For kids, fairly hard. I grew up in a single story house and a laundry chute was one of the romantic ideals. So I gave my kids the childhood I was denied — our

For kids, fairly hard. I grew up in a single story house and a laundry chute was one of the romantic ideals. So I gave my kids the childhood I was denied — our house has a trapdoor in the kids' bedroom that drops straight down to the laundry room. It is fun! And more useful to me than a smart faucet or whatever.