Laundry is a necessary chore that most of us love to hate, it doesn’t have to be all bad, though! A custom laundry room can help make the entire process smoother.
A properly designed laundry room can make use of space that was otherwise unoccupied. Custom laundry rooms can utilize wasted vertical space, as well as all the nooks and crannies that were previously empty, giving you more storage space so you can keep things off the floor and out of the way.
This also gives you space to set up drying racks for those inevitable handwash/air dry items.
Both a washing machine and tumble dryer pull a lot of power since both have heating elements.
You will need an electrician to install a couple of extra plug points for both, and you should also have an inspection done to ensure that the circuit or trip switch they will be added onto can take the extra load, especially in an older home.
If there is space in the room, you may also need an extra plug point if you want to do ironing, so be sure to take this into consideration if you want to have all laundry-related tasks in one area.
Lighting is essential in a laundry room, especially if you also want to do ironing in the room. A single ceiling-mounted light fitting should provide enough lighting for the room if you select an LED light fitting that uses cool blue 6500K that offers as close to daylight as possible.
If you are placing both a washing machine and tumble dryer in the same space, and particularly so for the tumble dryer, the room needs to have ventilation. An easy way to overcome the lack of ventilation is to install a wall or ceiling extractor.
This alone will prevent condensation or moisture build up in the room. Alternatively, you could have a ventilation grill installed behind the tumble dryer so that warm, moist air is expelled from the room.
Lack of ventilation in a small room will eventually lead to mould or mildew, so don’t forget to include this in any plans.
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