Perhaps the simplest way to hide your furnace and water heater is to add a sliding curtain as a divider. These will hide the water heater without requiring major renovation work, and are great in laundry room and partially finished basement or garage settings. There are a lot of great water heater cover ideas out there, but most fit into two categories: curtains and screens. An unfinished basement or storage-only garage can get away with a flimsy curtain, but a finished basement or kitchen will need something that can handle some punishment.
Much like aesthetics, this factor is more important the more popular a room is. This factor should always be considered last, as it’s the only short-term consideration. Cost can be very cheap (curtains) to somewhat expensive (cabinets). This can be the most important factor for many people. Try to picture how the finished project will look, and always try to find materials that won’t make the tank’s location stick out like a sore thumb. The more popular a room is, the more important it can be to make the water heater blend in.
Did you check anything off your to do list? We have some laundry to do.There are three important factors to consider when choosing a hiding method: aesthetics, cost, and durability.
Do you see that white machine with tile against it? That is the steam generator that will live in here once the steam shower is started finished. The tankless water heater is in the back corner as well as our electrical panel. Our geothermal unit is at the far left and the bright blue monstrosity is a pressure tank. Here are a few shots of the area that will stay unfinished. Tomorrow, we’ll give a price breakdown and the smokin’ deal on the new set. That’s one small step for Ben, one giant leap for the laundry room. Once that dries, we’ll move stack the new washer and dryer to put in place. So, they bought the mis-matched set and Ben pushed them down the sidewalk to help the new owners move them in.Īfter moving the old washer and dryer out, the new set in and selling the old set, Ben also grouted the tile. Oddly enough, they saw the listing on Craigslist, but lived three doors down from us. The potential buyers looked at the old set around 3:00 in the afternoon. Then, Ben filled the basement landing with loving loaded the new washer and dryer to the basement, after some measuring and careful maneuvering. Someone was interested in the old set! They said they would come over later in the day to look at them. As Ben was hauling the new washer in, his phone rang. We figured if no one bought the old set, we’d donate them. Ben lugged the old machines up from the basement and out to our driveway. When Ben came home, he had our brand spankin’ new washer and dryer in the truck as well as two adjustable closet rods and a 9 foot by 12 foot drop cloth. While Ben was away, I listed our old Kenmore (non matching) washer and dryer set on Craigslist. So, around 10:30 yesterday morning, Ben and Vincent went to Home Depot, with a spring in their step. With the tile in place, Ben got a bug up his butt to pick the washer and dryer up, rather than wait for the delivery. Our washer and dryer were set to be delivered on Thursday, March 3, but we got a call on Friday from the fine folks at Home Depot informing us they were in the local store. Talk about OCD… We have a drain in the back right corner, so Ben tiled around it. Vincent made sure the tiles were evenly spaced, too. The pattern is a continuation of the pin wheel pattern throughout the rest of the basement. We took a few steps toward completion this weekend, too. During the week, Ben taped and applied two coats of mud to cover the sheet rock seams and holes. Last weekend Ben hung sheet rock and we ordered a new washer and dryer set. We can’t finish all of it due to the nature of utility rooms. As you know, we’ve finally decided to finish our laundry room.