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Red Green

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Aaron Fude wrote in
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Hi,

I would like to raise my front loading washer and dryer by a
signficant amount, e.g. 30". I have an study dining table, but it
seems competely unsafe to put them on top of the table since that
would make them top heavy. However, what I were to fasten them to
the wall with some brackets, could that make it acceptable?

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron

A dining table is not made to support the weight of a washer + the
weight of the water + the movement of it all...then there's the
dryer. Acceptable, no IMO.

Why not just make a table/platform out of 2x4's and plywood. Fasten
that to the wall for the top heavy issue. Keep in mind that when the
washer is off balance as they do get sometimes, the wall it's
attached to is gonna some shaking. Consider bolting washer to
platform top. Washers can "walk" when they are off balance.

I would add that 2x8's be used instead of 2x4's. Make it as sturdy as
the floor it now stands on.

Tom G.

Yep. Makes sense. A washer full of water coming down 2 1/2 ft can kill.
Go with better than 2x4's. Brace/crossbrace those legs.