Rachel in KY Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I'm anticipating buying an Electrolux set and my dad (retired civil engineer) is making noises about the units being too heavy to stack unless the floor has some reinforcement. I appreciate his concern, but seems to me that consumers are stacking these things all the time and I've yet to hear of washers and drying breaking (or denting, or bowing, or cracking) through floors. My little house has 1429 square feet, and having a stacked set has always been one of my dreams. Every bit of space I can free is a great gift! Whaddya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 The dryer doesn't weigh that much. We have a stacked set of front loaders, but they are in the basement. Is your house really old or is there some other reason to worry that the floor couldn't support the weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel in KY Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Not particularly. The house is a 15 year old ranch. My dad has never been a glass-is-half-full kind of guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Not particularly. The house is a 15 year old ranch. My dad has never been a glass-is-half-full kind of guy. If your house were 100 years old, I might worry, but a 15-year-old ranch shouldn't have a problem. I think he's worrying for nothing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 We stacked our set and did not do anything special to reinforce the floor, etc. Five years later they are working fine no problem. I think they did 'balance' them somehow so there would not be too much vibration but that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Have you looked at washer dryer combos? Ikea always has them in the small floor plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 It's often done in Britain - you need a kit to connect them. Washer-dryers (in one unit) don't work very well: the washer capacity is usually twice that of the dryer, so you need to either run the washer half empty, or remove half the clothes before drying. The drum is small, so the clothes come out creased. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Dryers are light, relatively speaking. I've had my Duet set stacked for over 6 years with no issues. And our house is rather shoddy! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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