Laundry room window

lovemykid!

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 5:45 pm

We’re in middle of framing our house and the laundry room does not have a window. I thought I didn’t care but now I’m having second thoughts. I can try to move it around and add a window but the laundry room will be a weird shape and I will lose some of my sitting area/office area in bedroom. I will put in good strong lighting and a vent for smells/humidity if I don’t have a window but I don’t know if that’s enough. If you do/don’t have a window in your laundry room can you weigh in?

marvinkay

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 5:51 pm

I leave my laundry room window open Always. I have a lot of clothes that hang dry and don’t like smell of wet clothes

amother

Wine

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 5:53 pm

nechamala wrote:

I leave my laundry room window open Always. I have a lot of clothes that hang dry and don’t like smell of wet clothes

This
If not you’ll have a musty smell

amother

Chestnut

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 5:54 pm

I don’t have a window in my laundry room and have never even seen a laundry room with a window. You can use a dehumidifier for the wetness but I never do.

mfb

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 5:55 pm

I don’t have a laundry room but I wonder if having and exhaust fan plus a ceiling fan would work?

amother

Arcticblue

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 6:27 pm

I have a window in my laundry room and have never opened it once. The door to the room stays open to air it out.

amother

Starflower

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 6:31 pm

I don't have a window in my laundry room and still it's my most used room in the house and I really enjoy it BH.

amother

Rose

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 6:37 pm

Another vote for have a window in laundry room and have not opened it ever

tweety1

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 7:10 pm

I don't have a window. I have a fan in my roof with ducts on my ceiling (bathroom style fan) and loover doors. My laundry room doesn't smell.

amother

Fern

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 7:34 pm

tweety1 wrote:

I don't have a window. I have a fan in my roof with ducts on my ceiling (bathroom style fan) and loover doors. My laundry room doesn't smell.

What are loover doors?

amother

Fern

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 7:37 pm

No windows in my laundry room. No vents either. Never had musty smells or any issues with moisture.

amother

Mint

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 8:14 pm

amother Arcticblue wrote:

I have a window in my laundry room and have never opened it once. The door to the room stays open to air it out.

Same here! Plus due to local laws there’s a vent on the wall of the laundry room that goes to the hallways so there’s always fresh air circulating

mfb

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 8:15 pm

amother Fern wrote:

What are loover doors?

Doors that are mad of slats of wood (on a slant so you don’t see in but air can circulate. (Kind of like window blinds)

tweety1

Sun, Feb 11 2024, 8:25 pm

mfb wrote:

Doors that are mad of slats of wood (on a slant so you don’t see in but air can circulate. (Kind of like window blinds)

Thank you. So you have half loover or full. I have full.
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lovemykid!

Mon, Feb 12 2024, 9:04 am

Thanks everyone. Feeling a little better about not having it. Will definitely put in an exhaust fan. I was nervous that it’s gonna be dark and depressing without the natural sunlight. But it seems a lot of people don’t have a window. Bumping for any more opinions. Thanks so much.