Ideally, in a laundry room.

HI -- It depends on what country you are in . In Britain it could be in the kitchen or the bathroom. In north America it is in the basement or by the bedrooms in a laundry room. Sometimes it is in the garage or outside on the back porch or patio .

I guess that you live in India so being an Indian probably I can give you out the best advice I think so, basically in India, we all keep the washing machine mainly in two areas that are-

1. In the courtyard

2. In the bathroom

so you can keep in these two places as well also you must first that there is proper space in your house in these two areas and another important point is that you must keep it in mind of easily availability of water also because it will reduce your most of the effort in the long term so I think this answer may help you out and also for further more help related to the washing machine you must visit this amazing website of a washing machine expert. Visit it once

Thanks!

Is it a good idea to build a storage on the bottom side for the washing machine to store washing essentials. This will raise the height of the front loading portion to a height where it becomes comfortable to put in the clothes while being in standing position. Any comments ?

Hello Niraj,

In India, we go through different temperatures. You should take care of few points before placing the washing machine,

1) Type of machine you are buying

2) Water availability. If its automatic good but semi automatic machine needs hot and cold water facility over there.

3) Bathroom is not a good place for washing machines as there will be a lot of moisture and the area will be wet which is not good for longevity of the machine.

4) If the house help has long working hours in the kitchen, then it should be placed nearby for her convenience.