The Reason to Put the Laundry (Back) in the Basement
I just met a client’s plumber, who quoted the cost to move a basement laundry to the first floor in a “For Sale” home my client is considering.
According to the plumber, that’s the direction of the move 90% of the time.
The other 10%?
Homeowners whose laundry is currently in a (main floor) mud room, who want it in the lower level.
“The More Things Change . . .”
The rationale: the owners don’t like their entry — typically through the garage — to feel like a clothes hamper, competing with boots, jackets, etc., and instead want the laundry out-of-the-way, in the Basement.
Where it likely was originally . . .
P.S.: for aging Baby Boomers, a first-floor laundry — and stair-free, one-level living generally — is often truly a need, not a want.