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A furniture-style appliance pedestal built like a tiny house floor — 2x4 joists, plywood decking, 4x4 posts — because store pedestals cost more than they should and hold less.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L | Material | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joists All of them in the top floor; the bottom floor can skip its center joists — baskets are light. | 10 | 1 1/2" × 3 1/2" × 25" | 2x4 | ☐ |
| Floor rims Two per floor. 60" fits a standard washer + dryer pair — measure your machines plus an inch of breathing room. | 4 | 1 1/2" × 3 1/2" × 60" | 2x4 | ☐ |
| Decking | 2 | 3/4" × 28" × 60" | 3/4" plywood or MDF | ☐ |
| Posts Or laminate pairs of 2x4s. 11" puts the drum at a no-stoop height; adjust to your back. | 4 | 3 1/2" × 3 1/2" × 11" | 4x4 | ☐ |
| Moulding Cut to fit around each post, mitered at the corners. | 4 | 3/4" × 1 1/4" × 12" | Base cap moulding | ☐ |
| Item | Qty | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Plywood or MDF, 3/4", 4x8 sheet Decking both floors. Plywood survives laundry-room water events better; MDF paints smoother. | 2 each | ☐ |
| 2x4, 8 ft Joists and rims for both floors. | 5 each | ☐ |
| 4x4 post, 4 ft The four legs. Two 2x4s glued and screwed face-to-face substitute — add one 2x4 to the list. | 1 each | ☐ |
| Base cap moulding, 6 ft Wraps the posts — the 'farmhouse furniture' part. Optional but it's what sells the look. | 1 each | ☐ |
| Angle brackets Corner insurance against a machine that shakes on spin cycle. | 4 each | ☐ |
| Self-tapping wood screws, 3" | 60 each | ☐ |
| Self-tapping wood screws, 2" | 30 each | ☐ |
| Brad nails, 1" | 50 each | ☐ |
| Wood glue | 8 oz | ☐ |
Overall cost: $$$. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Miter Saw, Pocket Hole Jig, Speed Square, Tape Measure. Materials: 2x4, 8 ft, Self-tapping wood screws, 3", Wood glue
Build two mini floor systems from the 2x4s with glue and 3" screws (or 1-1/2" pocket holes with 2-1/2" pocket screws): rims front and back, joists between. The TOP floor gets every joist — it carries two running machines. The bottom floor can skip its center joists; laundry baskets don't earn them.
Square each frame by matching diagonals before the glue sets.
Tools: Circular Saw, Drill / Driver. Materials: Plywood or MDF, 3/4", 4x8 sheet, Self-tapping wood screws, 2", Wood glue
Glue and screw the 3/4" decking to each frame. Glue matters here — a glued deck turns the frame into a torsion box, and torsional stiffness is exactly what fights a shaking washer.
Tools: Drill / Driver. Materials: Angle brackets, Self-tapping wood screws, 2"
Screw an angle bracket into each inside corner of the top floor with the 2" screws. The source builder added these because an overloaded machine literally walks — the brackets are cheap and this is the step where they're easy. Don't skip them because your current washer is polite; your next one may not be.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Drill Bit Set. Materials: 4x4 post, 4 ft, Self-tapping wood screws, 3", Wood glue
Flip the top floor deck-down and screw a 4x4 post into each corner through the framing with 3" screws. Pilot-drill and add a few screws driven at an angle into the post from the frame faces — angled screws resist the racking that straight-down screws allow.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Level. Materials: Self-tapping wood screws, 3"
Set the post assembly onto the bottom floor and screw UP through the bottom deck into each post — at least three 3" screws per leg.
Now level the whole pedestal in place and shim any floor gap; laundry slabs slope toward the drain, and the machine's feet can only correct so much.
Tools: Brad Nailer, Drill / Driver, Miter Saw, Random Orbit Sander. Materials: Plywood or MDF, 3/4", 4x8 sheet, Base cap moulding, 6 ft, Self-tapping wood screws, 3", Brad nails, 1"
Miter the base cap moulding around each post with 1" brads — the ten-minute step that turns framing lumber into furniture. Sand and paint.
Set the machines, run a spin cycle with a full load, and watch. Any shimmy: skin the back in 3/4" scrap (glue + 3" screws every 4" into posts and framing — it becomes a shear panel) and/or screw the frame to wall studs. With kids in the house, do the stud attachment regardless.