Building A Cabinet Around Washer And Dryer

Remove the washer and dryer from the room.

Building a cabinet around washer and dryer.

I don t know if i should call this project a built in washer and dryer or a washer and dryer folding table. These will serve as supports for the bottom shelves of the cabinet. Building cabinets to hide washer and dryer. From there we marked the same outlets on the beadboard and used a drill to notch the corners.

How to remodel to enclose a washer dryer. We knew that when the 3 4 thick cabinet door was slid inside the cabinet the door and the sliding door hardware would take up 1 3 4 of space on each side so we had to add 3 1 2 1 3 4 x 2 3 1 2 to the measured width of my washer dryer to find the minimum amount. D x 23 98 in. W x 35 98 in.

Measure the sides of your washer and dryer. Were located and drew them on a piece of paper. When measuring the width of the sides be sure to include the knobs and any handles that may extend on the front of the machines. Building cabinets to hide your washer and dryer is a pretty simple process.

When space is scarce one way to use it wisely is to have a stacked washer and dryer. The top of the appliances can become a catchall. You can build cabinets for any style of washer and dryer although the technique works best with front loading machines. To do that we double measured where the outlets etc.

Being a productive blogger it is not. This works well if you have a front loading washer but can still be done with a top loader. These are generally located in the one bathroom that small living quarters usually has. Then it was time for the back panel.

Cut the two side pieces of the cabinet from this piece of oak plywood. Summer is good for many things. Build the cabinet with a hinged countertop so the appliances can be removed in case repairs are needed. We had to cut around several different things like outlets the washer hookup and the dryer vent.

To make more functional space like a folding table construct a built in cabinet around the washer and dryer. H 2 door base cabinet wood closet system with drawer in espresso. Building a cabinet around the washer and dryer will cover them and improve the overall appearance of the bathroom. Cut a 2 by 6 to the desired lengths and attach the lumber to the base of the cabinet.

I ve been meaning to share with you guys how i built in the washer and dryer for a few weeks now. An unsightly washer and dryer can be an eyesore installed in open areas such as the kitchen or mudroom. The first step is to measure your stacked washer dryer so you can see how high wide deep your cabinet needs to be. I guess it s both.

Rip the first piece of plywood to length.