building a laundry chute

[HerHusband]

Mike,

I was thankful we didn't have to install a sprinkler system, but otherwise the requirements were very easy to implement. Most of it used scraps for blocking and whatnot anyway, so there was virtually no cost involved. In the overall house building process, the few requirements for fire safety were simple, and it's nice to know it's done properly.

Complying with seismic and ventilation requirements was a bigger hassle than the fire safety issues, though in retrospect, even those were fairly simple to implement. And again, I'm glad it's built that way now...

Anthony

[Prometheus]

is simply a door hinged at the bottom that is mounted directly to the wall. The clothes drop down the 6" gap between the drywall on either side of the wall, and the chute is lined with hardboard. The sucker isn't even straight (there is a 2" lip at the bottom where it enters the basement because of a floor joist) and it works fine- what you've got drawn up is a Cadillac by comparison.

[Phisherman]

I'd recommend building it from MDF and lining it with galvanized metal, making sure all seams are smooth. The edges can be soldered. Or, you can line the tube with vinyl flooring. Drywall won't hold up to wet towels.

[JRYezierski]

May have missed other replys so........ Use a SonaTube thats large enough for your needs.I put one in my house

20+years ago. No problems with moisture as every thing just ends up in the basement..... ohhohh/// laundry room. :)

[Philip Lewis]

here's an "unanswer". don't install a chute, install a drain. That way you put the washer/dryer near the stream of clothes... where it belongs.

If we ever convert our back bedroom (2nd floor) to a dressing room, that's the plan... the "all things clothes" room. ;)

fwiw, our clothes chute growing up was wood.... perhaps plywood.

[Larry Jaques]

On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:58:01 -0400, the opaque "JRYezierski" spake:

Yeah, SonoTubes are only SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH.

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