Laundry room dimensions — washer and dryer sizes, stacking, and the room they need

The machines

Unit	W × D	Notes
Front-load washer	27 × 32	the US standard
Front-load dryer	27 × 32	its twin
Side-by-side pair	55 × 32	55–58″ of wall with breathing room
Stacked tower	27 × 33	the closet solution — front-load only
Top-load washer	28 × 28	lid swings UP — no shelf above, no stacking
Compact pair (24″)	24 × 25	condo/European size, often ventless
Utility sink	24 × 21	+30″ standing room

Depth honesty: 32″ is the BOX — hoses and venting want 4–6″ more behind. A 36″-deep alcove is the real number.

Work zone: 36–48″ in front of the machines — a laundry basket, an open door, and you.
Side-by-side closet: 60″ wide minimum inside the doors, 36″ deep counting hookups.
Stacked closet: 30″ wide, 36″ deep — and check the tower height (~76″) against shelving.
Pedestals add 12–15″ of height and a drawer each — worth it at standard depth, impossible under a counter.
Door logic: washer doors hinge left, dryer doors reversible — set them to swing AWAY from the transfer path on the plan.
Dryer venting wants the shortest straight run to outside air — a laundry moved to the middle of the house pays for it in duct.

Minimums are minimums — closets, windows, and the door swing decide the real answer on your plan, which is where these stencils earn their keep.

Drop the washer-dryer pair on your actual plan — Poché flags the door swing collision the showroom never mentions.