Today I finally finished my washer/dryer stand that Kirsten wanted. We bought front loading LG washer & dryer that have optional pedestals. However, they cost $200 each. We really wanted them elevated a little so I decided to build a stand. I bought all the wood from Home Depot and luckily got them to cut it to size for free. Unfortunately I measured incorrectly and had to cut an additional 2 inches off everything. On the good side I finally got to use all my power tools again that I haven't used in 2+ years living in an apartment. I went right to down cutting 2x6's and plywood on Monday. Thursday I finally got back to the house to finish the project as was able to get it all put together relatively level :-).
Next was to put on the vinyl 12"x12" flooring. I originally planned to prime and paint the stand but due to time constraints I had to move to vinyl flooring. Bright and early Thursday I went to Home Depot (like the 10th time this week) to pick up the flooring. Luckily I remember from HGTV that you can buy self adhesive vinyl blocks. And the best part is that they are cheap, like $.29 each. I bought a whole box for little less than $14. Applying them to the stand was pretty easy on the top where the washer and dryer are, but the front is a completely different story. I had to keep putting them on and holding them there to later come back and find out the fell off. As of today I still don¡¦t have them on well. I will have to go back and put new ones on and put something there to hold them in place for a little bit.
About an hour after I finished Best Buy was there to deliver the appliances. The stand worked out perfectly when they started both up (no wobbling)! Now on to the next home project.
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