I am looking to build a laundry chute in my house from the second floor to the basement. What material can i use? This will be fun for my cat too.
2006-09-22 09:44:22 · 9 answers · asked by Chad B 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
My laundry chute was just a square hole, cut in the floor of a linen closet. No chute, actually. Just a finished square hole.
We kept a laundry basket sitting beneath it, in our downstairs laundry toom.
But, please consider a lid. Mine had none. And, eventually, I got careless, and knocked my iron off a shelf in that linen closet! Kaboom! No basket below, and the iron shattered into a million pieces on that concrete basement floor! No great loss, since I hate ironing.
But, considering your cat, a lid is advisable.
2006-09-22 10:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by OShenandoah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prefabricated square ductwork works very well for clothes but not cats. Comes in a variety of sizes and all seems are smooth when assembled. If odd size is required go to your local HVAC (heating,ventilation,air conditioning) shop or sheetmetal shop and have a chute custom made for your application. They could even line the top or one side with sound barrier board so the cat could have something to sink it's claws into. Best to leave out the cat.
2006-09-22 10:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ibeeware 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would make it out of square duct work. As long as you make sure that all of your seams open down you will not have a problem with items getting caught and the surface is already smooth so once again nothing should get caught on the way down. Affordable and efficient.
2006-09-22 09:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Artemis61779 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would use galvanized ductboard.It will be smooth and wont snag the cats paws too.They sell them in sheets of 2 feet by 2 feet at Lowes.Make sure you overlap your seams so you cats paws do not get "Guiotined".
2006-09-22 09:54:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either ply wood or tin sheeting should do nicely.
Whether the cat enjoys it is another question. But be careful, because she/he may think it's just another "potty" box, and ... - well, you get the idea.
Good luck.
2006-09-22 09:52:55 · answer #5 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep the cat out. Varnished cedar. It will last forever.
2006-09-22 10:15:34 · answer #6 · answered by ladytc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you will moct likely be putting wet towels down the chute.... use galvinized steel or stainless steel.
2006-09-22 09:48:53 · answer #7 · answered by johnbehrhart 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, not fun for cat! painted ply wood or gyprock work fine.
2006-09-22 09:47:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
see a tin knocker they can make a long duckwork round or sqaure
2006-09-22 11:10:48 · answer #9 · answered by datohandtung 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋