Laundry Room framing

Jan. 13: I am so pleased to have a real room dedicated to the mundane, necessary task of laundry. For the last 20 odd years, we have done laundry in the kitchen/hallway/family room or where ever. The new laundry room will be contained, with folding surfaces, drying racks and a sink. It is located next to the Master Bedroom so we can avoid hauling laundry up and down stairs. The laundry room ceiling, which started out at 13' high, has been lowered creating a high shelf, accessible from the up stairs hallway, and visible from the front entrance. Thanks Auntie W for the great idea!

Framed laundry room. The ceiling was dropped to 8.5 feet which created the shelf above. A place for baskets perhaps?

Framed laundry room. The ceiling was dropped to 8.5 feet which created the shelf above. A place for baskets perhaps?

The shelf (on the left) is level with the ceiling over the entrance, on the right. 

The shelf (on the left) is level with the ceiling over the entrance, on the right. 

Hallway outside the laundry room and above the entrance. 

Hallway outside the laundry room and above the entrance.