--- title: "Stacking Kit and Pedestal Installation" description: "A matched laundry pair stacked with the maker's kit, or raised on its pedestals, then leveled, connected and run together." url: "https://applianceinstallation.center/services/stacking-kit-and-pedestal-installation/" --- # Stacking Kit and Pedestal Installation A matched laundry pair stacked with the maker's kit, or raised on its pedestals, then leveled, connected and run together. ## What the stacking kit and pedestal installation involves. A stacking kit and pedestal installation changes how a laundry pair stands, and both jobs rest on the washer being perfectly set first. For a stack, the washer goes into place with its shipping bolts out, its hoses and drain connected and its feet adjusted until it is level and firm, because everything above it inherits its tilt. The stacking kit named for that exact pair is fitted to the washer's top; the dryer, usually lighter but awkward to lift, is raised by two people, set onto the kit and fastened. Its exhaust transition, gas connector or cord and any condensate drain are connected before the stack is pushed back, since there is no reaching behind it afterward. The pair's clearances in a closet are checked against the instructions, including the gap at the top and the door louvers some models require. For pedestals, each machine is lifted onto its own pedestal, fastened as the kit describes, and leveled on the pedestal's feet. Then the washer runs a spin with a load, the dryer a heat cycle, and both are watched for rocking, walking or a door that no longer lines up. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low to moderate · Laundry pair stacked with the maker's kit or raised on pedestals, leveled, connected and run together Pedestals under a pair on an open floor are modest. A stack in a tight closet, with the dryer's exhaust and fuel connected before it goes back, is the fuller visit. ### Answers 4 problems New Unit Vibrating or Walking Across the Floor Laundry Exhaust Crushed, Loose or Blowing Into the Room · New Appliance Not Level: Rocking Cabinets and Uneven Gaps · Water Leak After an Install: Close the Supply Valve First ### Comes up most on Laundry ## Stacking kit and pedestal installation, step by step. Run a loaded spin and a heat cycle and watch for rocking, walking or a door out of line. 01 Set the washer first: shipping bolts out, hoses and drain connected, and level and firm on all four feet. 02 Fit the stacking kit listed for that pair, or fasten each machine onto its pedestal. 03 Lift the dryer into place with two people, fasten it, and connect exhaust, fuel and any drain before it goes back. 04 Check closet clearances and door louvers, and make sure the shutoffs stay reachable. 05 Run a loaded spin and a heat cycle and watch for rocking, walking or a door out of line. ## The problems it answers. 4 of them, from new unit vibrating or walking across the floor to water leak after an install: close the supply valve first. [All problems](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/) Most common ### New Unit Vibrating or Walking Across the Floor 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. The exact models of the washer and the dryer, so the right stacking kit or pedestals are ordered 2. Whether the pair goes into a closet, and its height, width and depth 3. Where the shutoffs, the drain and the exhaust sit behind the space 4. Whether the dryer is gas, electric, condensing or heat pump It also answers - [**Laundry Exhaust Crushed, Loose or Blowing Into the Room** 6 causes · hazard after a hookup](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/laundry-exhaust-disconnected/) - [**New Appliance Not Level: Rocking Cabinets and Uneven Gaps** 6 causes](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/appliance-not-level/) - [**Water Leak After an Install: Close the Supply Valve First** 6 causes · hazard after a hookup](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/water-leak-after-install/) ## Low to moderate, on the site's scale. Pedestals under a pair on an open floor are modest. A stack in a tight closet, with the dryer's exhaust and fuel connected before it goes back, is the fuller visit. [Read the full cost guide](https://applianceinstallation.center/cost/) | Installation | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | [New gas range, cooktop, wall oven or dryer connected with a new connector, conversion kit fitted if needed, every joint leak-tested and the first flame read](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/gas-hookup-and-leak-check/) | | | [New supply line and quarter-turn stop for a refrigerator, ice maker, dish care machine or laundry pair, flushed and tested under pressure](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/water-supply-and-shutoff-connection/) | | | [Drain hose routed through a high loop, an air gap or into a standpipe, disposer knockout removed, first drain checked](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/drain-and-air-gap-connection/) | | | [Metal exhaust transition and reachable wall run fitted from a new dryer to the outside hood, joints taped, airflow confirmed](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/laundry-exhaust-run-installation/) | | | [Wall, island, insert or downdraft hood mounted and ducted outdoors at full size, damper and cap fitted, fan and lights tested](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/hood-ducting-and-fan-installation/) | | | [Built-in column, integrated drawer, wall oven or panel-ready model set to its cutout, anchored, connected and its panels or trim aligned](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/built-in-and-panel-ready-fitting/) | | | **Laundry pair stacked with the maker's kit or raised on pedestals, leveled, connected and run together** | low to moderate | | [Anti-tip bracket fastened and engaged, leveling legs set, doors squared on a range, cold storage unit, dish care machine or laundry machine](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/anti-tip-bracket-and-leveling/) | | | [Old appliance shut off, disconnected, capped and carried out, opening cleaned, disposal or recycling arranged](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/old-appliance-disconnect-and-removal/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Laundry. [All appliance types](https://applianceinstallation.center/types/) Often the same visit - [**Anti-tip bracket and leveling** 2 problems in common · lowest](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/anti-tip-bracket-and-leveling/) - [**Old appliance disconnect and removal** 2 problems in common · low](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/old-appliance-disconnect-and-removal/) - [**Laundry exhaust run installation** 2 problems in common · moderate](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/laundry-exhaust-run-installation/) ### Laundry ## The makes we see it on. 37 makes on this site, and the stacking kit and pedestal installation on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 37 brands](https://applianceinstallation.center/brands/) ## Stacking kit and pedestal installation, where we come out. The home, the climate and the building all change how the stacking kit and pedestal installation goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas Many Tampa Bay laundries sit in a closet off the kitchen, and stacking kit and pedestal installation there fits the maker's kit between the pair and checks that the closet has room above for the top unit's door to open fully. - [Hyde Park](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas In Orlando vacation homes a stacked pair saves a closet for guest storage, and stacking kit and pedestal installation there bolts the top machine with the maker's own kit, never with brackets from another brand. - [Winter Park](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas South Florida condo laundry closets were often sized for a stacked pair, and stacking kit and pedestal installation there fits the new pair with the right kit and leaves the clearance the building asks for behind the machines. - [Brickell](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas New York apartments that are allowed a laundry often have room only for a stacked 24-inch pair, and stacking kit and pedestal installation there fits the pair and checks that the closet door and any shaft vent line up with the new units. - [Upper East Side](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas Houston garage laundries sometimes sit on a floor that floods in heavy rain, and stacking kit and pedestal installation there may add pedestals so the drums sit higher, with the washer's drain hose adjusted to the new height. - [River Oaks](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas In Chicagoland's courtyard buildings a small in-unit laundry often gets a stacked pair, and stacking kit and pedestal installation there checks the floor's strength and level before the top machine is lifted onto the kit. - [Lincoln Park](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Los Angeles backyard units often fit a stacked pair into a narrow closet, and stacking kit and pedestal installation there secures the top machine against sliding in a quake, with the exhaust routed to a real outside cap. - [Beverly Hills](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas San Diego's smaller homes and backyard cottages often choose a compact stacked pair, and stacking kit and pedestal installation there matches the kit to both models and sets the bottom machine level before anything is stacked. - [La Jolla](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas In Bay Area flats where the laundry moves up from a garage into a hall closet, stacking kit and pedestal installation fits the pair and confirms that the drain, water and vent all reach the new spot before the machines are lifted. - [Pacific Heights](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://applianceinstallation.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the stacking kit and pedestal installation. ### Can any laundry pair be stacked with a universal kit? Stacking is safe only with the kit the maker lists for that pair, and only with front-loading washers built to carry a dryer. A universal bracket that does not match the cabinet mounting points can let the upper machine shift. ### Do pedestals make the machines shake more? They raise the center of gravity, so leveling matters even more. A well-fastened pedestal on a firm floor, with the machine leveled on it, runs as steadily as the machine did on the floor. ### How does anyone reach the shutoffs behind a stacked pair? The valves should stay reachable without moving the stack, through an access panel, from the side of the closet or with an easy-reach valve fitted above the machines. That is planned before the pair is stacked. --- **[Read on the site: Stacking Kit and Pedestal Installation](https://applianceinstallation.center/services/stacking-kit-and-pedestal-installation/)** **[Book a visit with ApplianceInstallation.center](https://applianceinstallation.center/schedule/)**