ᐅ Ikea Pax Utility Room/Laundry System? – What setup do you have?

IKEA seems to work well. What’s annoying for us are all the downpipes with a circumference of 20cm (8 inches). We have three of them.

@kati1337 what is the sill height of your windows?
In our utility room, the sill height is 87.5cm (34.5 inches), the same as everywhere else in the house. For a washing machine under the window, that seems a bit tight, right? The architect did mark it like that in the floor plan, but washing machines are usually about 85cm (33.5 inches) tall.
Do washing machines on the slab foundation have to be connected on exterior walls? This is important for my planning.

I find our utility room really difficult to design.

We looked at Schüller and did the calculations. First of all, it wasn’t really affordable and we also didn’t like it that much.
Now we are having it made by a carpenter. The simple option would have cost about the same as Schüller.
We made a few "upgrades." That made it more expensive, but it is customized and fits exactly.
I find Schüller overpriced for what you get. Better to go with IKEA then.

Shiny86 schrieb:

Ikea seems to work well. What’s annoying for us are the downpipes with a diameter of 20cm (8 inches). We have three of those.
@kati1337 what is the window sill height of your windows?
In our utility room, the window sill height is 87.5cm (35 inches), like everywhere else in the house. For a washing machine under the window, isn’t that too tight? The architect has it drawn like that in the floor plan, but washing machines are usually about 85cm (33 inches) high.
Do washing machines on a concrete slab have to be connected near external walls? That would be important to know for my planning.

I find our utility room really difficult to design.

Yes, we have the same problem. The washing machine definitely has to go in front of the window, but I’m not sure if there will still be enough space for the countertop I want above it. I measured mine; it’s 84cm (33 inches) tall. Maybe you can remove the lid on top and install a cabinet over it, but I’m not entirely sure.
I expect the washing machine will stick out a bit into the window sill area, but that’s just how it is. As long as the window can still open, I can live with it. I underestimated the window height throughout our entire new build. That’s a problem I’m noticing in several rooms—that the windows are quite low. It was one of those things that you don’t really pick up on the plans as a non-professional. I had assumed things like that would be standardized. It definitely won’t happen to me with my second house.
Luckily, we only have one downpipe there (about 20cm (8 inches) boxed in, like yours), but another one ended up unplanned in the storage room. And I really can’t use it there. That space is only around 2.5m² (27 square feet), and the furniture layout was carefully planned. Now I have to redo that.

Best regards,
Kati

Why does the washing machine have to be placed in front of the window? Is there no alternative?
It's really inconvenient having the pipe in the storage room.
I generally like low window sills, but right now it’s impractical in the utility room.

@rick2018
How much would Schüller have cost?