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Comments (7)@Nicky, I have done a bit of a search on Houzz and if you search for: "A Kitchen In Three Moves" by Johnny Grey Studios, you will see a fairly large roller door, designed to cover a large area, although not to the floor but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Truly, you would be better to bite the bullet and redo the floor and if you're anything like me, you will never get over this mistake with the position of the border tiles, as it has now left you in an awkward position of not being able to put in the type of doors you want to be happy. Tell your husband that the saying in this household and certainly not just about building is: "Happy Wife, Happy Life" All I ever wanted in my home that we're currently building, were wall hung vanities and hubby flatly refused to drill through the bottom plate to accomodate the plumbing and I carefully played on this displeasure, in the right company, like my granddaughter on my side ha -ha.....and finally we're going to drill through the bottom plate and I will have my wall hung vanity!!! It means I have to go under the home and re-cut the pipes and re-direct them but I can do that easy and then seal up the hole in the sub floor, again easy, just have to glue in the piece of flooring that comes out of the new hole and it is only the sub floor. Taking allot of time to build has given me heaps of time to be sure that if there are any changes, that they're made before we got to your stage but still your problem can be solved. Best of luck with your decision. Send pics. Cheers, Barbara...See MoreLaundry in a cupboard
Comments (7)Hi, They're a brilliant idea - especially if you don't have a room for laundry and need to incorporate a laundry into your kitchen. We have one currently and will be doing it again when we do our kitchen extension. It is a case of when your "laundry" isnt in use your appliances (and tub) are tucked into open backed cabinetry and made to "disappear". When it comes to the tub they're not an essential item anymore with modern washing machines having all sorts of great cycles. We have a laundry cupboard with a tub and when we do our reno we're getting rid of the tub in order to get more pantry space - in 8 years we've used it once for laundry - but it's been used for "emergency" storage and as an indoor esky during parties and large gatherings many times - as a result we're getting rid of the tub and having an extra large kitchen sink instead and a pantry. Dryers are either external venting (so it goes outside of your home like a kitchen or bathroom exhaust and needs to be ducted specifically) or have a front vent which will release the warm damp air into your home (this is commonly the case in apartments) meaning that you absolutely can't have your "laundry cupboard" closed and have the dryer on - if this is the system you have to use I encourage you to think about having doors and windows open and/or investing in a de-humidifier to prevent moisture build up - we do all of this depending upon the weather. Your water inlet has to be plumbed (just like a regular laundry) as well as grey water outlet. If you're putting in a tub then grey waste will go into that piping either through the laundry tub or through the tub's cabinetry carcass or directly into an outlet pipe. I'd be reluctant, personally, to have towel and linen shelves in there as fabric absorbs moisture and smells easily and would, instead, incorporate a pull out drying rack that'll make use of the warm air from the dryer (so when sheets and towels are in the dryer you can hang quick drying items like T-shirts and underwear on the rack utilizing the extra heat) and put in a drawer or wall mounted ironing board....See MoreOutdoor Laundry? Yes or no?
Comments (5)With space a premium these days, older set homes and units, especially built pre 1990's gave laundry spaces a huge footprint, some matching the size of bedrooms. As whitegoods have become smaller and the ability to put in built cabinetry and dryers on walls, the need for these huge spaces is largely unnecessary. I am in the process of helping a client extend their living space area out onto their back alfresco by removing their laundry space, bringing down the wall and incorporating this into the open plan indoor outdoor living space. The laundry will be moved into their garage area and hidden behind a cabinetry wall. This also allows grey water to be easily plumbed out to their garden area. It also reduces noise and heat, humidity issues inside....See MoreBefore and After Laundry - Where To Put The Dryer?
Comments (9)It gets too humid where I live and so the dryer probably gets used more than I would prefer. Every new laundry should have a space for a clothes dryer so what you have done looks spot on. At ground level you can easily transfer from the washing machine to the dryer. In smaller laundries with less wall then stack them as you still need space for a sink. I don't think stacking looks as smart if its a property for sale, however space efficiency is key, so it really depends on what how you want the space to function. Having bench space is also important for sorting and general working....See Moreswich5
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