The clothes washer at my home has it's water and drain connections made in one of those small plastic cutouts set into the wall (as opposed to a utility sink). The cutout is located on the right side of the laundry room, meaning that the washer has to be located to the right of the dryer to connect properly.
I don't recall seeing this arrangement before, normally I always see the washer on the left side. Is there such a thing as a 'preferred' side?
I'm considering getting a front-loading washer, but most seem to be designed to be on the left side. Is it practical to have the connections moved? I imagine it would require tearing up the entire wall. Drain line is accessable in the crawl space below, but the water pipes are not.