Is it a good idea to build a wood shed/enclosure to house a laundry dryer outdoor?

I think it could work. My neighbours on Bowen Island had their washer and dryer in a small freestanding shed near the house for years. I never asked them if it was heated. I'd say if you're going to do it, do it right with an insulated building, with an insulated floor and vapour barrier to keep damp from rising up from the carport floor. I'd make provision to plug in an electric heater, preferably an oil-filled radiator type which you could leave on very low for when it starts to get below 10C. It won't cost you much to heat a small space if it's properly insulated. I think most dryers, and washers, aren't designed to work below 5C and it will be easier on the machine if the space is kept constantly warm enough. If you let things get really cold and then turn the heat on, you'll probably get condensation as things warm up and that won't do the machinery any favours.

Since it is more than just a work shed, you will almost certainly need a permit. That will determine much of how you proceed.

Insulation makes no difference in this case. Properly vented away from the walls outside, or from drifting under the carport. That and rain/water protected is really all you need for the standard dryer. Now, if it is one of this new things with all the electronic bells and whistles, high humidity may easily mess with it and such. In that case you would not only need insulation, but probably some sort of temp and humidity control.

When I was growing up our washer and dryer were in a little tin shed beside our house. The floor was a concrete slab, and they may have even been raised higher than that. Obviously you would not want them to flood. I also currently have an "animal towel" washing machine in a little barn/shed near my house for washing our farm towels. We have no building codes where I live, and our handyman installed the 220 and the washer. We haven't had any problems, although you DO have be careful if it gets very cold where you live. You will have to insulate the pipes or even use some source of heat. You don't want your washer to freeze-up.

Go ahead. Just do it safely and make it look somewhat professional at least.

You would have to ensure the building has good insulation to protect it from rain and snow and you would have to properly wire it all up. A dryer uses 220 which is twice the voltage of anything else in your home aside form an electric stove, so if anything make sure you protect it from the elements, a short circuit could easily start a fire.

If you do it right then you can absolutely put the dryer outside.

You cannot half-*** this, a dryer is nothing to mess around with, do it right the first time; build a proper room with proper wiring and proper insulation and roofing. If anything were to go wrong you risk being killed or having your house burn down.

I assume you know what you're doing when it comes to moving the outlet if you don't then please for your own safety do not attempt it at all.

If you're actually thinking of placing the dryer outside under a small shed leaving it unprotected or an enclose with poor insulation and/or roofing then do not bother with it, leave the dryer where it is and get rid of some stuff you do not need.

ouse for years. I ne'er asked them if it had been heated. i might say if you are going to try and do it, sleep with right with AN insulated building, with AN insulated floor and vapour barrier to stay damp from rising up from the car port floor. i might create provision to insert an electrical heater, ideally AN oil-filled radiator kind that you'll leave on terribly low for once it starts to urge below 10C. It will not value you a lot of to heat alittle area if it's properly insulated. i believe most dryers, and washers, are not designed to figure below 5C and it'll be easier on the machine if the area is unbroken perpetually heat enough. If you let things get very cold and th

you'll NEED a building permit for this. The permits and code enforcement people will advise you on safety and the proposed quality of construction

Thanks for the quick answers! The 220V outlet inside was newly added by an electrician company and definitely running a separate breaker. Building a shed is legal as long as it is smaller the 100 sq.ft, and wiring an outdoor outlet is also legal I supposed, since the company has recently built an 110V outlet for me under the same carport. I will ask the same company to do the wiring if they are okay. The building is gonna be just like a small shed.