Question about how you place your front load washer

Mine is on the floor. I've never seen one on a pedastal or platform before. What is the purpose of that please?

Mine are on pedestals. I love the higher height and the extra storage space of the drawers.

We built a platform for both washer and dryer. So much easier to get laundry in & out.

Our old set we had boxes that they sat on and the openings of the machine where perfect to just reach in and grab. Our newer set is lower because we have small washer and dryer on top of the machines. ( they are samsung and I love the small washer for washing bras and delicates.)

I’ve had it both ways and vastly prefer the pedestals or drawers. Some machines are so low that reaching into the back requires me to actually get down on the floor to retrieve socks from the back of the dryer.

And I’d say that I’d prefer a pedestal over a drawer if there is storage elsewhere. The drawers aren’t tall enough to fit cleaning products upright and I never found a good use for them. If your husband is handy, have him build some bases for far less than you’ll pay for the plastic ones.

The pedatals/platform raise the height of the washer and dryer enough that you don’t need to bend over to get the clothes- you just stand and can reach in to the machines. The pedestals typically have drawers in them for storage as well. Mine pulled out and had a slider on top of the drawer so they could be pulled out- but still have a solid surface to put a laundry basket as well to empty clothes right into it.

Mine were on the floor and even though I’m short they were too low to make getting at the stuff in the back easy. Now I have a top loader again and I like it so much more.

My front load machines but up to each other, and the doors swing away from each other. I have a garden sit or kneel stool to use to move washed items to the dryer, and use a back scratcher to pull out the laundry from the back of the machines. No bending, just sitting.

we have the pedestals. Our laundry room is on the 2nd floor, so there is a pipe in the floor for flooding. Well when we first bought our machines 17 years ago, it came with a tray for the washer, it had like a 1" lip and the washer sat in it, I assume to direct the water to the pipe, but if you used the tray, you couldnt open the pedestals, so we took the tray out. If the leak sprung from the wall, the tray wouldn't have helped anyway. I am not sure the washer sitting on top of the pipe really will help anyway...

2nd set, we also got the pedestals. I am grateful for the height, but it is annoying a lot of my supplies are too tall.

My machine is in the floor and my tumble dryer is on top of that.

I use the floor placed machine as a reason to deep squat and keep my hips active 😊

Our laundry room had a built in platform for them when we moved in. DH recently reworked the laundry room and made the platform lower so we would have room for an an extra shelf above them. I liked the higher platform better, even though the difference is only about 6 inches, because it was a better height for loading/unloading.

It is also a little more difficult to drain the washer now because I have to bend lower. I would definitely not recommend putting the washer on the floor for that reason alone. Frequent draining is one of the keys to keeping a front loader odor-free, and if the washer were on the floor, I would only have about 3 inches of clearance to drain it. I’m not sure I would be able to find a good container low enough to catch the water that drains out.

Ours has always been right on the floor. And right now, we have the dryer stacked on top of it, so for sure I need it right on the floor, or else I'd never reach the dryer controls!

There are built-in cabinets above ours, so they are placed on the floor. (Not sufficient vertical space for cabinets plus platform.) I do, however, wish they were raised!

Mine are on pedestals. I like the height so I don't have to bend so far to reach in and get stuff in the back. ALso, it is great extra storage area. I love my front loaders and have had zero mold issues. The door has a magnet that holds it slightly open so it dries out well.