shared laundry
Apartment building amenity
Shared laundry refers to washing machines and dryers used in common by multiple households, typically in apartment buildings, dormitories, or other multi-unit housing.
The term can describe both the equipment and the room containing it: The building has shared laundry in the basement.
Residents usually pay per load with coins or cards.
- washing machineAppliance for laundering textiles
- wash cycleAutomated garment cleaning sequence
- dryerAppliance removing moisture
- dryer sheetsScented laundry anti-static cloths
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
spare change · detergent · folding · folding table · lint · lost socks · spin cycle · basement · apartment · apartment building · neighbors · waiting · tumble · fabric softener · fabric care · coin-operated · hamper · damp
- shared spaceslobby, courtyard, atrium, foyer, hallway
- Cohousingcommunity meetings, consensus, common areas, community room, potluck dinners
- ecovillageecovillage, cohousing, community garden, village council, land trust