Installing laundry hookup in room (flooring, how much, washer, drain)

[Ottawa2011]

I'm looking at an old house with a clothes dryer already set up in a room beside the kitchen. The washing machine hookup is found in the bathroom, though (all on the same floor, the bathroom is on the other side of the wall from the kitchen). I guess this made sense back in the olden days.

If I want to get a washing machine hookup in the room beside the kitchen (the same room where the dryer is located), how much work is that going to take, and can anyone guesstimate the cost?

I know zip about plumbing.

[chet everett]

Really need more info -- is the house on a slab or full basement / crawl space? If it is slab odds are drain configuration is why the wash machine is where it's at -- new drain in slab could be quite pricey, easily over a grand if flooring has to be removed / replaced..

[mkarch]

If you're able to back the machine up to the wall it's currently mounted on it should be relatively easy to move the pipes and drain to the other side of the wall. Further than that... ^ what chet said.

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by Ottawa2011

I know zip about plumbing.
I guess this made sense back in the olden days.

It will make just as much sense today for the same reasons.
If the bathroom were larger they would probably wanted the dryer there too.

The washer drain is the easy part. The concerns are overflow protection