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Installing a washing machine on a wooden floor

installation of a washing machine on a wooden floorIf the room where the washing machine is supposed to be installed is equipped with an even concrete floor, then no problems will arise. It is enough just to check the level of the position of the washer case, correct it by twisting the legs, and with good conscience you can connect the device to communications. But how to install a washing machine on a wooden floor, which also saw the views?

Here you have to think. You can’t let everything go by its own accord, because vibration not only breaks your floor and spoils your nerves, it also gradually destroys the washing machine, and this is already a problem. We will talk about the features of installing a washing machine on a wooden floor in the framework of this publication.

Errors during installation of the washer

Vibration is a destructive force that acts on the front-loading washing machine, gradually leading to the deterioration of its most important parts and their breakdown. If the vibration is partially damped due to the fact that the "home assistant" is installed in level on a solid monolithic surface, then its service life will increase by about two times. If you put a washing machine in a house with a shaky wooden floor, and even put it in any way, it will not only vibrate and sway, it will start jumping on the floor.

By attempting to somehow suppress the vibration of a washing machine installed on a wooden floor, users make mistakes, which then also lead to the fact that the washing machine breaks ahead of time. Let's look at these common mistakes so that our readers never repeat them in the future.

  • Before installing the washing machine on a wooden plank floor, some users put a thick anti-vibration mat. Such a measure will not dampen the vibration, however, it will be less transmitted to surrounding objects and the sound that it produces will also partially go away.

The problem is that the rubber mat does not protect the washing machine from the damaging effects of vibration, and it still breaks quickly. Although, of course, the impression is that the problem is solved.

anti-vibration mat

  • The second mistake is an attempt to strengthen the floor with the help of corners or metal pipes. In order not to bother, users plan a place on the floor where the washing machine will stand. Then, in the places of the alleged placement of the legs of the washing machine, four holes are drilled directly in the boards, through these holes metal pipes or corners are driven into the ground under the floor, a piece of thick chipboard is thrown onto them, on which the washing machine is already placed. As a result, the supports quickly become loose and after 2-3 months the problem returns.pipe installation
  • Some users, in an effort to create a solid and reliable foundation under the washing machine without troubles, lay a piece of concrete slab weighing 150 kilograms directly on the wooden floor. In this case, they rightly believe that a hard and heavy plate will dampen vibration, which will create favorable conditions for the operation of the washing machine. Everything would be fine, but in this case, such a severity will lead to deformation of the floor and its swinging during the operation of the machine, and besides, in order for the plate to effectively dampen the vibration, it is necessary that the area of ​​the support be no less than 2 m2.
  • Other homegrown craftsmen are trying to fix the legs of the washing machine directly to the floor boards, having previously twisted their base and attached metal plates to the thread. These plates have holes through which people without special difficulties and, without hesitation, screw their legs to the floor with wood screws. What happens after that? Nothing good, during the spin cycle the washing machine sways and bounces so that other boards simply come off, and the floor makes a terrible crack and rattle.

plank floor

In general, many eccentricities allow themselves to users, making attempts to independently install the washer on a wooden floor.As a result, they do not succeed, which subsequently leads to problems. And what is most interesting, most of them guess how best to remodel a section of the floor so that it is more suitable for installing a washing machine, but the trouble is "too lazy to call your hands."

Concrete screed

Installing a washing machine on a wooden floor is almost impossible without arranging a concrete screed under it. Some experts say so, and not without reason. It is a concrete screed that will provide a reliable platform even for the most zealous washing machine. We will not be so categorical about the judgments that this is the only way to properly install the washer on the wooden floor, but that we will not refute this good way. How to make a concrete screed in a house under a wooden floor?

  1. We determine the exact location of the washing machine on the floor, after which we make marks on the floor and on the wall.

We mark the space for the future concrete platform with a margin of several tens of centimeters, so that during operation the edges of the platform do not collapse.

  1. Gently tear off the board.
    washing machine concrete platform
  2. At the edges of the future concrete platform, we put a wooden formwork from scraps of unnecessary boards or slabs.
  3. If possible, weld the reinforcing mesh for the platform to give it extra strength.
  4. We fill in the previously prepared solution, level and ram it.
  5. We put additional lags along the edges of the platform so that the boards do not hang in the air.
  6. Next, we need to wait until the solution hardens, then we need to return the boards to their place, not forgetting to fasten them to new lags. Then it remains only to put the washing machine, plug it in and rejoice.

On the pipes

Oddly enough, but you can install the washing machine on a concrete slab, which will be laid over the wooden floor, but there are nuances. Firstly, first you need to concrete steel pipes under the floor, which will go out directly from the holes in the boards. Pipes should be installed strictly vertically, check it with a building level. On top of the ends of the pipes we lay a massive concrete or marble slab weighing at least 100 kg.

The plate can be fixed to the pipes, but can be left as is, it will not go anywhere. The salt of this method is that the pipes must be long, driven deep into the ground under a wooden floor and concreted. Such a solid base will serve your washing machine well.

In conclusion, we note that if you have a wooden floor in your house, even though it’s old, you must take all measures to strengthen the space under the washing machine. Installing the washer on a shabby and shaky foundation will lead to a decrease in its life, additional noise and even a decrease in the quality of washing!

   

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