Washing machine upstairs

Adam12345

Hi guys

I've just bought a place and we'd like to put the washing machine in a room upstairs -there's a small little room in the roof eves that is not fit for anything else really and kitchen space is at a premium. Does anyone have any experience of this sort of thing? Would anyone know a roungh cost?

Cheers

A

phill99

Anything between £100 and £10,000.

wallbash

Position makes perfect sense , I take most of my clothes off upstairs!

First house I did have the washing machine in the bathroom

Ps .......... yes it was legal and safe

Adam12345

phill99 wrote: »

Anything between £100 and £10,000.

What are the variables?

Old_Git

depends on the plumber and the electrician.How much work is involved .
Is there a water supply near it(preferable mains water ) ,is there somewhere for an outlet pipe .Have you a suitable electric supply .To many variables for us to know the costs

Raksha

It makes total sense. We stayed in a villa in the States that had the laundry facilities in a kind of airing cupboard. Put washing on over night, swopped into dryer the next day, the put away. So stupid lugging it all up and downstairs.

rustyboy21

Just don't put it on, when you are going to bed !

You may have a vibrating floor which will make your bed vibrate too. If it's a water bed then there could be a tidal wave ! lol

Good idea, but make sure the flooring is very secure and no loose boards. Also will have to be near the bathroom drains,in order to get the waste away.

Raksha

On the contrary, the swoosh swoosh noise was very relaxing, and by the time it started spinning we were well in the land of nod.

NewtoDIY

rustyboy21 wrote: »

Just don't put it on, when you are going to bed !

You may have a vibrating floor which will make your bed vibrate too. If it's a water bed then there could be a tidal wave ! lol

Good idea, but make sure the flooring is very secure and no loose boards. Also will have to be near the bathroom drains,in order to get the waste away.

Spot on - especially If you have wooden floor boards. You'll probably find that the vibration will be impossibly loud and the machine will move around. Even with an anti-vibration mat, this isn't going to help much.

We would also love to put a washing machine upstairs in a room which would be ideal for it, but after having lived in one place and done that already, it isn't nice. I personally found the noise unbearable. Our machine is currently on the ground floor (concrete) and is much more manageable.

If you want to do it, I would seriously heed the above quoted post's advice and do some research for these issues. There is surely a way to solve the issues but you don't want to carry that machine upstairs only to find out that you can't live with the problems it causes.

sew_what

I can heartily recommend the rubber shock absorber feet for under the machine like these http://www.amazon.co.uk/WPRO-WHIRLPOOL-SHOCK-ABSORBER-FEET/dp/B000TV3KNY
They really do take a lot of the noise and vibration out of the machine!

MoneyMate

rustyboy21 wrote: »

Just don't put it on, when you are going to bed !

You may have a vibrating floor which will make your bed vibrate too. If it's a water bed then there could be a tidal wave ! lol

Good idea, but make sure the flooring is very secure and no loose boards. Also will have to be near the bathroom drains,in order to get the waste away.

Sounds good advice to me ( and 2 very strong people to get it up there ) providing all services can be easily provided ? :beer: