LAYOUT OF LINEN ROOM (TH & PR)

LAYOUT OF LINEN ROOM

PLANNING OF LINENROOM

1. Location: The linen room must be such to facilitate the easy flow of linen to & from the laundry. In case a commercial laundry is being used the linen room should be accessible for receipt & dispatch of linen from the back entrance of the hotel. The linen room’s location must also facilitate the easy issue & receipt of linen from the guest floors & other departments. Therefore it should be near to the service elevators. The linen room should also be away from food & production areas as linen absorb odour easily.
2. Space: The total space allotted for the linen room will depend on the size of the hotel & activities to be considered in the linen room. The minimum space requirement of the linen room is 6 sq. feet.
3. Entrance: A common entrance & exit door should be there because of security reasons. It should be 4 feet wide & without a threshold. A stable type door is recommended so that unauthorized persons are deferred to enter the room.
4. Floors & walls: The floor should be steady enough that it can bear the weight of heavy moving trolleys across it. Tiles should be avoided as they can be chipped. Walls should be of the material that can be easily cleaned at the frequent intervals. Tiled walls are ideal.
5. Lighting & ventilation: Shadow-less lights in form of fluorescent tubes is required. The air must be free from humidity. The temperature should be maintained at 20⁰ C.
6. Storage: There should be a clearance of 6 inches below the lowermost shelf. The depth of the shelf must be around 18-20 inches if they are against the wall. If they are accessible from both sides the depth should be 36-40 inches. Linen to be stored for the longer period of time should be kept in the shelves with the sliding doors or curtains to prevent dust to enter.
7. Soiled linen area: This area should be near to entrance & should be large enough to collect the soiled linen & there should be enough space to sort & count the linen. Additional to this there should be enough space to park or move the trolleys.
8. Linen exchange counter: It is the large window without any grills & with the wide space enough for passing the bundles of linen through it.
9. Inspection area: This area consist an inspection table, which should be large enough to carry freshly washed linen which needs to be inspected. A 100 room property may require a table of size 10 ft * 6 ft. size
10. Uniform storage area: Uniforms are mostly hung on hangers & numerically segregated on the basis of department & designation. A mobile uniform stand may also be used.

LAYOUT OF LINEN ROOM

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