ᐅ Planning utility room / laundry room – technical drawings unknown
Created on: 14 Apr 2021 09:14
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squier23Hello everyone,
we are building with a developer and using fairly fixed floor plans, but we are trying to make the most of it. We are building without a basement, so the utility room (HAR) also has to serve as the laundry room. We imagine having one of those currently quite popular laundry room layouts, with the washing machine and dryer side by side, a work surface above them, and cupboards above and next to that—basically like a dedicated laundry area (you probably know what I mean). Since the carport is right next to the utility room, it would be ideal to use it as a mudroom as well. There is already a window planned there, which I would like to simply extend into a (balcony) door.
Now the construction company says that the entire room is filled with technical equipment and there is barely enough space for a washing machine. They say the window cannot be enlarged because there are some pipes running beneath it. However, there are no detailed plans available yet that they could send me. So far, I only have the attached general selection plan, from which I have cut out the dimensions.
The equipment in the room includes the local heating transfer station (which is supposed to be space-efficient, right?) and a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery (which should be mounted on the wall near the ceiling, I thought?). The photovoltaic inverter and battery storage are located in the attic. I find it hard to believe that there isn’t even room for a utility sink and am very frustrated about missing the chance to have a mudroom. What kind of pipes are supposed to run there? The utility room is on the ground floor next to the carport, with the living room directly adjacent along the upper wall of the plan. Should I just accept these details or is it worth pushing for more information?
Thank you very much for any opinion, even if it’s just to reassure me that I can trust the construction company on this.
we are building with a developer and using fairly fixed floor plans, but we are trying to make the most of it. We are building without a basement, so the utility room (HAR) also has to serve as the laundry room. We imagine having one of those currently quite popular laundry room layouts, with the washing machine and dryer side by side, a work surface above them, and cupboards above and next to that—basically like a dedicated laundry area (you probably know what I mean). Since the carport is right next to the utility room, it would be ideal to use it as a mudroom as well. There is already a window planned there, which I would like to simply extend into a (balcony) door.
Now the construction company says that the entire room is filled with technical equipment and there is barely enough space for a washing machine. They say the window cannot be enlarged because there are some pipes running beneath it. However, there are no detailed plans available yet that they could send me. So far, I only have the attached general selection plan, from which I have cut out the dimensions.
The equipment in the room includes the local heating transfer station (which is supposed to be space-efficient, right?) and a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery (which should be mounted on the wall near the ceiling, I thought?). The photovoltaic inverter and battery storage are located in the attic. I find it hard to believe that there isn’t even room for a utility sink and am very frustrated about missing the chance to have a mudroom. What kind of pipes are supposed to run there? The utility room is on the ground floor next to the carport, with the living room directly adjacent along the upper wall of the plan. Should I just accept these details or is it worth pushing for more information?
Thank you very much for any opinion, even if it’s just to reassure me that I can trust the construction company on this.
I'm afraid you have little chance with a developer. They will probably want to place the heating circuit manifold under the window.
It could also be that they plan to run water pipes across there and just attach them to the wall, because there are already too many pipes in the floor due to the manifold. Do you know the floor construction height? Do you have an upper floor?
It could also be that they plan to run water pipes across there and just attach them to the wall, because there are already too many pipes in the floor due to the manifold. Do you know the floor construction height? Do you have an upper floor?
vonBYnachSH14 Apr 2021 10:28I would say: with enough money, almost anything is possible. How far along is the construction? If nothing has started yet, there should definitely be room for adjustments, or are those already precast elements you are building with?
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hampshire14 Apr 2021 10:41Well, first let's decide on the technical specifications.
If you turn the utility room into a passageway, you will lose a lot of usable space.
If cars are parked in the carport, can you still comfortably access the door to the utility room?
What should not be forgotten is that work areas also need to be considered for the appliances.
What I also find missing in your utility room layout is space for the media distribution system, such as LAN, possibly coax for TV, and the associated connections.
If cars are parked in the carport, can you still comfortably access the door to the utility room?
What should not be forgotten is that work areas also need to be considered for the appliances.
What I also find missing in your utility room layout is space for the media distribution system, such as LAN, possibly coax for TV, and the associated connections.
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