Re: shared laundry facilities | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Bob Morrison (morrison![]() |
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 94 17:25 CDT |
On Mon, 12 Sep 1994, RAYGASSER [at] delphi.com wrote: >Subject: Laundry Facilities in Common House >Specifically, we will have 30 households at Ecovillage at Ithaca. Our >current idea is for 2 washers, and 2 dryers and a tub. Is this >sufficient? Do you use commercial or residential - are they used or >... I have a lot of experience living in apartment and condo complexes with laundry rooms. Whether two washers is enough for 30 households depends on how many people have their own washers and dryers. My guess is that unless the group has explicitly asked people not to have their own machines, some will have them. Carrying laundry back and forth to the common house can be a major hassle during the winter or in bad weather, and some people are not willing to put up with this. My experience in apartment houses where nobody has their own machines and nobody goes to a laundromat is that two washers and two dryers for a 30-unit building is not enough. I would say at least three each. I think this formula would work for cohousing too. It's a common practice for people in condo and apartment complexes to use two or three machines at the same time. It saves them time, but it's an incon- venience for others who need to use the machines. In some places I have lived, I have had to bring the laundry to the laundry room, leave it there, and come back several times before I could use a machine. I think this problem is due in part to the alienation that exists in most complexes and would be less of an issue in cohousing. I'm glad to hear that (apparently) the majority of coho communities men- tioned in this newsgroup have, or will have, common laundry facilities. It seems that major economies of scale can be realized by doing so, and it also provides an additional opportunity for people to "run into" each other. I feel that shared laundry facilities are virtually a requirement for me if I live in cohousing because I'm by myself and don't do enough laundry to justify buying my own machines. When I was pursuing membership in New View, I was disappointed to hear that they were not planning to have common laundry facilities. The reason cited was that people didn't want to haul laundry back and forth and that most were planning to have their own machines. I do feel that all cohousing units (except units built for rental only) should have some space and plumbing/wiring for a washer and dryer in case future needs change; this also would enhance the resale value.
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Re: shared laundry facilities Bob Morrison, September 13 1994
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