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Laundry Room Renovations

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This is really a continuation of this project http://www.diychatroom.com/f49/jims-downstairs-bathroom-project-66655/ from 2010. I had to abandon this portion of it to renovate the kitchen and of course, the kids keep me very busy.

The laundry alcove got hit with a double whammy. Not only was the floor rotted out from the failed dryer exhaust that took out the bathroom floor, but also, the roof leaked down throught the back wall from a valley area that failed. The same contractor that did a lot of half-assed stuff to the bathroom and bedroom addition also put on a new roof while they were here. The house belonged to my inlaws and we bought it from them and, needless to say, they were taken advantage of.

But all that's ancient history. Moving forward, I will continue to repair and improve. I am in the process of finally taking out all the water damaged drywall and insulation as well as the floor. I also need to replace the washer hookups since that got old and failed. I posted on another thread about that and got some good advice on the fittings and my drain/waste vent system. http://www.diychatroom.com/f7/problematic-compression-fitting-laundry-hookup-183777/ .

As you can see the washer shutoff is hooked up and a vent has been added to the washer drain trap. I teed the laundry vent into the vent pipe I installed in the attic for the bath tub. I had to cut an access hole in the bathroom ceiling to make that happen. I am planning on framing the bigger part of that patch using vinal trim to give me easier access in the future. I'll have to see how that looks. If I, or my wife hate it, I can still tape and mud it in.

Anyway, my washer and dryer have been in the basement for the past three years and I'm hoping to finally get them back upstairs by the end of summer. I plan to reuse one or two of the old kitchen cabinets for storage. There were two long shelves there before.
 

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