Hello,
we are planning to install a laundry chute as part of our new build.
The laundry chute is intended to be hidden in the wardrobe of the dressing room on the upper floor (UF). It should be accessible both from the dressing room and the adjacent bathroom on the UF (using a T-piece for this). On the ground floor (GF), it will extend approximately 80cm (31.5 inches) from the ceiling without any covering.
After some initial research, it seems the duct will likely have a diameter of 300mm (12 inches).
We actually prefer not to cover the duct in the utility room.
Now we are deciding on which material to use:
- PVC pipe (affordable, but possibly static electricity issues and the orange color is not very attractive... so it might still need to be covered)
- Stainless steel pipe (great appearance but expensive! Especially the required T-piece and connectors are very costly)
- Spiral seam duct (looks quite good and is affordable, even the T-piece... but we are concerned about clothes possibly getting damaged because it’s not as smooth and might rust over time?)
Has anyone had experience using a spiral seam duct for a laundry chute?
Additionally:
- What size should the round openings in the GF ceiling and wall between the dressing room and bathroom ideally be for a pipe with a 300mm (12 inches) diameter? We were thinking about 330mm (13 inches). We need to inform our general contractor, as they will make the openings.
- Does anyone know where to find reasonably priced laundry chute doors (round connection 300mm/12 inches)? Prices around 250€ are quite steep for such small doors.
We would appreciate any advice 🙂
we are planning to install a laundry chute as part of our new build.
The laundry chute is intended to be hidden in the wardrobe of the dressing room on the upper floor (UF). It should be accessible both from the dressing room and the adjacent bathroom on the UF (using a T-piece for this). On the ground floor (GF), it will extend approximately 80cm (31.5 inches) from the ceiling without any covering.
After some initial research, it seems the duct will likely have a diameter of 300mm (12 inches).
We actually prefer not to cover the duct in the utility room.
Now we are deciding on which material to use:
- PVC pipe (affordable, but possibly static electricity issues and the orange color is not very attractive... so it might still need to be covered)
- Stainless steel pipe (great appearance but expensive! Especially the required T-piece and connectors are very costly)
- Spiral seam duct (looks quite good and is affordable, even the T-piece... but we are concerned about clothes possibly getting damaged because it’s not as smooth and might rust over time?)
Has anyone had experience using a spiral seam duct for a laundry chute?
Additionally:
- What size should the round openings in the GF ceiling and wall between the dressing room and bathroom ideally be for a pipe with a 300mm (12 inches) diameter? We were thinking about 330mm (13 inches). We need to inform our general contractor, as they will make the openings.
- Does anyone know where to find reasonably priced laundry chute doors (round connection 300mm/12 inches)? Prices around 250€ are quite steep for such small doors.
We would appreciate any advice 🙂
DominicHannove schrieb:
and the orange color is really not nice These panels can be painted just like almost any other surface.
If it’s a single-story building, I would skip them. If I read correctly that the general contractor doesn’t want to deal with them, all the work will fall on you, including cutting openings in the ceiling and sealing them afterward. This comes with all the usual downsides. No guarantees in any respect.
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hanghaus20238 Mar 2023 08:0311ant schrieb:
check this out:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/waescheabwurf-hygiene-wie-sauber-halten.33672/ Bad example. My laundry chute gets practically polished by the constantly dropped laundry inside the shaft.
I love our laundry chute. No more arguments about clothes lying around. Ours runs from the walk-in closet on the upper floor through the guest bathroom on the ground floor down to the utility room in the basement. The basement pipe is enclosed or built-in wherever possible with Ytong blocks, and we packed mineral wool inside. At the bottom, there is a flap that closes once the laundry has fallen through. In the ground floor bathroom, we installed a simple access panel costing around 30 euros. So, you don’t hear anything in the walk-in closet upstairs. If anything, you might hear some noise in the ground floor bathroom, but I don’t need to spin the washer while I’m relaxing in the bathtub. We are happy with it.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Bad example. My laundry chute gets virtually polished from the constant dropping of laundry inside.Now, keep things in perspective. What I linked was simply the URL of the thread: threads / laundry chute hygiene how to keep clean.33672/. If the forum software generates a teaser text from the beginning of the first post there, every responsible reader should just ignore that. I can’t be expected to explicitly distance myself from such content as well.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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motorradsilke8 Mar 2023 15:25rick2018 schrieb:
Just place the washing machine where you need it. Saves tossing laundry down and long trips...
My parents have one too. After a short time, they never used it again. And you still have to carry the laundry upstairs. In the bedroom?
If the washing machine is on the upper floor, you carry the laundry downstairs to hang it outside. Then you have to carry the heavier wet laundry back up anyway.
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