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Made this for friends. Raises washer and dryer up 15” allowing for three laundry baskets to fit under them.
Made from dimensional lumber (2×12 and 2×4) and 3/4” subfloor plywood. Finished with self-adhesive tile on the top and painted shoe molding and face. I also routed notches into the top of the 2×12s to recieve 4 2×4s 12” on center.
The project took 1 ea 2”x12”x12’, 4 ea 2”x4”x8’, 1 ea 3/4” subflooring plywood 4’x8’, 12’ of shoe molding, 18sf of tile, and 6’ of decorative facing.
-- Shameless - Winner of two Stumpy Nubs Awards
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Grumpymike
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#1 posted 147 days ago
Wow, I did this same thing to my mothers house years ago, she loved it till she had to sweep the back corners … I still think it’s a great idea and saves alot of bending while doing the wash …
-- Grumpy old guy, and lookin' good Doin' it.
Hawaiilad
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#2 posted 147 days ago
What a great idea. Last time we replaced the washer we also bought the stand to raise the machine and it was $150 on sale!!! Your design is a much better use of money i would say….
-- Hawaiilad Larry
Dave
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#3 posted 146 days ago
Simple but very handy.
Remember ” if they can’t find you handsome at least they can find you handy.”
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Ken90712
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#4 posted 146 days ago
Nice work, my buddy bought two of those at $200 ea for his fancy washer and dryer. Blondie and I just shook our heads. For a room my guests don’t go in, I can think of so many tools for 400… Well done.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
DYankee
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#5 posted 146 days ago
Total cost in materialsnwas about $80
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Roger
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#6 posted 146 days ago
Nicely done. A real back saver.
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
DYankee
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#7 posted 146 days ago
I made one for us years ago. Mine does not have room under it for our laundry baskets – ours are too big to make raising the platform to accommodate them praticle – washer and dryer would be too high.
This platform counkd have been even cheaper if I hadn’t used premilled prepainted trim.
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ratchet
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#8 posted 146 days ago
very nicely done. Looks useful. If we ever get front loaders this is the ticket.
DIYaholic
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#9 posted 145 days ago
I see you do laundry, but do you also do windows???
A verry useful and back saving addition.
-- Randy-- I may not be good...but I am slow!
rdjack21
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#10 posted 142 days ago
I really need to do this for mine as well. I really like the way yours came out.
-- --- Richard Jackson
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