Otti Havana assembled laundry sets buying guide
Havana is the fluted timber-veneer range in the Otti laundry collection. Every set is a matched run of moisture-resistant plywood cabinets with oak veneer fronts, a stone benchtop cut for a laundry sink, and a brushed gold bar handle in the box. It comes in two tones, Sable Walnut and Woodland Oak, and in eleven set types, from a single 430mm cabinet to the 1715mm runs with wall cabinets and a tall cabinet for the washing machine and dryer. Choose the length first, because it decides how much you can store and whether a machine sits in the run. Then choose the tone. The cabinets arrive assembled. The sink and the tap are bought separately.
The eleven Havana sets
| Set | What it includes | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| 430mm Mini Laundry | A single door base cabinet and a 430mm stone top | The tightest alcove |
| 650mm Mini Laundry | A double door base cabinet and a 650mm stone top | A narrow laundry |
| 650mm Laundry Cabinet Set | The 650mm base cabinet and top, plus a double door wall cabinet | A narrow laundry that needs storage above |
| 1060mm Laundry Cabinet Set | A double door and a single door base cabinet under a 1060mm stone top | A mid-size laundry with more under-bench storage |
| 1300mm Laundry Cabinet Set | A double door base cabinet and an end panel with installation kit under a 1300mm stone top | A machine beside the bench |
| 1305mm Set A | The 1300mm run with a wall cabinet | A machine beside the bench, with storage above |
| 1305mm Set B | The 1300mm run with two wall cabinets | A machine beside the bench, with more storage |
| 1305mm Set C | A base cabinet, wall cabinet storage and a tall cabinet for a washing machine and dryer, under a 650mm stone top | A machine built into the joinery |
| 1715mm Set A | A double door and a single door base cabinet, with a double door and a single door wall cabinet | A long wall |
| 1715mm Set B | The same base cabinets, with two double door wall cabinets and a single door wall cabinet | A long wall that needs the most storage |
| 1715mm Set C | The base and wall cabinets of Set A plus a tall cabinet for a washing machine and dryer | A long wall with a built-in machine |
Each set comes in Sable Walnut and in Woodland Oak, so the range has twenty-two sets in all.
How the cabinets add up
A double door base cabinet is 632mm wide, 585mm deep and 880mm high, and a single door base cabinet is 416mm wide at about the same depth and height. The wall cabinets are 632mm or 416mm wide, 323mm deep and 600mm high. The tall cabinet is 652mm wide, 700mm deep and 2100mm high.
The arithmetic shows where each stone top sits. In the 650mm sets the top is 18mm wider than the 632mm cabinet. In the 1060mm set the two base cabinets add up to 1048mm, so the top is 12mm wider than the run. In a 1305mm Set C, the 652mm tall cabinet sits beside the 632mm base cabinet, which brings the run to about 1284mm. In a 1715mm Set C, the 1060mm top over the two base cabinets and the 652mm tall cabinet beside it come to about 1712mm, close to the 1715mm in the name.
In the 1300mm set and in the 1305mm Set A and Set B, the top is 1300mm long and the base cabinet takes only part of it. The rest of the length is for the washing machine, which is why these sets include an end panel with an installation kit, 16mm thick, 580mm deep and 880mm high, to finish the side of the run. Measure your machine, and the space its door needs, before you order. For a machine beside the bench, see front loader laundry cabinets and top loader laundry cabinets.
Which length to choose
| If your laundry has | Choose |
|---|---|
| An alcove only a little wider than a cabinet | The 430mm Mini Laundry |
| A narrow wall with no machine | The 650mm Mini Laundry, or the Cabinet Set for storage above |
| A wall of about a metre | The 1060mm Cabinet Set |
| A front loader beside the bench | The 1300mm Cabinet Set or a 1305mm Set A or B |
| A machine built into the joinery | A 1305mm Set C, or a 1715mm Set C on a longer wall |
The single-length pages narrow the choice across every range: 650mm mini laundry packages, Otti laundry 1060mm packages, 1300mm laundry packages, 1305mm laundry packages and 1715mm laundry packages.
Choosing between the two tones
Sable Walnut is the deeper of the two tones, and Woodland Oak is the lighter. Both are an oak timber veneer with a fluted front, so the grain shows through the grooves. Choose by the rooms either side of the laundry. If the floor and the walls are pale, Woodland Oak keeps the room light. If the floor is dark or the walls are painted, Sable Walnut sits with them. The sets are the same in size and layout in both tones, so the choice costs you nothing in storage.
The fluted veneer finish
Havana is an oak timber veneer over moisture-resistant plywood, which holds up around damp better than MDF. The fronts carry vertical grooves, so wipe along the grooves, not across them, with a soft cloth and a mild detergent, and dry them. Keep abrasive cleaners and scouring pads off the surface. The cabinets arrive assembled, with soft-closing doors, an integrated kickboard and adjustable internal shelves. On the 430mm Mini Laundry the door can be hung to open to the left or the right, which suits a narrow alcove.
Stone top, tap holes and sink position
The stone top comes in four options: pure white, matte white or cloudy carrara solid surface, and natural carrara marble. The solid surface tops come with semi-drilled tap holes, so the tap position is chosen on site. Natural carrara marble tops are supplied with no tap holes, which suits a wall-mounted tap. Natural stone is pre-sealed, and it may need regular upkeep to prevent staining. The 430mm top is a pure white solid surface, cut for a smaller Axon stainless steel laundry sink that is bought separately.
On the 1305mm and 1715mm sets, the sink can sit on the left or the right of the top. That lets you put the sink and tap on the side that suits the plumbing and the wall. Decide the side before you order, because the top is cut to suit.
Choosing the stone top
The benchtop has to match the colour of the cabinets, so look at the two together. Against timber, pure white and matte white give a crisp contrast and leave the grain as the feature. Cloudy carrara has a soft veining that adds some movement to the run, and it sits well beside the oak. Natural carrara marble is the most distinctive option and the one that most needs care. Check the tap position against the sink before you order.
Handles
A brushed gold bar handle comes in the box with every Havana set. Matte black, brushed nickel, gunmetal and matte white are offered as upgrades, and matching the handle finish to the tap makes the fittings read as one set.
What is not in the box
The sink and the sink mixer are sold separately, and the sets do not include a sink. Laundry sinks and laundry taps are the two pages to browse for the parts you add. If you want a tub that arrives on its own cabinet, see laundry sink and cabinet units.
Havana against the other ranges
| Range | Finish |
|---|---|
| Havana | Fluted oak veneer in Sable Walnut or Woodland Oak |
| Hampshire | Plain white or black, in 2 pac polyurethane |
| Byron | Natural oak or black oak, with laminated timber grain |
| Marlo | Fluted matte black |
| Noosa | Fluted white |
| Bondi | Fluted white |
Choose Havana for a real timber veneer with grooves. Choose Byron for a laminated timber grain without grooves. By colour, see woodgrain laundry cabinets.
Reading a set name
Each name tells you what you are buying. In "Otti Havana 1305mm Fluted Laundry Set A - Woodland Oak", Havana is the range, 1305mm is the length, Set A is the layout and Woodland Oak is the finish. The Mini Laundry names have no set letter, and the 1060mm and 1300mm names say Cabinet Set. For the same lengths across every Otti range, see Otti laundry packages, Otti laundry 650mm packages and Otti laundry 1300 and 1305 packages.
What a laundry has to have
The National Construction Code requires at least one washtub in a house or apartment that has a laundry, and a kitchen sink or washbasin cannot be counted as that washtub. Every set here includes a stone benchtop cut for a laundry sink, so the run is ready for the sink you add.
Before you order
Run four checks. Measure the wall from corner to corner, measure the washing machine, and check the swing of the cabinet doors against the wall and any door frame. Choose a length, then a tone. Pick the sink and the tap together, so the cut-out and the tap holes agree. Confirm that the veneer suits the rooms either side of the laundry. For the group of cabinets as a whole, see laundry cabinets.
