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Q: This winter our laundry room stayed about 15 degrees cooler than the rest of the house. Could the dryer's flap-type exhaust vent be part of the problem?
Shawn Crowley, by e-mail

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"Select your washer and dryer before designing your laundry room cabinetry. Most front-loaders are 39 inches high, so the countertop needs to be installed a bit higher than normal."
— Becca Laufenberg, interior designer, Oakland, Calif.

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