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A narrow home laundry closet with a new white front-loading washer in place, two workers seen from behind and shoulders down lifting a matching dryer onto its top, a slim metal stacking bracket visible on the washer's top edge, a coiled metal exhaust transition hanging from the wall collar, even daylight from the hallway.

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.

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Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm

  • Low to moderate cost band
  • 5 steps on the visit
  • 4 problems it answers

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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 costsLow 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 problemsNew 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 onLaundry

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
A home laundry room with a new white front-loading washer standing crooked a few inches out from its original spot, its fill hoses stretched taut behind it and scuff marks on the gray floor showing where it moved, one shipping bolt still visible in the back panel, soft daylight. 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

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.

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InstallationRelative 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
New supply line and quarter-turn stop for a refrigerator, ice maker, dish care machine or laundry pair, flushed and tested under pressure
Drain hose routed through a high loop, an air gap or into a standpipe, disposer knockout removed, first drain checked
Metal exhaust transition and reachable wall run fitted from a new dryer to the outside hood, joints taped, airflow confirmed
Wall, island, insert or downdraft hood mounted and ducted outdoors at full size, damper and cap fitted, fan and lights tested
Built-in column, integrated drawer, wall oven or panel-ready model set to its cutout, anchored, connected and its panels or trim aligned
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
Old appliance shut off, disconnected, capped and carried out, opening cleaned, disposal or recycling arranged

Where it
comes up most.

Most bookings: Laundry.

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Often the same visit

A tidy home laundry room during an installation, a new white front-loading washer standing a little away from the wall, a technician seen from behind and shoulders down holding a spirit level across its top, four removed shipping bolts lying in a row on a folded cloth on the floor, new braided fill hoses coiled beside the machine, a short rigid metal exhaust collar on the wall behind, even daylight.

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

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

Tampa BayFL · 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.

OrlandoFL · 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.

Miami / South FloridaFL · 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.

New York MetroNY · 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.

HoustonTX · 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.

ChicagoIL · 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.

Los AngelesCA · 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.

San DiegoCA · 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.

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 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.

A family unpacking groceries into a newly fitted kitchen, the fresh appliances set flush in their openings.
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.

Back to your everyday

Ready to book the stacking kit and pedestal installation?

Have these to hand: the exact models of the washer and the dryer, so the right stacking kit or pedestals are ordered, whether the pair goes into a closet, and its height, width and depth, where the shutoffs, the drain and the exhaust sit behind the space, whether the dryer is gas, electric, condensing or heat pump.

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