I love it, and are considering this myself which is why I can offer an insight to installation. Yours is luckily freestanding, however I would install this central to the long part of your L and enclose it within cabinetry, actually yours is Likely to just be faced with fake doors and no carcass behind, still a place to utilize storing buckets or baskets, even laundry powder, just not a standard cupboard. I would then actually install a stone benchtop making this technically undermount trough. You would still have the practical size and aesthetic impact this concrete relic has to contribute. Only, with the bench top area to make it a useable space.

great attitude Linh Le, don't hurry, always ask for professional advice and use qualified tradepeople...the cost is the first thing forgotten when you achieve a great result...and double check with your accountant about the best ways to finance work for an investment property as costs are assessed in different ways and much easier to keep the records as the work is done, best of luck with your project

the stairs are exactly the same as before, only my poor drawing, but reversing the stairs so you walk up from the dining area would mean that you could arrive upstairs in the hallway and allow the upstairs lounge to be made into another bedroom but i would'nt suggest changing the stairs unless there was a major benefit for such major expense but we still need more information...can you please explain how the toilet, basins, baths and showers fit in the bathrooms? and do you have any photos of the house both inside and out? what are the walls and floor built on built out of and please describe your climate

@dreamer Ha, I was embarrassed by how messy this pic was, that's why I didn't put it in the initial post. Yes, the power lead is absolutely gone - we just moved in a couple of weeks ago and everything in the wrong place! Thank you for your concern :) I was pretty sure that the measurements didn't allow for them to be side by side, but I'm going to look into that. If we can do that with enough airflow underneath for the ventilation, that would be a good solution. The patio has a roof but the left side of the photo (where the very overgrown grass is) does get wet in rain, so not sure if the side by side machines would work for that reason too. @Kate Yes, it's exposed on the side. We just wanted to find a laundry solution at this time - we are also planning on updating the kitchen and bathroom this year, but had initially thought that we would do that by just updating cabinets/appliances (and just re-siliconing and freshening up the bathroom). We are not against a bigger renovation but obviously have some cost limitations and are trying to do what makes the most sense.