Laundry Room

[formariz 11,987]

When I first moved here 36 years ago immediately I had plans for a lifetime of improvements. Many happened many did not. A much needed one was in the laundry room which was basically the smallest room in the house containing the heating unit water heater gas meter (the size of an RJ) a plastic sink and a couple of miles of exposed plumbing both gas and water. Forward 6  years  nothing done yet and one time while overseas on vacation water heater bursts and basically destroyed the first floor. I have no basement. As one would have it of course the floor in the laundry room was totally out of level towards the rest of house. So that was the time for the improvements, first of which was a tankless water heater . Idea also was to hide all plumbing but still keep all critical points accessible along with emergency shutoffs for gas and water. RJ sized gas meter got relocated to the outside. Washer and drier got changed to under counter units so counter space which was none could be obtained. Floor was redone pitching totally to a drain located under sink and in addition to that 6 " high "curbs" installed everywhere but at doorway just in case. I made all of the cabinetry upper cabinets being extra deep 18". There is storage all around room for everything , nothing ever needing to be exposed. Pull out hampers, shoe racks etc. all plumbing and electrical was concealed. Back splash and soffits above cabinets hiding plumbing and electrical can all be removed within minutes without any tools. All emergency shut offs are fully accessible and water and gas alarms installed also. Water heater , house heater and alarm unit all neatly in one small area ventilated and fully accessible. It is a highly used room doubling also as a mud room and in reality our main point of entry and exit from house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 3, 2021 by formariz

[squonk 41,038]

Not to pick on you Cas, but that when I saw that first pic I thought I was standing in the break room for the maternity ward at the hospital I worked at! Only thing missing was the 2 dozen pairs of shoes all around the floor. 

[formariz 11,987]

3 hours ago, squonk said:

Not to pick on you Cas, but that when I saw that first pic I thought I was standing in the break room for the maternity ward at the hospital I worked at! Only thing missing was the 2 dozen pairs of shoes all around the floor. 

LOL I built quite a few of those too. Remember them well, everything on them needs to be " submarine grade". Those people using them splash water everywhere and are not very clean. I could tell stories about the stuff i found in them.