jemimapuddleduck
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I finally own my own home after many years (a split-level) and am working on sprucing up, repairs, etc. My first project is the laundry room on the lower floor, but I keep finding nasty surprises for such a small space. Most I've been able to fix (trim, spackling, etc.), but 2 have me just blown away.
I removed the ancient (and apparently leaking) wash machine and found a hole in the floor under the sheet linoleum. There was one rusty bolt sticking out. The depression is the size of a small salad plate and the bolt belongs to some corroded plug. What on earth is this? The washing machine drains by a hose into the outlet box in the wall, so what does this do?
Secondly, the outlet box is gunked up, discolored and has a small crack because the hotwater spigot was dripping and corroded. I can replace the spigot easily, but do I have to tear up the wall in order to replace the outlet box? Home Depot/Lowe's offer the same Oatey brand box, but it has brackets that are screwed into the beams behind the sheet rock. I don't want to tear out the wall if I don't have to, but my husband bought me a new, stacking washer/dryer set (Happy Birthday to Me! ). If I stack them where they fit, then the mystery hole and outlet box will be in full view. Is there anyway to replace it without tearing open the wall?
I removed the ancient (and apparently leaking) wash machine and found a hole in the floor under the sheet linoleum. There was one rusty bolt sticking out. The depression is the size of a small salad plate and the bolt belongs to some corroded plug. What on earth is this? The washing machine drains by a hose into the outlet box in the wall, so what does this do?
Secondly, the outlet box is gunked up, discolored and has a small crack because the hotwater spigot was dripping and corroded. I can replace the spigot easily, but do I have to tear up the wall in order to replace the outlet box? Home Depot/Lowe's offer the same Oatey brand box, but it has brackets that are screwed into the beams behind the sheet rock. I don't want to tear out the wall if I don't have to, but my husband bought me a new, stacking washer/dryer set (Happy Birthday to Me! ). If I stack them where they fit, then the mystery hole and outlet box will be in full view. Is there anyway to replace it without tearing open the wall?