About a week and a half ago we unhooked our washer and dryer and moved them to the middle of the room so we could waterproof paint behind them. We also wanted to attach the laundry pedestals we have had in the boxes for (cough cough) two years.
We accomplished that last week, but we couldn’t put the laundry pair back until we installed the DRIcore subfloor below it. However, our DRIcore delivery isn’t scheduled until later this week. Aaaand the dirty laundry was starting to pile up.
With the subfloor project at least a week away we decided we needed to remedy the laundry situation. We picked up 6 DRIcore subfloor panels and some foil tape, and set to reinstalling the laundry.
We measured our room and planned our DRIcore subfloor layout (more on this in another post), and installed 6 pieces under the laundry pair.
This isn’t ideal (we should really lay the whole floor at once) but this gal wanted some clean clothes to wear to the office that weren’t track paints and paint covered high school basketball T-shirts.
After the DRIcore was laid, we measured for our hard duct line for the dryer. As we had added laundry pedestals and the DRIcore subfloor, the vent line needed to be over a foot shorter. So out came the Dremel and a metal cutting wheel and El Granto cut down the dryer vent line.
We reinstalled and taped the seams with new foil tape. (or should I say I cut El Granto some pieces of tape, and he reinstalled).
Now we could level the dryer using the adjustable feet in the laundry pedestals. A few turns of the wrench and everything was nice and level. Next we replaced the washer, hooked it up and leveled it as well. We then matched the heights of the washer an dryer and placed them side by side.
I am kicking myself for not installing the laundry pedestals sooner. It is so much nicer not to bend over to switch the laundry!
The room is also starting to come together. With the washer & dryer back in place, you can really start to see the contrast of what it used to look like.
Remember this?
I cant wait to get the rest of the DRIcore subfloor in and get started on the walls!
Looks great. You guys planning to paint or varnish the Dri-core?
Hi Lynne,
We are hoping to do a cool inexpensive flooring solution over top of the DRIcore subfloor. Although the DRIcore does actually look pretty awesome on it’s own. We saw black painted chipboard used as a wall solution at IDC and it looked really great. I think the DRIcore painted a solid colour could be really great.
Looking good guys!! Excited to see it all come together!
Thanks Tash! So are we!