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   JTC1 | Jan 03, 2006 03:59am | #1

   Rinsing the measuring cup used for bleach?  Diluting fabric softener in the dispenser doo-hicky?

   Other than that we use ours for paint brushes and water for the cat's bowl.

   When there was a baby in the house the laundry sink got used a fair amount for pre-washing her clothes - whoever claimed those disposable diapers were leak proof never met our daughter!  It is just like Jeff Foxworthy says - "when that box says 8-12 pounds -- that's all those things will hold!"

   Jim

   Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.

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   oldfred | Jan 03, 2006 05:21am | #2

   If you keep the one you have down cellar you probably don't need one in your new laundry space, but I'll bet you'll miss it if you eliminate it entirely.  Ours is in the basement and we use it for all kinds of dirty jobs -  paint brushes and roller trays, potting, cleaning tools, barbeque grills, filling buckets with water, anything where a deep sink is easier and lessens the chance of messing up the kitchen or bathroom sink - especially cleaning myself after playing in the grease and grime.  I keep an old washing machine filler hose handy to attach to the faucet when I want to fill buckets.  My wife often has a bucket in it soaking laundry.

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   JonE | Jan 03, 2006 05:44am | #3

   Laundry sink is good for a lot of things that an "ordinary" sink might not have the capacity for, or that you wouldn't want to have in your lav sink or kitchen.  Also good for filling mop buckets, soaking something overnight (say, a bathroom throw rug or a pair of jeans or dirty sneakers).   If you are moving it upstairs, give consideration to using a stainless steel 1-bay commercial kitchen sink instead of a plastic laundry tub.  It can be more easily cleaned and sanitized and can be used for things like holding ice and drinks for a party, washing large pots or pans, etc.  

    

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   Piffin | Jan 03, 2006 05:49am | #4

   cleaning fish

   someplace to put the sodden clothes when the washing machine stops mid-cycle

   Do you really need a laundry? Heck no

   ;)

    

    

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   ponytl | Jan 03, 2006 05:52am | #5

   thats one of those it adds so little cost while ur doing it  you might as well have it... undermount it and have a fill piece to cover the hole so you'll still have a full counter top...

   p

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   brownbagg | Jan 03, 2006 07:05am | #6

   this might seem confusing. but remember I am in the south. I have never seen a house with a laundry sink. It just not done down here. maybe the high prices houses, but a normal everyday home. Nope.

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   oldfred | Jan 03, 2006 09:08am | #7

   Well, you can do a lot of the "dirty" jobs outside all year so just your outside faucet might suffice.   FIL in Tampa has an outside laundry sink.

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   notascrename | Jan 03, 2006 09:33am | #8

   Having just finished dressing 6 ducks in the laundry sink, I find it hard to imagine being without one. got a porcelain cast-iron two bowl. the shallow side is used mostly for giving houseplants a good soaking[thats where i cleaned the ducks], but also handy for rinsing off boots etc. that come in muddy. deep bowl mostly used to rinse mop. jim

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   CapnMac | Jan 03, 2006 06:19pm | #13

   It just not done down here. maybe the high prices houses,

   And often, then, it's a floor-mount "drip pan" sort of sink, maybe 12" deep.

   The national tract builders, since they are drawing on generic floor plans sometimes just have a 12" bar sink in the room with the w/d (since "laundry" and "utility" rooms can be very different spaces down South, as well).Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)

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   RobertLee | Jan 03, 2006 10:19am | #9

   You may not think you need one till after you are done. It would be very handy to have a sink in the laundry room. Have you asked the better half yet?

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   blue_eyed_devil | Jan 03, 2006 01:54pm | #10

   Woodstock, I lived the first 40 years with a laundry tub. We haven't had one for the last 12.

   I don't miss them at all.

   blue

    

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   Nuke | Jan 03, 2006 04:03pm | #11

   'Need' is a relative term. You may not need the laundry sink, some may think they need it, and others may have a large volume of reasons for needing one. Still, its up to you to decide if you need the sink. I'm in a 6.5-7 year old new construction subdivision on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia. When I bought my home five years ago the $250K range homes didn't have laundry sinks even though they framed in landry rooms. Now its a +$350K subdivision and still not sinky in the landry space.

   The wife and I have grown to live without one, but then again we've never had one in our respective lives to see the 'need' for one. I through cup dispenser for fabric detergent into the washer with the clothes. The wife uses the running water (beginning of cycle) in the washer to rinse the detergent cup. For bleech, we 2/3 fill the tub to the expected water level, add bleech, stir, and add clothes.

   Ok, would we use a sink if there was one conveniently located at the WD location? Sure. Are we dying of need to have one? Hell no.

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    hacknhope | Jan 03, 2006 04:44pm | #12

    I think the key point is that you are bringing the laundry upstairs - to a part of the house where you aren't likely to be dragging dripping paint cans, etc.  It is common to leave out the sink altogether when moving the W&D up to living areas.  But now that you mention it, a wee powder-room or bar-size sink right there would be wise.

    Are you also questionning the need to leave the old laundry basin in the basement?  I fall into the camp that says it's expendable. 

    Even though we have usually had a basement laundry basin, I find tough dirty jobs more easily tackled in a tall, oversized, bucket placed inside the basement tub or shower, to catch the slop, or outside.  I find using a fixed wash basin for disgusting jobs really disgusting.  Now our basement laundry has a standard sink and more storage.