Temporary kitchen and laundry? How?
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Comments (11)Laundry drains can really pong when they're seldom used - the water in the trap can disappear and you get a vile sewer smell. Before going to expensive and highly caustic chemicals try 1 cup of bicarb of soda and half a litre of white vinegar down Let it sit for an hour then follow up by pouring boiling water down the sink and see if that helps - you can do it a couple of times - I do mine every few weeks (kitchen and laundry). You could also run your washing machine (empty) on the hottest possible was with a good amount of bleach in it to help. If it's the rangehood - don't be surprised so many people forget to clean them - pull out the filters and wash them (mine go into the bottom rack of the dishwasher on the highest temperature setting)....See MoreHelp with plans -kitchen butlers laundry
Comments (7)oklouise. Thanks for your input. Never thought of moving stairs. There is nothing under the laundry etc. so garbage Shute would not work. the garage is sunken and the right side lounge etc of the house is I think 1.5 mtrs above floor. The architect is trying to work with the land which has a 5m fall towards the street. Hence the stairs upstairs are towards the back of the house. Just to give you a good idea I have attached a copy of the whole ground floor....See MoreKitchen Laundry Reno Layout
Comments (4)what a gorgeous old house and well worth all the work ...based on assumed measurements my suggestion would be to keep the original windows, walls and ceilings and only change what is absolutely necessary for safety and convenience..the battens over the joins is part of the charm of the old girl and makes it easier to add extra sections of wall but be aware of asbestos issues...add doors between new powder room, laundry and kitchen but no door on the pantry (better ventilation in hot climates and keep the original window and/or a wire meshed opening behind the now stove) and use air tight vintage glass jars and tins for storage...new glass back door with horizontal bars to match old windows, reduce the opening between central space and kitchen just enough to create a narrow screen wall for the side of the fridge and the tall shallow shelves (free standing old bookshelf or narrow dresser for storage and display?) and relocate the corbells to suit the new opening..add very basic plain cabinets and white appliances and add bling with counters, central kitchen trolley and vintage dinnerware...accurate dimensions of all the walls and location of windows and doors would allow a more precise plan and please invest in new plain security flyscreens for doors and windows and use modern louvres wherever you need new windows...See Morelaundry and kitchen aren't functional, hallway seems a waste of space?
Comments (37)my sister had to originally put her washer dryer at one end of the kitchen, european style. She actually found it way more convenient, and so when she got to upgrade and do over the kitchen, one end of the galley became the butlers pantry with washer and dryer in there as well. maybe it could work, but given all the advice above, I think avoiding moving walls is going to be important. Gosh, hopefully everyone's advice helps! Don't worry and take your time, I have been in my old house a year and I think i came up with 4 different floor plans before i realised what I needed to do. keep thinking it over and one day it will just hit you what needs to be done....See Morewearedoingoirbest
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3 years agoSally Wyatt
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