Pete C. wrote:
> Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>> Pete C. > wrote:
>>
>>> labor, save water and wash better than by hand since they use hotter
>>> water than your hands can take. $300 will get you a perfectly
>>> serviceable if not fashionable DW.
>>
>> Footprint of a dishwasher is about 5 square feet. Cost of
>> residential property around here is about $500 per square food.
>> So that dishwasher requires $2500 worth of space.
>>
>> Steve
>
> Well gee, that's your problem, you're only eating square food
>
> Since most dishwashers install under counter, and even the portables
> provide counter space on top, you can't count them like that.
>
> Your property there is also *way* too expensive, by that spec I've
> got a $1M+ house, and probably with the 4 acres I have, a lot more
> than that.

What if you only have about 3 feet of counter space and you need those
cabinets? Can't put a dishwasher in this house. I'm happy that my husband
is willing to help with the dishes occasionally. That's one chore I can't
stand, honestly.

kili