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The last two, including the one we are in now, apartment complexes have both washer/dryer in apartments. There was none in our house when we bought it in 2004. Wife had both from a previous house she had with her ex and we hooked them up. When we sold the house, left them there. They were both pretty old anyway.

hollydolly said:
Do your apartments and houses all have washing machines as part of the fixtures and fittings in the USA?
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CR... I have never had a house in the Uk where the white goods came as part of the package...but in Spain where I have a second home it is mandatory that if you sell you have to leave the washer, dryer , cooker and fridge & freezer...

VJ..is that the same for all new(ish) builds now?...my house is 60 years old so when I moved in over 30 years ago there was nothing here at all ...
 
It seems to be round here; all the new ones being built have white goods built in.
before we bought this one, we saw a similar one where all the integrated appliances; except for the oven, had been removed; it looked awful!
people who have had new ones, often don't integrate them though...I prefer mine hidden!
 

Throwing the appliances in is used as a bargaining tool when selling a home over here. It darn near killed me on the last house I sold to leave the appliances but the young couple insisted and the deal would have fallen apart if they did not get them.

I had not even finished paying for them as I bought them on a 3 year interest free plan
 
I don't know, after reading what you all have in store, I may have to go take a nap, I'm exhausted just thinking about all you have on your agendas. Me, I'm going to mostly zone out in front of the boob tube (TV).

Hoping you all have a lovely day.
 
Here in U.S., some apartments come with appliances and some don't. If there are no appliances existent, then there is usually a laundry room somewhere in the apartment complex. In the houses here, a lot has to do with when the house was built - most new-builds come with appliances that are included in the home's purchase price, but in older places there may be appliances but these can be very well-used or non-functioning. I've lived in a number of houses and in the older ones we usually had to replace at least one piece of equipment. Never bought a house that had a washer and drier in it in the beginning - these always had to be purchased and moved in with the furniture. I think it's so interesting that what we call appliances, in UK are called white goods. Because the appliance color that is trending here presently is "stainless steel," I guess the US can't use the term "white goods." Folks here can be quite picky about what goes into their kitchens. I don't plan to ever buy stainless steel anything because I've watched friends and neighbors wiping off all the fingerprints. Are integrated appliances the ones that have a front piece matching the cabinet doors? If that's what they are called then I have an integrated dishwasher. Gee, I feel like I learn new things everyday!
 
That's integrated, Kath!
my washing machine has a magnet to keep the door closed, and my dishwasher door is totally attached to my cabinet front.
my dishwasher needs emptying...
 
Kath we have all sorts of colours for our appliances too. My washer, dryer and fridge freezer are stainless steel effect..my cooker is cream and black cuz it's an Aga.. ''White goods' is just the generic name we give to that stuff. Appliances we tend to use more for things you plug in the wall, like kettles, lamps etc..
 
Hi, kids. Guess I'm a little late, but I've had a bummer of a day.

Got a call from my son last night around 9 telling me he'd run to the store, was only gone about 15 minutes, and when he got back, his door had been kicked in and the place ransacked. AGAIN! Thugs took his laptop, phone, tablet, watch. He called the police, of course, and they came and took a report and dusted for fingerprints and whatever all else they do. Rents are so high that he can't afford to move, neighborhood is close enough to dicey that he can't get insurance. Oy. Just two weeks ago a tenant two doors down was coming home from spending the holidays with her family and was mugged when she got out of her car. Welcome home:(

Anyway, they must have been watching to see who leaves the buildings. When his neighbor was mugged it was about the same time in the evening so I'm guessing that they were hanging around waiting for somebody to leave and she just happened to drive up. How convenient for them. Dammit!

This crap is really starting to wear on me...imagine how HE feels.
 
What awful news - terrible for your son to get his place broken into and his stuff stolen. My building had been broken into in the past, then we had security cameras on all entrances and everyone has their own fob key for entrances. Most people including myself have installed a deadbolt on their doors which makes it a lot harder to break into and the doors are reinforced.

This sounds like a tenant/landlord issue and tenants need to get together and get landlord to provide good locks and security cameras. Every city has a rent control or tenant's rights department for this sort of thing.
 
Each apartment has its own entrance, and the locks are deadbolts. There are security cameras on both ends of all five buildings. I think these people figure that because the apartments are a little isolated and the tenants not among the monied who live within just blocks, the police won't bother with them.

If you thought a deadbolt would stop a burglar, think again. I thought so, too. Obviously not! Breaking into a place with a deadbolt might be a bit more difficult, but kicking in the door? That works just fine.

The maintenance man was there first thing this morning when he got the message, but the door can't be replaced because the buildings are pre-war and the doors no longer a standard size. He did put on a new knob, but the best he could do was to put one on that just has the push-and-turn lock on the inside.

I guess I'll hear more tomorrow. The apartment manager will probably be in touch with my son in the morning.
 
Georgia, WOW! just WOW! So sorry you and your son are dealing with such awful nonsense. Another reason I hate to move from where I am now, but the rents just going up so fast, hard to keep up, but, After reading your post, I don't know, I might just decide to start collecting bottles so I can stay put at least another few years. Not that such a thing can't happen right here in my own complex. There was a robbery at the shopping plaza a few years ago, but they had the place surrounded; helicopters flying overhead and caught the perps in no time. There was a brief surge of crime around that time, one of our bus drivers was murdered, he was napping and was forced from his car, at gunpoint, to go to the atm machine and make a withdrawal and then the mugger killed him anyway after he gave him the money. The perp was caught due to his face being caught on the atm camera as the bank. That incident was very chilling and very sad; there was a high incidence of prescription drug abuse happening at the time as well tying into the surge. I forget the name of that very popular drug that was making the rounds at the time, but, usually you can look at most of the users and just know they're on something. It's been quiet for the past few years over this way, knock on wood which is more of the norm in this small section but that could change at any given moment of course.

I'm glad your son wasn't harmed, be safe.
 
Georgia, sorry your upset - it must be very stressful and nerve wracking for you - I would feel the same if it happened to my son. Hope it all works out. I agree with April that it's good your son wasn't hurt.
 
Picked up our friends at the airport last night. Their resort is 2 miles from us which is not very convenient. Tried to get them to book here but they waited too long and it was full. We'll be playing the tour guides. :)
 
Georgia, so sorry to hear about your son. Thank goodness, in a way, he wasn't home to confront them at the door....there's no telling what people like that might do. Possessions can be replaced but lives can't.

I once came home for lunch and scared a burglar out the back door as I was coming in the front. He had been there for some time as he had taken a large suitcase out of the closet and had been putting things in it. He had gone through the drawers and closets; I felt violated for a long time.
 
OH Georgia..my god, what a scary thing to happen to your son, and of course the worry for you must be tremendous too , because it sounds like he lives in a troubled area with the muggings and burglaries.

I hear you when you say rents are high but is there absolutely no way he can move to somewhere else?..It's just appalling that people cannot be left to live their life in safety in their own homes.
 
Thanks to all for the appliance info! I love learning about how things are done in other places, especially UK because I'm 1000% Anglophile. I've heard and read about AGA cookers and would like to learn how to cook with one. All my appliances are black (except for dishwasher which is integrated) because I needed kitchen things to blend with family room colors since they merge into each other. Black appliances also get fingerprinty too. When I notice prints I get out the Windex and have at it! Also, Jujube, I'll bet your afghan is going to be so cute - I have been trying to teach myself how to crochet and knit but it's a challenge. I wish I hadn't waited until I was antiquated to learn these things!
 
Georgia, sorry to hear about your son. Bummer for sure. Just curious as to why he cannot or will not move? Is money the reason or something else? Has he considered sharing an apartment in a better neighborhood.

Going for a shopping trip today and taking a new route someone told me about. Said it saves a lot of time and gas. Will see.
 
I clean my cupboard fronts with furniture polish...
they are gloss cram and coffee; a mixture. Note to self; must paint the dining room area to match better.....
 
Having the satin finish steel FF , washer etc..it means no fingerprints get left behind, but when I had proper stainless steel I had to use a tiny drop of baby lotion on a rag to take out all the fingerprints and make it shine.. I would never have stainless steel again!


That said I still have a SS cooker in the Spanish house, but I've had the Mini AGA here for about 7 years..previously to that I had a green stand alone cooker..Yikes...that was a big mistake even though I had the washer and dryer to match...bleuurgh, never buy coloured goods you get waaay sick of them before they wear out.
 
I'm so sorry about your son's terrible experience, Georgia! I hope that he has no more scary situations like that!
 

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