How easy is it to dry washing indoors?

Question

Hello,

I'm hopefully moving house soon and I've seen a lovely little house but it hasn't got a garden.

I'm wondering how easy it would be to dry washing indoors? If it's a pain then I'd rather keep house hunting, I'm disabled and can't be doing with too much extra hassle.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Well I just drape my clothes over chairs and doorknobs, sometimes I use a clothes horse/wooden drying rack. I don't find it to be a pain, but I've been doing that for years so its like my laundry routine. Sometimes our house looks silly with my pants draped everywhere, but they always dry fine.

If your house has a space that could accomodate a drying rack or over-the-door rack, its really not that much hassle since you could dry all of your clothes in the same place. The only hassle would be if you didn't have space for that and had to do what I do and hang everything on chairs in different rooms.  

Answer 2

buy a condenser dryer for towels sheets and stuff that does not shrink,get a big clothes horse for clothes and put it in the spare room thats what i do when its raining.or you could buy an indoor line and position it over the bath high up.dont put it in the kitchen because it will pick up all the cooking smells.

Answer 3

I wash my clothes as normal then hang them on clothes hangers and either put them on the shower rail, or on the curtain rail in a spare room or bedroom with the window open in Summer, or heating on in Winter.

As most houses have radiators under the window the clothes dry no problem and have less creases in too so makes ironing easier too.

Answer 4

I live in a very tiny bungalow, and although I do have a small garden, the British weather lately doesn't permit me to dry the washing outside. I hang my clothes on the shower rail, and find they are dry by morning. I find they don't need ironing either.

I have, however, just ordered an Air-o-dry indoor clothes airer, as my sister has one, and says they are very useful. Have a look at the link.

http://www.air-o-dry.com/

Answer 5

It's really easy. You just need one of those clothes drying racks, the ones that fold up out of the way when you aren't using them. And make sure the area you are leaving the laundry in has a window that you can leave open a little for ventilation, cause you need somewhere for the damp air to go after it has evaporated from your clothes. If the area isn't ventilated enough then you will create a bit of a humid climate in your house.

I'm sure someone is going to answer about using a dryer, but the dryer is a waste of power when you have another option.

Answer 6

I never dry my line-dried clothing out of doors.  I have a short clothes line strung up in my basement laundry room and dry my line dried clothing there.  It works very well and you don't have to worry about the weather ruining your freshly washed clothing!  I use a combination of hangers for shirts and clothes pins for underwear and bras (delicate stuff).  I do have a dryer and dry my sheets, blankets, towels and jeans in my dryer, but the more delicate stuff I hang.