actually used the sliding door on a regular basis.

I just renovated my bathroom, the W/D now is in the laundry cabinet in the bathroom, however there is no space for a laundry sink, so I am going to have the laundry sink just outside of the bathroom in a cabinet, is that ok with NCC regulations?