Real Estate Agent · Denver CO · Member since 2019 · 210 posts · 333 votes
Hi all! Found a great buy and hold property in a hot market in Denver that needs some work since the property was built in 1908. I'm working on additions to increase rent and one of these would be adding a washer/dryer in unit since that's common for the area that I'm in. There's a common laundry room just outside the unit that's coin operated. The kitchen is extermely small so I'm not sure I could even find one that would fit w/o add'l work, but my thought is the kitchen is so small it's worth removing the dishwasher since you can only have so many dishes in a kitchen that size.
Has anyone swapped out a dishwasher for a washer/dryer? How did it go and did it hit your expected return? Picture below and thank you for your time!
I always put a stackable in my master closets of my personal homes.. saves hauling laundry to the main laundry room. so see if yo can fit it in a closet
I always put a stackable in my master closets of my personal homes.. saves hauling laundry to the main laundry room. so see if yo can fit it in a closet
I wouldn't do it. Never underestimate the laziness of people, even single people with 5 dishes. Not having a dishwasher these days is like not having indoor plumbing.
Based on your picture, it would look like hell anyway AND you'd have to find an 18" washer to fit in the space, unless you were pulling the cabinet by the stove too. Not worth it IMO. Find another spot in the house to put an apartment stackable, maybe in a hall closet or similar.
I wouldn't do it. Never underestimate the laziness of people, even single people with 5 dishes. Not having a dishwasher these days is like not having indoor plumbing.
Based on your picture, it would look like hell anyway AND you'd have to find an 18" washer to fit in the space, unless you were pulling the cabinet by the stove too. Not worth it IMO. Find another spot in the house to put an apartment stackable, maybe in a hall closet or similar.
fine minds think alike.. the last home I built for myself I put the stackable in my wifes walk in closet its genius move in my mind.. If I do say so myself.. you can do all your whites and such there.. the heavy duty goes upstairs to the big time washer dryers.. once you have that set up there is no going back..
We just had to make this tough call...we could not find a place to install a W/D and had to get a combo unit and throw it in the kitchen in place of a dishwasher. I can tell you from the photo that it won't fit within the footprint of that dishwasher, and if you take out the cabinet between the dishwasher and oven I don't think you'll be left with enough room to install both and have the necessary amount of space surrounding the unit. They also vibrate a fair amount and for several reasons aren't ideal unless there is no other option. I think I'm far in the minority of people who prefer washing dishes by hand. Since there is a W/D right outside the unit, I wouldn't completely get rid of a dishwasher to accommodate in-unit.
That's good to know and helpful, thanks @Lizzie Carver! Similiar to you I prefer to wash dishes by hand. Just seems to be a quicker and more efficient process when you only have a few dishes.
You don't want a washer dryer single unit. It's trash. It takes forever to wash and dry. I am not sure if the new one's today are better but the ones from 6yrs ago are garbage.
Don’t do it. You take a step forward with in unit laundry and 2 steps back removing the DW. Stick with the common room coin op and find another way to increase rents.
Fair enough, thanks @Frank Wong and @Max T.. I really do appreicate the feedback as I had no idea. It seems everyone is agreement that a DW is a must so this was very helpful.