Laundry closet bottom door gap

[branimal]

Getting ready to cut my laundry closet door to height. What’s the appropriate gap below the door?

 

[jrsavoie]

Do you have an hvac supply &/or return in the room?

 

[branimal]

No hvac. Steam radiators for heat and window acs for cooling.

 

[jrsavoie]

Do you have a seperate dedicated window ac for that room?

 

[branimal]

Do you have a seperate dedicated window ac for that room?

no. The laundry closet is in a hallway.

 

[The Cobbler]

I would do 3/4" at least . would also consider a vent of some sort at the top as well

 

[niget2002]

Match whatever the other doors in the nearest vacinity are at.

 

[jrsavoie]

Match whatever the other doors in the nearest vacinity are at.

This. It's going to be a self contained hot spot with no forced air or exhaust in the room. Good in the winter. Not so much in the summertime.

 

[htmdude57]

Be aware that a gas powered dryer needs air supply for the gas burner. Both gas and electric driers need supply air to make up for the air they exhaust out the wall. In my house I like to put louvered doors on closets to allow for some air exchange. That's definitely what I would use on a washer dryer closet.

 

[CombatNinja]

I would strongly consider a louvered door. You see them a lot in the south and in coastal areas where you have a lot of humidity and perhaps not an 'optimized', modern HVAC system. A lot of old homes in South Florida have these doors on closets. pantries and laundry rooms to promote air circulation.

 

[larry4406]

My stacked electric washer/dryer set by Electrolux has specs in the manual for closet installations. I added a grille above the door per the manual.

 

[branimal]

Match whatever the other doors in the nearest vacinity are at.

There are 2 bedroom doors nearby. They haven’t been cut yet. So my next question is what’s the standard gap for bedroom doors?

 

[niget2002]

Well.... That's different

 

[PCustoms]

There are 2 bedroom doors nearby. They haven’t been cut yet. So my next question is what’s the standard gap for bedroom doors?

1/4 to 1/2 depending on if you have a threshold and flat floors.

 

[FMB4]

Is there a exhaust fan in the laundry room? If so, you might consider The Cobbler's advice of 3/4" (or maybe 5/8").

 

[branimal]

1/4 to 1/2 depending on if you have a threshold and flat floors.

No threshold. Just flat floors everywhere.

 

[branimal]

Is there a exhaust fan in the laundry room? If so, you might consider The Cobbler's advice of 3/4" (or maybe 5/8").

No exhaust fan.

 

[CombatNinja]

You need enough space to provide the makeup air for when that dryer is set to high and cranking away. Inevitably, the door is going to get closed with the dryer running. Probably on purpose to cut the noise. Likewise, somebody is also going to pile linens in front of the door for the next load and the dryer will not be able to get adequate air. That will lead to looooooong dry times and premature wear out of parts. That is why I strongly favor the louvered doors. You most often see laundry closets done with bifold doors in my experience, which don't even seal against anything when closed, so they allow adequate ventilation even closed. Not even sure putting a solid door on there would be technically to code. Dryers are the #1 cause of house fires and this looks to be a really bad idea in my opinion.

 

[branimal]

One idea to get air in the laundry closet is to install an air vent grill. Where would the optimal location be? The bottom of the top?

 

[FMB4]

Bottom.

 

[CombatNinja]

Right, the dryer intake is a few inches from the floor.

 

[branimal]

Right, the dryer intake is a few inches from the floor.

Because the w/d is stacked the intake is about 40” off the ground.

 

[CombatNinja]

Uh yeah. I knew that. (translation: I forgot)

 

[niget2002]

I'd still put it near the floor. Probably centered on the 'lower third' mark. From an asthetics point of view, you always divide things into thirds. The dryer will still pull plenty of air through the vent. I don't think the vent would need to be right in front of the intake. We're not talking about a jet engine.