Washer and dryer sticking out in a tight hallway or entryway
Laundry units sitting too far out from the wall in cramped spaces block doorways and make it difficult to pass through. This awkward setup prevents homeowners from easily moving around their entryways and bathrooms without squeezing by.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Replacing traditional separate units with ventless all-in-one washer-dryer combos
- 2Relocating laundry units into walk-in closets, master bathrooms, or children's upstairs areas
- 3Leaving the dryer protruding several inches out from the doorframe
- 4Trying to thread the vent through the wall or crawlspace
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“We don’t really have a laundry room. We have a washer dryer that’s in the entrance from our garage. Very tight, awkward to do laundry.”source ↗
“If we moved our current ones in I would never sleep, but they are the newer Maytag basic top load washer and dryer.”source ↗
“because of this extra needed space it sits like 6” out from the doorframe and makes it hard to pass by.”source ↗
“while we’re replacing the whole dryer we want to try and figure out how to get the units to sit more flush with the wall so we’re not having to squeeze by to get into the bathroom.”source ↗