We're looking at a house with this plan and are not comfortable with it. Does anyone have this in their home. Would you consider it a good or bad idea?
2007-09-17 15:35:18 · 8 answers · asked by Stupe 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I would LOVE to have my laundry upstairs. Not sure about the furnace and water heater though. They make a catch tray that can go underneath a washer, in case of any leakage. You would pretty much have a disaster if your hot water tank crapped out though.
2007-09-17 15:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by Amy 911 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your suspicions are correct. 95% of the population will have the same negative concerns with this unorthadox layout. Avoid this home unless you are prepared to sit on it for a long period of time during the event of a resale.
Do's and Don'ts.
- Hot water tanks belong in basements, or lowest floor unless home is over 3000 Square feet per floor, in which a 2nd hot water heater upstairs will distribute hot water faster.
Although unlikely, any leaks the tank may develop will do serious damage.
- Never place a furnace on an upper floor, especially near bedrooms. The noise will be a factor both near the bedrooms and in the floors below the furnace.
Simple math states heat rises - and is best coming from the coldest (lowest) point in the home.
- A plus in any home is a main floor laundry room, which is what we have. An upper laundry room is nice, but not totally necessary, unless the home is very large.
2007-09-17 15:49:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Vegas and, other Southwestern cities where they don't have basements they have the furnaces in the attics, or on the roof, the second floor. They have the hot water heater in the Garage. I can't say I'd like the kitchen in the second floor and have never in 47 years of building and selling, property management, have seen it.
That would mean a lot of running up and down the stairs for the wife, would she like that? would be the question. I think when you went to resell, you'd wait forever, I wouldn't even try and sell this house. It would be discounted real bad for you.
2007-09-18 00:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF THIS ALSO. HOWEVER A LOT OF NEW HOMES DO HAVE THE LAUNDRY ROOM NEAR THE BEDROOMS SO YOU NEED NOT TO LUG CLOTHES UP AND DOWN STAIRS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE PANS AND DRAIN ALARMS UNDER THE WASHER AND HOT WATER TANK AND BE SURE THEY ARE PIPED TO A DRAIN! (SOME TANKS WILL LEAK SLOWLY BUT IF A LARGE LEAK! EXPECT DAMAGE!)
A HOT AIR FURNACE IS NO PROBLEM. BUT A HOT WATER BOILER FOR HEAT! WALK AWAY
2007-09-17 15:53:21 · answer #4 · answered by Len B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not see anything particularly wrong with this. In fact, except for the kitchen all your hot water use will be around the bathrooms anyway. Furnaces in attics are not uncommon either.
2007-09-18 04:06:02 · answer #5 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a house with the bedrooms upstairs,next to the kitchen! Yes ,the kitchen was on the top floor,and I thought that was rather strange! But it worked out fine. Byee
2007-09-17 15:42:48 · answer #6 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is Why wouldn't you? The most laundry is used near those rooms, and it doesn't really matter where your w&d and hot water heater are.
2007-09-17 15:50:08 · answer #7 · answered by mel s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes no difference where these items are placed, attic or basement.
I might be more interested in the noise level when they are operating.
2007-09-17 21:09:41 · answer #8 · answered by xenon 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋