ᐅ Installing a laundry chute in the shower?

In my previous apartment, I had the laundry in the basement and had to carry wet clothes up four floors. It was annoying but also contributed to my physical fitness. I didn’t mind it.

In my current house, I planned a laundry area in the bathroom upstairs. When I moved in, out of laziness, I quickly moved the washing machine to the utility room on the ground floor and hooked it up there. That works just fine. I don’t think I’ll change it again. It only takes about 15 seconds and one flight of stairs up or down. That’s really nothing and still keeps me a little bit fit. Although not as much as the four floors before.

In my student dorm (a high-rise building, for those from Mainz: near Reifen Rauch, well-known there 😀) I had a trash chute. That was convenient.
On the other hand, I find a laundry chute completely unnecessary. Really very much so. It takes away the part of the whole process that’s the least annoying, fastest, and not tiring at all.

MM1506zzzz schrieb:

I have the laundry chute opening inside the top-floor shower, and there is absolutely no problem with moisture. You should use a well-designed hatch that has no gaps.
Before I put bulky and visually unappealing laundry baskets, washing machines, and dryers into the living area, I prefer to undress in the shower and let the laundry fall directly into the basement next to the washing machine.

It even looks good...

Still, I would never integrate it into the shower (if there is an alternative) because:

• Is the hatch permanently sealed? (Is it magnetic or how does it work? Is the black strip on top a seal?)
• The shower has to be large enough, walk-in (okay, that’s a planning matter...)
• Sometimes clothes go into the laundry without someone standing in the shower or going there immediately afterwards...

For @slang: If there is no alternative location for the shower, the only options are to get a “waterproof hatch” and fully waterproof the entire area inside the shower… (like MM1506zzzz did)…

We are also planning a laundry chute to the new bathroom. The laundry will end up in the laundry room on the ground floor. From there, there is also a door leading to the covered clothesline. Once the laundry is done, the basket in the laundry room is placed in the dumbwaiter, which then comes out directly next to the dressing room on the upper floor.
I also don’t want to have to carry dirty dishes, cleaning cloths, and ground floor towels upstairs separately. Or carry really dirty work clothes through the house.
Everyone has different workflows that should be taken into account to build the most optimal solution for themselves.

Bertram100 schrieb:

It was annoying

Bertram100 schrieb:

I didn’t think it was a big deal.

So what is it exactly now? 😳

(a few characters were still missing...)

A dumbwaiter! Yeah! Also a stylish way to burn money. 😀

Myrna_Loy schrieb:

A clothes lift! Yeah! Also a fancy way to burn money. 😀

In our case, no. We built it ourselves; the lift is also used for firewood and all the items that need to be taken up to the attic (there is no basement). It could even be used later as a replacement for a stairlift.