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Encyclopedia > Laundry room
Laundry room
Laundry room

A laundry room (also called a utility room) is a room where clothes are washed. In a modern home, a laundry room would be equipped with an automatic washing machine and clothes dryer,and often a large basin, called a laundry tub, for hand-washing delicate articles of clothing such as sweaters, and an ironing board. A typical laundry room is located in the basement of older homes, but in many modern homes, the laundry room might be found on the main floor near the kitchen or upstairs near the bedrooms. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A room, in architecture, is any distinguishable space within a structure. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... Look up home in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Front-loading washing machine. ... An electric clothes dryer A clothes dryer or tumble dryer is a major household appliance that is used to remove the residual moisture from a load of clothing and other textiles, generally shortly after they are cleaned in a washing machine. ... A townhouse with basement windows showing A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation and sometimes entertainment. ... A bedroom is a room where people sleep. ...


Another typical location is adjacent to the garage and the laundry room serves as a mudroom for the entrance from the garage. As the garage is often at a different elevation (or grade) than the rest of the house, the laundry room that serves as an entrance from the garage that may be sunken from the rest of the house. This avoids or minimizes the need for stairs between the garage and the house. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An entryway is a hall in a house that is located at the front entrance of the house. ...


See also

  • Tvättstuga - Laundry room in Swedish housing cooperatives.

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Laundry room - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (196 words)
In a modern home, a laundry room would be equipped with an automatic washing machine and clothes dryer, and often a large basin, called a laundry tub, for hand-washing delicate articles of clothing such as sweaters.
A typical laundry room is located in the basement of older homes, but in many modern homes, the laundry room might be found on the main floor near the kitchen or upstairs near the bedrooms.
Another typical location is adjacent to the garage and the laundry room serves as a mudroom for the entrance from the garage.
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