Water & waste to other side of door

ThisIsWeird

I have zero idea about the possibility of core-drilling into the room below, and hooking up with the supplies there. Most likely prohibitively costly.
Turning the wee loo into a 'laundry' is a neat idea, if you provide additional access to the main bathroom as you say. This could be a reversible arrangement, so that future owners could reinstate it with little issue (ie the soil waster etc will still be there.)
Or, compromise and go for a combined washer/drier - keep it under the w/top.

DullGreyGuy

ThisIsWeird said:

Or, compromise and go for a combined washer/drier - keep it under the w/top.

We have a washer/dryer now, or had until last night anyway, but the drying function isn't great which also isn't helped by the fact you can do a 8kg wash and set it to go straight onto drying which means a not great dryer is overloaded so performs even worse and a large wash takes 2x the drying time (even if you do what you should and split the load)

A separate dryer I'd hope would work better if nothing else because it can take the same size load as the washer and so won't be overloaded etc

ThisIsWeird

DullGreyGuy said:

ThisIsWeird said:

Or, compromise and go for a combined washer/drier - keep it under the w/top.

We have a washer/dryer now, or had until last night anyway, but the drying function isn't great which also isn't helped by the fact you can do a 8kg wash and set it to go straight onto drying which means a not great dryer is overloaded so performs even worse and a large wash takes 2x the drying time (even if you do what you should and split the load)

A separate dryer I'd hope would work better if nothing else because it can take the same size load as the washer and so won't be overloaded etc

Yes, and that's what I mean by a compromise. You'd have to cut your wash loads down to suit the dryer, so double-washes!
Also, the dryer will almost certainly be less efficient that the stand-alone variety.
But - big BUT - I would still investigate the latest  dual models, and just check them out - all the alternative solutions look to be even more compromising (lost loo) or very costly (complex pipe runs, installing doors...).

moneysaver1978

Agree, converting the toilet to an utility room is a neat idea.

Are you considering all this because you wanted a separate dryer, right? If so, is a separate dryer a dealbreaker for you?

Although we have a washer/dryer machine, we decided to get a dehumidifier (with laundry mode) and our relatives were shocked that their tumble dryer cost more to run than our dehumidifier. Also tumble dryer isn't friendly for clothes.

It was our best purchase and glad we didn't go down the road of getting a separate dryer plus I am sure the dehumidifier will come in handy in hot humid summer!

aliby21

Another compromise idea, if you lose the bath and replace with a shower, you could build a cupboard at the tap end of the bath accessed from the hallway and put a washing machine and tumble drier in there...

molerat

What is there bottom left of the kitchen plan ?

DullGreyGuy

molerat said:

What is there bottom left of the kitchen plan ?

A dining table (across the room) and then the lounge (sofas, TV, coffee table etc)

When the kitchen is finally redone there will be a peninsular to add to that end of the worktop. There are already tall units on the opposite wall which I didn't draw as they were irrelevant (and the online tool was annoying)

jennifernil

 Not a fan of washer/dryers, would always have separate appliances.  

I would leave the washing machine where it is and fit a condenser or heat pump dryer in the behind the kitchen door spot you have marked, you would still get space for cupboards above.

ThisIsWeird

jennifernil said:

 Not a fan of washer/dryers, would always have separate appliances.  

I would leave the washing machine where it is and fit a condenser or heat pump dryer in the behind the kitchen door spot you have marked, you would still get space for cupboards above.

Don't these types require a drain?

jennifernil

The condenser one our daughter had didn't.  There was a container to empty.   Not everyone has the possibility to plumb in a dryer, so needing to do so would limit their popularity.