Comment on I have a very strange question about washers, dryers and the Middle East.
blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
In US.
Given they need different types of hookups, I suspect the washer goes wherever the plumbing is, then the dryer is put in the remaining space, wherever that is.
Given that rooms that require plumbing are generally central relative to the house, it makes sense that the washer would generally be closer to the room entrance (because that’s more central to the house, where the plumbing is)
RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not in the US; in NZ most houses will have a “wash tub” - essentially a sink in a metal cabinet specifically for doing “dirty” jobs like laundry. That will have water hookups for the washer, so that goes next to it where there is space, then the dryer will do next to that or on top of the washer.
The last few places I’ve lived in have all had the tub in a corner with space on its left, so it’s been dryer, washer, tub. Annoying, my dryer door opens to the right and the washer to the left, so it’s harder than it should be to move clothes between them