Am I a Redneck if I pour a concrete slab in my laundry room over the linoleum?
May 23, 2010 by
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We bought a front-loading washing machine, and it is shaking our house to pieces. I want to pour a 3″ concrete pedestal for our washer and dryer over our laundry room’s linoleum, but my wife says that we would then be Rednecks. Is that true?
I would think that a concrete slab would only make the vibration worse. The problem is that the vibration of the washer is being transmitted to the house beams and foundation.
They make special cushioning pads for washers to keep the vibration from affecting the structure. Check with a place that sells appliances or an installer before you start with the concrete.
no, yu would just be stupid.. its called G H E T T O
I don’t know, ask Jeff Foxworthy
Uh, realistically, if you’re gonna pour 3 inches of concrete in your laundry room, the joists will not be able to support it. so, not only would you be a redneck, you’d be a redneck with a condemned house. 3 inches of concrete would weigh approximately 60 pounds per square foot. Houses are designed for 40 pounds per square foot. Then when you put the washer on top of it, plus clothes, plus water, plus whatever you may have on top of the washer….
If you previously had a top-loading washer, and no vibration, it seems that the front-loader is out of level. try shimming up the feet. I have a front-load washer in my laundry room on the third floor of my house (adjacent to master bed) and I run it at night and feel nothing.
She’s probably right dude but nothing wrong with being one.Rednecks get things done.
The things unlevel.Get a leveler out and unscrew or screw in a leg or two
Over the linoleum? That wont work! The concrete will not adhere well to the linoleum, and eventually you will have a washer AND a huge hunk of concrete dancing around your laundry room. You could try not over loading the machine, that usually helps, but i know its hard to not cram everything you can in there. I had the same problem.
My washer and dryer are in the kitchen, so I solved the problem by welding everything together. Washer , dryer, stove and refrigerator. It works great. Now i just wash clothes when i make Jiffy Pop popcorn and I don’t have to shake the pan. My beers all foamy though. That kinda sucks. Hmm.
Maybe you could adjust the little feet under it too. Properly adjusted it will be a lot more stable and less prone to agitate your beers. I would try that first. That and not overloading it.
it wont work , the concrete will still transmit the vibration…if you were a redneck you would suspend the washer from the ceiling on big springs to eliminate the vibrations…
i had the same problem. laundry room on second floor. when my LG washer went into the spin cycle it was like a helicopter just landed on our roof. all the shaking also constantly knocked the washer out of balance, just making the problem worse.
i ended up getting some foam anti-fatigue matting and put it under the washer. made a HUGE difference. I later discovered a similiar thing sold at farm stores, (Tractor Supply) called stall mats. It’s similiar, but seems more dense ( and cheaper) I haven’t tried this yet, but my feeling is it will work as well, or even better because it’s not as soft
there is a totally easier way to stop that. Get rubber floor tiles or foam floor tiles, both a great for sound transmission. and they are very affordable.. pouring concrete would be 1.) wayyy too much work for an easy fix 2.) wayyyy too heavy for the weight f the washer/dryer etc. and 3.) even if you did pour the concrete youll still have to install a floor over it to stop the whole house from vibrating.
Im telling you… rubber floor tiles:
http://www.findanyfloor.com/rubber/RubberFlooring.xhtml
or foam:
http://www.findanyfloor.com/foam/FoamFlooring.xhtml
just some info. You can also find some nice patterns for this. Your wife will be happy! hahahaha! good luck to you!