Diy Laundry Pedestal

To start measure the length and width of your washer and dryer.

Diy laundry pedestal.

Shara is a math nerd with a passion for corny jokes coffee power tools and building things in the woodshop. Elevating your washing machines and dryers with a laundry pedestal is an easy home improvement hack. Sure it serves its purpose but i wouldn t call it the prettiest room in the house. January 14 2014 by addicted 2 diy 141 comments.

That s your minimum size for the. I decided to change it up and create free plans to build a pedestal for a washer and dryer to fit my needs. But these pedestals cost up to 250 each and you still won t have a place to stash laundry baskets. By shara woodshop diaries.

You might also like. Pedestals raise the machines to a comfortable working height but those from manufacturers are spendy. One of my home goals for the year was to tackle the laundry room. We collected a list of 10 diy laundry pedestal plans below scroll through and click view plans to see the step by step project instructions.

I found quite a few simplistic plans that were helpful but in the words of my husband i like to make things difficult. This laundry pedestal is a great start for your laundry room. The key to the laundry pedestal project is to make the pedestal sturdy especially for front loading washers since they have a tendency to move around if they re not on a solid level surface. With our plan you can build your own unit for about half the cost and get a functional pedestal that will look great in any laundry room.

That s why manufacturers offer matching pedestals that raise the machines to a comfortable height. Diy laundry room washer and dryer pedestal washer and dryer stand woodworking. The inspiration for my pedestal was from a plan on ana white s site. It adds some extra storage space to your laundry room and makes it easier to load and unload laundry.

Modern washers and dryers can clean up to 20 pounds of clothing in a single wash a pain literally to load and retrieve. I can t get 4 4 posts that are untreated so i created the posts from two 2x4s that were laminated together then ripped on the table saw to 3 wide. A hardworking laundry room centered around a pair of smart efficient appliances makes life easier but at a cost.