Second Floor Laundry Drain

The floor of course isn t sloped although i guess.

Second floor laundry drain. My idea was to somehow build a small wall around the washer dryer area maybe a 2x4 and tile it with similar tile. Do make sure that your laundry room has a floor drain which will require a primer line. We bought a newly built home and unfortunately there is no floor drain in the 2nd floor laundry. Have a water shut off valve that is easily accessible.

Place your washing machine in a drain pan. The ventilation hose should be a rigid metal in order to decrease the build up of lint this is required by law in most areas. When the washer isn t in use turn off the water supply to the. Use steel braided washer hoses rather than standard washer hoses as the steel hoses are less likely to burst.

You can eliminate the use of hampers in bedrooms bedroom closets. If a pan and drain is used under the washer for protection a primer or valve that drips some water into the drain pipe s trap is needed. Or to have a floor drain in the same room. You won t have to spend a lot of time or money and you ll safeguard against an upstairs flood.

The primer line will flow. The dirty clothing sheets and towels that make up 95 of our laundry are generated on the second floor so having the laundry room upstairs eliminates the lugging of laundry baskets up and down the stairs. Any resemblance to facts are purely co incidental. Laundry generates significant amounts of heat and moisture and ventilation to the outside is a must.

The room is tiled right now. Second floor laundry rooms can create a lot of damage if the wash machine leaks. If the washer overflows or leaks it can cause a lot of damage especially on the second floor barlett points out. We ll show you four diy steps to prevent a water catastrophe such as adding a washing machine pan.

The washing machine is not required by code to have a pan under it.