Reinforcing 2nd Floor Floor For Washer

I posted over on the laundry forum and one person said he would not put a stackable frontloading w d what we d have to get on the 2nd floor of an old house.

Reinforcing 2nd floor floor for washer. Hi i would like to move our laundry room to a second floor linen closet our house is victorian colonial revival outside boston built 1910. I m not sure how reinforcing the floor would prevent the washer from walking. Very little vibration and that machine was a monster that ate laundry and begged for more. Tester101 may 9 16 at 2 57 on our last service call for the machine itself the appliance guy mentioned this was a common problem with front loaders due to a trampoline effect caused by a floor that does not have enough support.

1 16 of over 2 000 results for floor washer cordless electric spin mop spray mop with built in 300ml water tank for floor cleaning polisher with led headlight for hardwood tile marble laminate floors scrubber and waxing with 4 mop pads. Span should be 2 8 or larger for typical framing lumber in this case 2 spf. Washer hoses are under pressure 24 7 365 and if they break can actually total a house if the washer is on the 2nd floor and you re gone for a while. Quietest washer dryers 2nd floor guarantee electrolux.

If you can feel the vibrations in the floor then the floor is the problem not the washer or the leveling thereof. In the table below you can see that the floor joists for a 12 ft. A quick and dirty fix is to get a sheet of 3 4 plywood and cut it to rough dimensions of the washer i recommend adding an inch to all sides or 2 in the length 2 in the width and put that underneath the washer. We had a lg front loading washer 2012 edition with stacked on top dryer in a second floor condo.

An engineer can help determine whether your home or house plan can accommodate a laundry room on the first or second floor. Space planning concerns particularly in an existing home are best. Moving washer dryer to upstairs laundry room the pros. 4 8 out of 5 stars 108.

No more lugging laundry up and down the stairs. Get the quietest washer dryers with our second floor guarantee at electrolux. It was in the back hall behind kitchen over the kitchen of downstairs neighbor. The dirty clothing sheets and towels that make up 95 of our laundry are generated on the second floor so having the laundry room upstairs eliminates the lugging of laundry baskets up and down the stairs.

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