We've completed a little more of the Rat-Hole. The laundry/linen closet is essentially done. Well... the inside at least. We'll put the doors on a little later.
To finish the closet off, we had to move the washer/dryer stack to the right side of the closet. This move allows for better use of space and for easier opening of the washer and dryer doors. To accomplish the move we had to move the 220V dryer outlet from one side of the closet to the other. We also had to move the light switch from inside the closet to the outside (otherwise it wouldn't be accessible). Since we were playing with the electrical, we also added a 110V outlet below the light switch (outside the closet).
A new dryer vent had to be installed as well. By now you're thinking to yourself, "Guys, measure twice, cut once." Yes, that's all well and good, but you live and you learn. We'd originally looked at the closet and decided one thing and now we've realized that we want things to be different. Fortunately, we don't have to pay the contractor to come back.
Here's a photo of me mothballing the old vent. We considered removing the vent and patching the hole, but now we have a house with TWO dryer vents. Now THAT'S a feature.
Here's a full view photo of the washer/dryer stack moved over.
And here are some photos of the completed closet.
We got the shelving at IKEA. We're going to store all of our sheets, towels, and extra blankets on it. We could have built it ourselves, but it would have cost just as much (if not more) plus the hassle of time/labor. The unit was so big that we almost couldn't fit it into the closet. The 3D model had indicated that it would be tight, but it all worked out.
