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1 The original laundry room resembled a galley kitchen and was just about as useful for doing laundry. 6/30/10 3:11 PM	2 Yuck. 220 volt dryer can be replaced by natural gas. Where can everything fit? This laundry room needs a complete re-think. 6/30/10 3:11 PM	3 Back in 2010 I got Austin to help me tear out the cabinets and fixtures. 7/1/10 12:19 PM	4 This stuff goes to the basement, although most likely that is just a temporary stop on the way to the dump. 7/1/10 12:21 PM
5 Good grief. One could do laundry in this room only as long as the door was closed. I need to rehang the door so it opens outward. 7/1/10 1:05 PM	6 The new sink will go on the opposite wall, close to the door. This plumbing will be abandoned and removed. The wall cabinets will also move to the opposite wall 7/1/10 1:05 PM	7 After the new washer and gas dryer are installed and the old plumbing removed, things get a little better. At least we can do laundry. 5/1/12 3:42 PM	8 Jayne found this navy blue fiberglass laundry basin that should JUST fit. Here I made sure by dry-fitting it on a cardboard box. Note that the door now swings OUTWARD. 6/9/12 2:02 PM
9 I made this inverted "L" structure out of Ikea butcher block intended for kitchen counters. The opposite end of the countertop is supported by an aluminum angle mounted on the wall. Metal pegs in the underside of the counter engage holes drilled in the aluminum angle. 6/24/12 4:00 PM	10 I still need to repair the old dryer vent hole through the wall. 6/26/12 9:10 AM	11 The new dryer vent will pass through the floor. This rough opening will be better finished with concrete. 6/26/12 1:06 PM	12 For the new basin, I am going to make use of this supply plumbing from the the bathroom on the other side of the wall. I'll tie a new drain line into the existing vent pipe. The new gas hookup is visible behind the dryer. 6/27/12 1:34 PM
13 Here I have run the new 2" PVC DWV pipe and have just finished sweating the new copper connections. The black fireproof material is a temporary heat shield for when I am using the propane torch. 6/30/12 2:00 PM	14 The drain is connected below to the vent stack in the center. 6/30/12 2:03 PM	15 The sheetrock and butcher block go back and now I am ready for the sink cabinet. 7/13/12 3:43 PM	16 The two panels are joined with Ikea-style connector bolts so they can be easily taken apart. I need to be able to completely dismantle the enclosure for access when servicing the washer or dryer. 7/13/12 3:44 PM
17 The cabinet base is secured to the back and side walls. I cut another section of the butcher block to accomodate the basin. 7/26/12 9:02 AM	18 Hey, it all fits! After hooking up the supply and drain lines, I test the water. No leaks. 9/7/12 2:22 PM	19 When the appliances need service I can either lift the butcher block inverted "L" off of the peg holes and remove the entire "L" structure, OR unscrew the connector bolts and just lift the countertop off. 9/7/12 2:28 PM	20 I will be adding a beadboard backsplash behind the sink and a beadboard panel that will float in front of the wall utilities. 9/7/12 2:28 PM
21 The underside of my laundry sink installation. I used chromed brass, quarter-turn shut off valves. With these, everything can be shut off in seconds if there is a leak. 10/3/12 5:00 PM	22 To fully conceal the hoses and electrical cords while still complying with code, I've planned to float a beadboard panel over them. 11/25/12 3:22 PM	23 I used a pair of bed frame rail fasteners and some 2x4 stock screwed to the wall to allow hanging the beadboard panel. 11/25/12 3:25 PM	24 The panel drops into place, yet provides sufficient gaps for venting 11/25/12 3:28 PM
25 Neat, but there are still a few things to finish. 11/25/12 3:29 PM

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