NTR: If you live in a 2 story house ?

mrs.k 07 · July 2010

Do you or would you like the have the laundry on the 2nd floor?

We are looking to build & I found a house plan that I'm liking right now where the bedrooms & the laundry are on the 2nd floor. It seems like a good idea because 90% of the laundry created would be coming from the bedrooms & bathrooms upstairs.

I've never lived in a 2 story so give me your thoughts please! TIA

Chrysallys · July 2010

I live in a house now where the laundry is in the basement. I hate having to lug the stuff up the stairs to put away. I would think a laundry room on the same level as the bedrooms would be very convenient.

ljlkm · July 2010

Chrysallys:
I live in a house now where the laundry is in the basement. I hate having to lug the stuff up the stairs to put away. I would think a laundry room on the same level as the bedrooms would be very convenient.

This!

mrs.k 07 · July 2010

janineb:

convenience factor does sound tempting. But I would hate to have all that noise on the same level as the bedrooms - I tend to do laundry after DD goes to bed/during nap times and I would worry about waking her up. She is a terrible sleeper though, so I tend to walk on eggshells around her sleeping times

I hadn't ever thought of this. Thanks for mentioning it!

jamie.renee · July 2010

Ours in downstairs by the kitchen. I really wish we had it upstairs where the bedrooms are. My kids aren't light sleepers at all so the little bit of noise from laundry wouldn't wake them up. I have issues with my back so carrying big baskets up and down is awful for me.

reannegummer · July 2010

"lurking"

We are building a two story as we speak and debated putting the laundry room on the 2nd floor. In our current house, it's in the basement. After much thought, we ended up putting it on the main floor in the new house because my DH gets fairly dirty at work and I liked the idea of him being able to walk in through the garage and have the laundry room right there so his dirty clothes didn't get dragged upstairs.

djandkellen · July 2010

I think if you have it in a room (and not just a closet type thing) and possibly have it by a bathroom (or between bathrooms) to where it'll be separated from the bedrooms, the noise wouldn't matter. And, then you'd have the convenience of being on the second floor and not have to worry about the noise. Also, many of the new washers and dryers (especially front loading ones) don't make much noise anyway.

Good luck making your decision!

chels0120 · July 2010

Our's on the 2nd floor with the other 3 bedrooms. Our master is on the main level. I love it up there! I can fold laundry in our upstairs living room and if it doesn't get totally done, no one knows

!!!!!!!!!!

Sage Mommy · July 2010

You could add a laundry chute that drops into a first floor laundry instead.

lwrigley2000 · July 2010

I think this is a great feature and if it's a newer washer/dryer it may not be that loud.

on_the_move · July 2010

YES! My in-laws had this in the house DH grew up in and MIL loved it! If I could build my own house this would be on the top of the requests.

Dragging laundry up and down the stairs with a toddler or baby that wants to go with you is a pain and sometimes you don't want to just wait until they are napping.

nic326 · July 2010

I cant imagine having mine downstairs. The only thing I wash consitantly that comes from downstairs are dish towels.

punkfiction_v.3 · July 2010

if my master was upstairs - then yes. but its not. so id want it on the first.

hewinked · July 2010

Ours is off our kitchen now, and all our bedrooms are upstairs. I hate it, especially now that I'm pregnant. Our laundry room does have a door, so that cuts out a lot of the noise factor.

Jays-n-Shane · July 2010

I love having it on the 2nd floor - it's soo much easier. Ours is in a closet in the hallway and doesn't really bother DD at all.

*Bre* · July 2010

yes! yes! yes! I told DH this would be on my list of demands for our next house. Packing the laundry up is hard work.

*KatieH* · July 2010

I grew up in a 3 story house with the laundry in the basement...crap! Our house has it on the upper level and it makes life a lot easier!

erino&chrish · July 2010

How many floors is it? Our past 2 homes we've lived in had the laundry in the basement which was a HUGE pain to go up and down stairs. I actually prefer to have it on the main level like we have now. That way you can do laundry, watch LO, cook, watch t.v., etc....rather than being confined upstairs where the bedrooms are. It's much easier to lug it downstairs and do it all then back upstairs than to go up and down stairs between each load in the wash and dryer. GL!

LuckySunshineBaby · July 2010

DH had this when he was younger. If we ever build, it will 100% be upstairs:) I would insulate well, but the idea of not hauling laundry up and down a flight of steps and clothes never finding their way to the 1st floor is awesome

Lucky_Dragonfly · July 2010

I wish our laundry was on the second floor. I could even handle it being on the first floor, but its in the basement. However we do hang things to dry on the clothes horse and I would have to go downstair to hang it up anyway.

Lucky_Dragonfly · July 2010

reannegummer:

"lurking"

We are building a two story as we speak and debated putting the laundry room on the 2nd floor. In our current house, it's in the basement. After much thought, we ended up putting it on the main floor in the new house because my DH gets fairly dirty at work and I liked the idea of him being able to walk in through the garage and have the laundry room right there so his dirty clothes didn't get dragged upstairs.

this is a great idea!! I've alwasy wanted a mud room for that purpose. wet clothe from the rain. snow gear in the winter. so much easier.

Sage Mommy: You could add a laundry chute that drops into a first floor laundry instead. laundry shoots are not done anymore because they are a fire hazard. it creates a path directly to the bedrooms for smoke to travel, or if clothes get stuck in there they go up in flames real fast.

Lucky_Dragonfly · July 2010

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lovemytwoboys · July 2010

ABSOLUTELY!

This is actually something I have hated in the last two places we lived. At our last house, it was in the basement (along with a family room and office) and at this place (which is 3 levels), it is in the basement (along with the family room and office again). It is SO inconvenient (and annoying!) to lug all of the laundry down 2 flights of stairs and then back up 2 flights of stairs. So yes, I would definitely prefer it to be on the top level where all of our bedrooms are.

mrs.k 07 · July 2010

erino&chrish:
How many floors is it? Our past 2 homes we've lived in had the laundry in the basement which was a HUGE pain to go up and down stairs. I actually prefer to have it on the main level like we have now. That way you can do laundry, watch LO, cook, watch t.v., etc....rather than being confined upstairs where the bedrooms are. It's much easier to lug it downstairs and do it all then back upstairs than to go up and down stairs between each load in the wash and dryer. GL!

I guess 3 floors: basement, main, & upstairs. All rooms including master are upstairs. I think I'd much rather run up stairs to change out a load then to lug all the clothes upstairs.

mrs.k 07 · July 2010

reannegummer:

"lurking"

We are building a two story as we speak and debated putting the laundry room on the 2nd floor. In our current house, it's in the basement. After much thought, we ended up putting it on the main floor in the new house because my DH gets fairly dirty at work and I liked the idea of him being able to walk in through the garage and have the laundry room right there so his dirty clothes didn't get dragged upstairs.

I can see this too with DH but, I could always just put a laundry basket in the mud room for him to put his dirty clothes.

mrs.k 07 · July 2010

punkfiction_v.3:
if my master was upstairs - then yes. but its not. so id want it on the first.

Yep, all bedrooms including master would be upstairs.

Linds&Chris777 · July 2010

Ours is on the second floor and its great because the only things that come downstairs are dish towels and towels for the guest bathroom. The only drawback is I have to try to avoid doing laundry when the kids are sleeping.

MrsBeckaT615 · July 2010

I do. I love it. I HIGHLY recommend a plastic lip under the washer to protect in the possibility of a flood. Also make sure your homeowners insurance covers a flood too.

ENJOY!

crzygirl · July 2010

Laundry should be on the top floor.

grinsandgiggles · July 2010

If I could build I would put the laundry off of the master bathroom upstairs. I hate having it down stairs.

ETA: Noise isn't a problem with the newer front loaders. We have ours right off of our family room and you don't notice they're running until you open the door. There are different kinds walls and insulation you can use to minimize the sound as well.

*Caress* · July 2010

Our laundry room is upstairs where our bedrooms are and It's so convenient. I like that it's upstairs. It's so easy to fold clothes and wash clothes, no need to go up and down the stairs. At our old house, the laundry room was down stairs in our garage and I hated it. It's not even noisy, sometimes If I didn't finish washing, I'll leave clothes drying while we sleep. We just close our door and you can't hear a thing.

carlab44 · July 2010

We have our washer/dryer on the 2nd floor and I love it. In our last house (2 story) it was in the basement and it was such a pain. We did a complete gut and remodel on our current house and that was one of the must-haves for us. I am way better about staying on top of laundry.

And we have ours in a laundry closet in the hall. It is next to the kids' bathroom - probably 15' from DD's room and 10' from DS' room. The noise really isn't a problem at all and we often run it at night. Just make sure you put some sort of large pan under the washer in case it overflows, leaks, etc.

mrs_rodney · July 2010

having had my washer overflow, get it if fixed, then overflow again when I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize it for a few hours, I was so thankful that we hadn't put them upstairs.

Ours are in a finished basement at the moment, but would prefer them on the mainfloor. It was be easy to keep an eye on the laundry and keep throwing in another load throughout the day without having to make it a point to go upstairs. And, its only one flight of stairs vs. 2, which would be an improvement in my world, anyway!

Noise is a consideration though, I wouldn't want a loud washer/dryer on my mail floor while trying to talk with family or watch TV.....

Jen748 · July 2010

Chrysallys:
I live in a house now where the laundry is in the basement. I hate having to lug the stuff up the stairs to put away. I would think a laundry room on the same level as the bedrooms would be very convenient.

This!!! I grew up in a split entry house and the laundry was right outside our bedrooms in the hall...the noise wasn't ever an issue.

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