Casting a foundation for washing machine

[Sixten08]

I am about to start renovating the laundry room. I would like to raise the washing machine and dryer about 50 cm from the ground, so I am considering casting a plinth. But how?
This will require quite a bit of casting...
- What can be used as filler? Lecablock?
- What do I need for reinforcement?
Thanks in advance!

Jonas

 

[fn76]

Why not take the opportunity to make room for a laundry basket underneath? Then not as much concrete is needed.

 

[Havsutsikt]

Poured a footing but only 30 cm, used Styrofoam as filler material, if it works in a house slab it should work here too, I thought. I also want to highlight the advantage of Styrofoam for the day you want to change and remove the footing. It's quite challenging to chisel away reinforced solid concrete, easier with a large Styrofoam cube inside.

 

[Mats]

There are lättbetongskivor that can be used for this type of project. "Just" saw to size and glue together. It has been featured in "gör så här" several times.

 

[Sixten08]

Thank you for your answers.
Maybe I should build space for detergent etc. underneath. I have too much laundry to fit a laundry basket

Havsutsikt: Styrofoam seems to be a brilliant idea. How thick was the concrete on the top side? How did you reinforce it?
mats-o: Does lightweight concrete hold when the washing machine goes haywire?

Best regards

Jonas

 

[Mats]

I have only read about it, never done anything like it myself, but they usually make space for baskets underneath.

 

[Nadiosch]

Not exactly an answer to your question, but there are elevation baskets available at most places to buy and place under the washing machine. Under the machine, you then get a basket like "elfaback"...

http://www.onoff.com/online/se/inet.nsf/vProd/51448?opendocument&markID=80-40-30