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<p>mathmom–I think those additions, while very expensive per square foot of new space, will add so much to your house and its functionality and resale.</p>

<p>Favorite renovation decision 17+ years ago was adding stackable washer/dryer to upstairs linen closet. Involved borrowing space from bedroom closet behind linen closet. Only trouble now is that we had the space built exactly to hold the GE stackable unit and the dryer stopped working. Didn’t seem worth even repairing dryer as it is now so old, so just went out to buy another. The dimensions changed so a new unit will not fit in the same space! Fortunately, there is another washer/dryer in the basement and some days I carry a wet load down two flights! Good exercise. Really like having two washers. I know of people who love second dishwasher, but I would have no use for that.</p>

<p>Biggest renovation regret, required by money, was not making the ground level addition a two-story addition. Bedrooms are all smallish and do not comfortably hold larger beds that teens require. Incremental cost seemed significant at the time, but then three years later, we spent the same finishing the basement. (Full bath, ejector pump, built-ins, miles of closets, etc.)</p>

<p>Can’t bear the thought of having someone in to fix/update things, but it is time.</p>

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<p>Really jealous of the upstairs laundry that we couldn’t make work in our 200+ year old house.
Butbourbmain floor mudroom into laundry just finished came out great and only 500 dollars over contract price. Sooooo lovely to throw a load in without having to visit our spiders in the basement!</p>

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<p>Love our second floor laundry. It’s a lot easier carrying a dish towel or two upstairs and back…than carrying everything else down and up! </p>

<p>But like a previous poster, our space isn’t really deep enough for a new dryer (they all have that three inch bump out in the back now…not flat). Keeping my fingers crossed that more than a couple of manufacturers realize there are a LOT of folks like us needing to replace at some point.</p>

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<p>Ohhhh, I’d love a second floor laundry. But in the meantime I’m happy with my laundry chute – one “entrance” into the chute from the hallway on the second floor, and another “entrance” in one of the coat closets on the first floor. Now if only I could figure out how to get the laundry up the chute . . .</p>

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<p>anMOM,</p>

<p>Do you recall the hourly labor cost? Was it different from class of skills?</p>