ᐅ Installing a laundry chute in the shower?

I wouldn’t do it. A shower is damp for quite some time... before stepping into the shower and worrying about moisture on your clothes or socks, I’d rather take the laundry downstairs. A nice basket with a lid by the stairs, and that’s that.

I think that since the shaft is already there, the pros and cons shouldn’t be discussed here. There are already enough contributions on that topic.

And water that gets in? The whole thing is far too leaky.

hanghaus2000 schrieb:

I think that since the shaft is already in place, we shouldn’t be discussing the pros and cons here.

Maybe it would be better to just consider a Plan B, such as designing the shower in a different location. But we don’t know enough about the bathroom for that. @slang?

slang schrieb:

Hello everyone,
we are about to finish our bathroom in the attic of our new build. The pipes have already been installed upstairs. We have a laundry chute in this room. We would also like to install a shower, which would need to be positioned so that the laundry chute is integrated within it. Do you have any ideas on how to make the chute waterproof? Is that even possible?

To quote Klaus Kinski, "I don’t understand the question" rolling eyes.

The laundry chute is already there and now a shower is supposed to be added? The shown wall is about 50–60 cm (20–24 inches) long. How would the shower fit “in front of” that? The wall must not come into contact with water, and definitely not the access hatch.

As already requested, plans and pictures would be helpful. Otherwise, the laundry in the chute will get wet during showering. Don’t forget to put a bucket in the utility room.

This is a new build! Planning? cool

kati1337 schrieb:

We initially planned to have a laundry chute but later decided against it (due to concerns about noise from the utility room).

You just have to make sure the chute is never completely empty, then the sound insulation works fine. 😉
Who’s making noise in your utility room anyway?

kati1337 schrieb:

I can’t say I miss it. Whether I carry the laundry basket downstairs or throw the clothes down the chute, I still have to sort everything once I’m there.

It’s not mainly about sorting. There’s never any dirty laundry left out in the bathroom (in a basket), just open the flap, toss it in, close the flap, done. And it even works the other way around. In about 2 weeks, the clothes are back washed and ironed in the wardrobe. 😀