Can I replace a rental laundry tub to install a dishwasher?
Swapping out a rental property's double laundry tub for a single one to fit a dishwasher is physically achievable, but plumbing complexity often intimidates tenants and makes the modification uncertain. Without knowing if the landlord permits alterations or if the drainage lines align, renters risk violating lease terms or getting stuck mid-project.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Learn how to do dishes manually without a dishwasher.
- 2Reading instructions included in the box
- 3Borrowing books from the public library
- 4Watching YouTube tutorials
- 5Checking PDF instructions on retail websites
- 6Involving building maintenance
- 7Keeping all removed parts for reversal at move out
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“We're moving in to a rental shortly. The laundry has a double tub, which I'd like to replace with a single tub.”source ↗
“Is this a ridiculous idea, or totally achieveable (with or without professional help)?”source ↗
“somehow plumbing is intimidating to me.”source ↗
“I am moving into a new rental shortly and want to replace this shower head with one that is moveable, for ease of showers for our child.”source ↗
“As a renter I can't recommend you go forward without involving the building maintenance.”source ↗
Where this came up
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