83cm Washing Machine & Tumble Dryer

[AB]

This is becoming a bit of a pain in the arse...

Had our utility room floor retiled and didn't really give any thought to the washer and dryer that is currently in there. Washing machine could do with being replaced anyway but the dryer is actually a relatively new decent LG one. Now the tiles are in it won't fit back under the worktop. PITA.

I have just under 842mm of clearance from floor to bottom of worktop so need at the most an 83.5cm in height washer and dryer of decent make, ideally both 9KG drum size. The likes of LG and Miele are all 850mm so won't fit. Beko seem the only brand who do this size from my online research.

Anyone got any pearls of wisdom for me?

[greygoose]

Remove the tiles under the spaces for the washer and dryer?

[CorradoTDI]

I take it you can't raise the cupboard legs / worktop slightly?

What about the appliance tops - can you remove?

[Doofus]

greygoose said:

Remove the tiles under the spaces for the washer and dryer?

The problem there (based on experience) is that you need to remove the ones in front of the space too, otherwise the machine won't slide in.

Can you raise the worktop?

[jfdi]

Remove worktop, fit batons on top of units to raise the height, refit worktop.

[CorradoTDI]

I take it you can't raise the cupboard legs / worktop slightly?

What about the appliance tops - can you remove?

[Baldchap]

My pearl of wisdom would be to buy one that fits.

[spikeyhead]

My pearl of wisdom would be to use lino not tiles

[AB]

Can't remove tiles underneath as there aren't any, new tiles are quite a bit thicker so it won't actually slide in. Worktop is a relatively new and long slab of granite so it's quite a pain to raise it with battens, although potentially doable.

One of those things that I completely didn't think about.

We do need a new washer so I'm aiming for the path of lease resistance here and hoping something suitable exists.

[AB]

spikeyhead said:

My pearl of wisdom would be to use lino not tiles

Baldchap said:

My pearl of wisdom would be to buy one that fits.

A special mention and thank you to both of you for your valuable input

[Cold]

Does the dryer have feet which can be modified or replaced with something slimmer?

[spikeyhead]

AB said:

Can't remove tiles underneath as there aren't any, new tiles are quite a bit thicker so it won't actually slide in. ...

Can you knock a hole in the wall and slide it in from the other side?

[Watcher of the skies]

jfdi said:

Remove worktop, fit batons on top of units to raise the height, refit worktop.

I think you mean batten. Although I suppose you could always hit with the baton to take out your frustration.

[QuartzDad]

Look at integrated models and don't put a door on?

https://www.johnlewis.com/neff-w544bx2gb-integrate... is 81.8cm

[CorradoTDI]

AB said:

Can't remove tiles underneath as there aren't any, new tiles are quite a bit thicker so it won't actually slide in. Worktop is a relatively new and long slab of granite so it's quite a pain to raise it with battens, although potentially doable.

One of those things that I completely didn't think about.

We do need a new washer so I'm aiming for the path of lease resistance here and hoping something suitable exists.

Are there any upstands or tiles fitted? I would look at raising it if not but I'd get the supplier back in to do it.

[POIDH]

spikeyhead said:

AB said:

Can't remove tiles underneath as there aren't any, new tiles are quite a bit thicker so it won't actually slide in. ...

Can you knock a hole in the wall and slide it in from the other side?

Cut the floor, jack up the house round it?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

AB said:

spikeyhead said:

My pearl of wisdom would be to use lino not tiles

Baldchap said:

My pearl of wisdom would be to buy one that fits.

A special mention and thank you to both of you for your valuable input

isnt the takeaway work out floor height and set unit heights to take that into account or fit flooring first

[lost in espace]

Easiest solution here is to just buy a new one and sell your old one unfortunately. We just bought a house were we thought everything was freestanding in cupboards, but they had taken the integrated units with them to my annoyance, leaving me with the same issue and I bought graded units. I was surprised how cheap they were, Hoover brand though.

[POIDH]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

isnt the takeaway work out floor height and set unit heights to take that into account or fit flooring first

[EmailAddress]

Take the feet off, slide it in on a heavy duty rubber square.

Presuming that the floor is level.