Is it a Laundry Shute or a Laundry Chute!?

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A laundry shute will enable you to deposit your soiled laundry through a hopper door in an upstairs room of your house and will deposit your soiled items to a container in your laundry room downstairs.
This method of laundry disposal has been used for many years in hospitals and hotels but is now thought as a welcome and ingenious household accessory for many.

All owners of domestic laundry shutes hope that, by having one installed in an appropriate position, every member of the family will deposit dirty clothes into the chute rather than onto the floor!

Unfortunately, these linen chutes may actually encourage more laundry, especially clothes that aren't necessarily dirty. It seems easier for the person in an upstairs bedroom just to throw all their clothes down the chute and be rid of them, instead of taking some of the clean items and hanging them back up in their respective closets!
Is it worth considering returning to the idea of placing an attractive and handy linen basket or box in a suitable place?

Installation may require both Architectal Drawings and Professional Builders

It is advisable to contact professional builders when thinking of installing a laundry chute as it can be a challenging project for a home handyman and is likely to be fraught with some danger.

Architectural drawings of the house are required to pinpoint any ducts, pipes hoses and electrical cables etc. and many cities and councils require a visit from a building inspector to ascertain that the strict fire and safety codes are adhered to.

• Saves carrying the washing down the stairs.
• Is safer than carrying large laundry baskets down the stairs.
• Saves time in gathering laundry from individual rooms. li>Makes it easier for occupiers to tidy their rooms.

Let us consider the many negative aspects of a linen chute in the home