ᐅ Smart ideas that make everyday life easier incorporated into the home

Sebastian79 schrieb:
The learning effect and the associated attitude would be greater with a laundry chute = better raised children = a better Germany = brilliant

Please explain that in more detail!

How many children do you have and how old are they?

It seems like something is missing for you.

Yes. That’s right. A clear statement from you or answers to my two questions are missing.

Or am I just missing the humor?

I also prefer the idea of having the utility room on the upper floor instead of a laundry chute. Friends of mine have a laundry chute and still don’t know how to properly "secure" it to prevent their child from falling in, so they currently have a piece of furniture placed over it. Other friends have managed the laundry chute better – they simply throw the laundry down the stairwell (in an older building with four floors).

Ideas for housebuilding that make everyday life easier:
- Roller shutter stops as a strip instead of two knobs; firstly for the appearance, and secondly, the holes in the knobs tend to be used by bumblebees or hornets or who knows what. Friends have therefore sealed all their knobs.
- Protecting the facade against woodpeckers; other friends are currently having problems with this. This kind of protection is also possible for a polystyrene facade.
- If the towel radiator is really supposed to get warm, it should not be connected to the same heating circuit as the underfloor heating, or possibly not at all with a heat pump; if a really warm towel rail is desired, an electric one might be an option. (Note: This is not important for us, just for information.)
- A walk-in shower without a glass partition reduces the need for cleaning.
- A staircase not directly located in the entrance area prevents dirt from being carried upstairs.
- The bathroom fixtures come with a manufacturer’s coating.
- A controlled mechanical ventilation system eliminates the need to open windows several times a day.
- Electric roller shutters save the effort of cranking or pulling (although pulling a belt is still faster than cranking).

Grym schrieb:
Some other friends have a better solution for the laundry chute – they just drop the laundry down the stairwell (an older building with over 4 floors)

That works for us occasionally as well.

Grym schrieb:


- If the towel radiator is supposed to get really warm, it shouldn’t be connected to the same heating circuit as the underfloor heating, or with a heat pump it might not be possible at all; if a really warm towel warmer is wanted, then maybe an electric one

Do you even have an idea of how high the consumption of such a radiator is if it’s supposed to deliver real output?

Walk-in showers… don’t they need cleaning?

What is the concern about the danger to children all about? It seems there is a lack of simple planning.

Our chute has a 30x30 cm (12x12 inches) swing flap at about 90 cm (35 inches) height. This flap opens into a cuboid-shaped space where there is a 315 mm (12.4 inches) hole in the floor. No baby can get into this space, and later on, no toddler would ever fit inside. The shaft is located flush next to the chimney duct in a masonry wall and is not visible anywhere inside the house.

@EveundGerd:

You were right with your second assumption. Still, I grew up as the oldest of five siblings and know quite well what upbringing means. We didn’t have separate laundry bags but put everything together—although sorting had to be done afterward. Just mentioning this in passing, without serious reference to my earlier post.

Regarding your question about the electric towel warmer: to be effective, it needs power—but only for a short time, so we are talking about just a few dollars (or pounds) per year.