Fewer and fewer people are building basements under their houses.
Many prefer a separate utility room on the upper floor, where laundry is done – this room is usually limited to just a few square meters.
Most have to make do with a technical room of about 6 sqm (approximately 65 sq ft) – the typical size offered by most house builders – where there is barely enough space for one or two shelves plus a washing machine. The rest of the house is also tightly planned.
How do you manage your laundry drying? Especially in households with children, I think you really have to juggle things, right?
Many prefer a separate utility room on the upper floor, where laundry is done – this room is usually limited to just a few square meters.
Most have to make do with a technical room of about 6 sqm (approximately 65 sq ft) – the typical size offered by most house builders – where there is barely enough space for one or two shelves plus a washing machine. The rest of the house is also tightly planned.
How do you manage your laundry drying? Especially in households with children, I think you really have to juggle things, right?
If you have limited space for drying laundry, you might want to look into a drying lift. I don’t have personal experience with one, but it seems like an interesting alternative to a drying rack in a small utility room.
Aren’t you ultimately still using energy to dry your laundry that way?
I just looked up how much energy a modern tumble dryer consumes. It’s estimated at €56 per year (235 kWh and €0.24 /kWh). For that cost, you definitely don’t need a large drying room in the basement. And if you power it with your own photovoltaic system, it gets even cheaper.
Teyla schrieb:
... I think it’s not energy-efficient, as drying laundry in the air is better for both your wallet and the environment.
Teyla schrieb:
With the supply and exhaust ventilation in the utility room, laundry also dries much faster than in our old house!
Aren’t you ultimately still using energy to dry your laundry that way?
I just looked up how much energy a modern tumble dryer consumes. It’s estimated at €56 per year (235 kWh and €0.24 /kWh). For that cost, you definitely don’t need a large drying room in the basement. And if you power it with your own photovoltaic system, it gets even cheaper.
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Bauexperte26 Oct 2016 17:31Mainly in the dryer; I no longer want to do without the fluffy towels. I hang sweaters and delicate clothes on the bathtub drying rack.
On summer days, and provided I have time, on the rotary clothesline in the garden (excluding towels).
Best regards, Bauexperte
On summer days, and provided I have time, on the rotary clothesline in the garden (excluding towels).
Best regards, Bauexperte
We are four people (35, 32, 4 & 1.5 years old).
We don’t have a dryer; currently, we dry our laundry on two drying racks in the shared laundry room, which has very poor ventilation.
We have also used a drying rack inside the apartment, but it always looks untidy no matter where it is placed.
In the summer, the rack is sometimes placed on the balcony, but you have to be careful because the laundry can fade if it hangs out too long.
In our own house, there will initially be no dryer; we plan to hang laundry in the utility room.
We don’t have a dryer; currently, we dry our laundry on two drying racks in the shared laundry room, which has very poor ventilation.
We have also used a drying rack inside the apartment, but it always looks untidy no matter where it is placed.
In the summer, the rack is sometimes placed on the balcony, but you have to be careful because the laundry can fade if it hangs out too long.
In our own house, there will initially be no dryer; we plan to hang laundry in the utility room.
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