Hello!
I have a question that I almost have the answer to myself, but I still want to be sure.
I need a combined bench/deck in the laundry room, which will serve as both a workbench for folding laundry and as extra flooring for the washing machine and dryer. The machines need something to stand on since the concrete slab slopes towards the floor drain, causing the washing machine to perform a tango across the floor until it pulls out the water hose and power cord. Adjusting the feet hasn't worked because they can't be extended far enough to fully compensate.
I am therefore thinking of a bench with a floor underneath, and immediately thought of pressure-treated wood in a deck construction. It should be about 2m wide, 1.20 deep, and 1.20 high. It should, of course, stand on some form of adjustable foot, so the wood will never be in contact with the concrete floor.
BUT. I have googled and read that pressure-treated wood can emit a bad smell indoors. However, these threads (on various forums and sites) are several years old. I suspect that this may still be true...
Can someone advise on what can be used? If pressure-treated wood doesn't work, what should I use then?
I have a question that I almost have the answer to myself, but I still want to be sure.
I need a combined bench/deck in the laundry room, which will serve as both a workbench for folding laundry and as extra flooring for the washing machine and dryer. The machines need something to stand on since the concrete slab slopes towards the floor drain, causing the washing machine to perform a tango across the floor until it pulls out the water hose and power cord. Adjusting the feet hasn't worked because they can't be extended far enough to fully compensate.
I am therefore thinking of a bench with a floor underneath, and immediately thought of pressure-treated wood in a deck construction. It should be about 2m wide, 1.20 deep, and 1.20 high. It should, of course, stand on some form of adjustable foot, so the wood will never be in contact with the concrete floor.
BUT. I have googled and read that pressure-treated wood can emit a bad smell indoors. However, these threads (on various forums and sites) are several years old. I suspect that this may still be true...
Can someone advise on what can be used? If pressure-treated wood doesn't work, what should I use then?
It is completely unnecessary to use treated lumber. Build your furniture with sturdy 2x3 inch studs with a vertical leg in each corner. It will last for 50 years. If you're worried about hydroplaning on the floor, you can place a small piece of masonite under each leg that you can easily replace after 5 years if needed. Treated lumber is unpleasant and is often used without necessity. Then you have to take all the scrap to the recycling station.
To level out so the machines can stand, it's about 5cm on the machine's right side. Left side max 1cm. Maybe a good idea to cast, however, I've never cast before. Making a mold seemed okay, but it will be incredibly smallStefan N said:
The thought has crossed my mind, but since it's a laundry room with a lot of damp laundry, dryers, etc., I've completely ruled it out. But maybe it's not that bad..?Thomas_Blekinge said:
I would never use pressure-treated wood indoors. It emits/leaches out treatment chemicals that are not very healthy and risk discoloring floors, etc. Additionally, it doesn't smell too great.
We have a laundry room in the basement where there was a bench used for washing and water-related tasks, and in the basement shower, there are both a decking and a built-in bench, and all of this looks/used to look like it was original since the house was built in 1957. All the wood is untreated.
The seller grew up in the house and couldn't remember it being changed since his father built it when they moved in when the house was new.
As long as the wood gets to dry out occasionally, it won't rot or mold, so you can probably safely build with "regular" wood. It might be a good idea to oil it before placing it permanently for some additional protection if you're unsure.
If the decking will stand in water, that's a bit different, but you're planning to use legs, so it's probably a non-issue.
We have a laundry room in the basement where there was a bench used for washing and water-related tasks, and in the basement shower, there are both a decking and a built-in bench, and all of this looks/used to look like it was original since the house was built in 1957. All the wood is untreated.
The seller grew up in the house and couldn't remember it being changed since his father built it when they moved in when the house was new.
As long as the wood gets to dry out occasionally, it won't rot or mold, so you can probably safely build with "regular" wood. It might be a good idea to oil it before placing it permanently for some additional protection if you're unsure.
If the decking will stand in water, that's a bit different, but you're planning to use legs, so it's probably a non-issue.
Realize that some time has passed, so the issue might already be resolved, but otherwise, a washing machine stand should be the solution to the problem?
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From the text:
"...Today's NTR-classified preservatives do not cause unsanitary odors if
NTR-wood is built into foundations...
...We consider it positive with NTR-classified wood in crawl spaces..."
Svenska Träskyddsinstitutet 2011-05-11
From the text:
"...Today's NTR-classified preservatives do not cause unsanitary odors if
NTR-wood is built into foundations...
...We consider it positive with NTR-classified wood in crawl spaces..."
Svenska Träskyddsinstitutet 2011-05-11
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