Reinforce Floor Under Washing Machine
Now for problem 1901 terrace kitchen has a concrete sub floor with a suspended wooden floor above.
Reinforce floor under washing machine. Fortunately if you follow a few simple tips see below it will significantly minimize the likelihood that this will be an issue. The floor is several inches above ground level with little support underneath other than the original beams and joists. Not sure how much stock we should take in this assessment but it was one of the reasons we were exploring the reinforce the floor option. A washing machine that overflows or washer hose that bursts can cause much more damage to the house when the washer is on the second floor.
Front load washers cause more vibration than top load. Fyi every front load washing machine i have seen is designed to be installed on a concrete surface either pad or over pour. Also i did not see a floor drain highly recommended to have a floor drain in a laundry room. How to make a platform to level the floor under the washing machine.
Washing machines will always make the floor move to a certain extent depends how the clothes lie in the drum when it goes into a spin. Our floor bows under the washing machine so once it goes into the spin cycle the force almost causes the machine to hop.