Q Our laundry is on the second floor of a 30-year-old house. We have tried two washing machines, and vibrations from both were so severe that they caused cracks in the walls. We put plywood and a foam ...

Q. We have a front-load washer in the utility room on the main floor of an 1896 farmhouse with wooden floors. Even at the lowest spin-cycle setting, the vibration is extreme. The entire house shakes ...

LOS ANGELES /*Consumer Reports*/ tested seven devices that promise to help stop all that vibrating. Most are pads ranging in price from $25 to $47. "You place the pads under each corner of the washer.