Utility room

DD has just done that in a 3 storey house. She said that, as most of the washing comes from the bedroom floor, it made no sense to take it down to floors then up again, so she turned the shower room on the middle, living rooms, floor into a cloakroom/utility.

In her case, she does have a first floor balcony, so as well as using a tumble dryer, she has a wall fixed drying facility on the balcony wall.

It has been in use for 4 months, so far without any problem.

I think it all depends on your lifestyle. DD works from home and her office is on the middle floor so she has shoe horned hot/cold drink providing facilities into the room so that when she is working everything is to hand.

Not answering the question at all, but would hate not to hang washing outside, in lovely summer weather especially.

I realise many people don’t have the suitable space or garden though.

Well it would save carting all the dirty washing downstairs, and then back up again once it was clean and dry!

Sounds a good idea to me as you have the space upstairs.
I dry a lot of ours indoors on two big laundry airers, helped by a dehumidifier, as well as using the tumble dryer.

I have used a washing machine in a bathroom (holiday home) and it seemed so sensible not to carry laundry up and down stairs. I wish we had room for an upstairs laundry room. I can’t comment on the practicalities though, plumbing etc.

I assume you mean you have moved the laundry room, not the utility room.
My utility room houses not only the washing machine and tumble dryer but the fridge freezer, the dishwasher, the cupboard with cleaning supplies ,the vacuum cleaner, kitchen waste bin and coats and shoe rack.
A general room for household needs.

Do you have good access to water, plumbing and sewerage where you plan to move it to?

I had mine moved last year from the cellar utility room to an alcove near the kitchen. I am not in the UK but it required quite a lot of building work
- the plumber had to draw water pipes from the kitchen and then it needed to be attached to the soil pipe for waste water
- an electrician had to rewire because the circuit would have been overloaded
- where I live the space under a washing machine has to be waterproof so a flooring contractor had to lay a vinyl floor

I presume your dishwasher is in the kitchen?
Otherwise, seems a good idea.

My friend did the same and all was fine until the washing machine broke. When she ordered a new one (I can’t remember which big firm it was), they said they were not allowed to take it upstairs. Health and safety, I think. Just something to be aware of. Other than that, she lives her upstairs utility room.