Yet another off the wall question

[PrinzII]

Since I am looking into relocating, one of the things I am looking at is a nice garage. Although I am looking most for efficient storage, I am really considering putting a washer/dryer in the garage to facilitate washing my detailing towels. My question is whether or not it would be practical to put a side by side washer/dryer or a stackable washer/dryer in the garage.

My gut says stackable since the loads aren't that big and it wouldn't take up that much space.

[puterbum]

Hey PrinzII:

I'd agree with you that stackable would be the best choice. In a garage, space always seems to be at a premium no matter how big it gets, so you have to be efficient. To do this, you must fully utilize the space available to you.

How? Go wall to wall and stack it to the ceiling. It's much easier to go from wall to wall then to go up to the ceiling, so anything you can get up high instead of side by side would be great! As long as you get the right stackable models and make sure no water lines burst you'll be fine!

Good luck,
puterbum

[PrinzII]

I wonder if anyone's done this and what brands they recommend.

[Gene Arch]

Originally posted by PrinzII
I wonder if anyone's done this and what brands they recommend.

You can't go wrong with Maytag..

http://www.maytagonsale.com/mayfulstacwa1.html

[PrinzII]

....or Whirlpool/Kenmore.

[PrinzII]

Right now, I am seriously interested in a townhome with a 2 car garage. Now that they have given me flexibility in custom items, I am definitely going to think about how to do the garage (and what to put in it besides the Maxima )

[YoSteve]

Two similar sized items stacked on top of each other versus two next to each other will take up the same amount of space, but in living space the two on top will seem to take up less because it goes by floor sq. footage. Plus the double washer dryers take up less space then two larger ones anyways.

If you already have a washer and dryer somewhere else in the house then putting only the smaller washer in your garage, just for towels may serve just that purpose, you can line dry the towels or just go to your dryer.

One thing, I believe they make all in one machines, but they're probably expensive.

One other thing, a sink my be advantageous too, so you can wash your hands and clean stuff up etc. something to think about

[PrinzII]

Originally posted by Gimp

As someone who has two multi-level homes, please allow me to make these suggestions:
*Put the washer/dryer connections for the household laundry on the floor that the clothes are going to be on. We learned this the hard way several years ago with our first multi-story. At first we thought having the washer/dryer/laundry room at the back of the garage was a great idea until we got tired of toting dirty clothes down 2.5 floors and clean clothes back up 2.5 floors.
*Put a second washer/dryer connection in the garage for you to use for your detailing cloths.

If you have the extra room:
Hey, while you're at it, how about cable in the garage and an icemaker connection for your personal beverage refrigerator. Since all this will probably only leave room for one ride in the garage, make the wife park outside.

Good luck

Since I have no wifey, I don't have to worry about putting her car out because of garage mods. But I will eventually have a second vehicle to play with.

[Brad]

I have a dedicated washer for my use. (My wife won't let me touch hers.) I bought a used Whirlpool at an estate sale cheap. It's great!

[Guess My Name]

I just thunk of something.

Try garage sales you can get washers real cheap and dryers too. Look around.