Drying clothes outside?

I know of at least one development that imposes monetary sanctions for breach of development rules (note that "fine" is not used, they got legal advice that fines were only enforceable by certain organs of the State). In reality people don't pay them but it becomes an issue if trying to sell a unit as any outstanding charges need to be cleared.

I would love to see you apply to the council for planning permission to erect a clothes horse.

I live in an apartment and would love to throw the clothes horse out on the balcony to get a fresh air dry. I put it at the door in the summer with it open when I’m in, so you can see it if you looked up, but it is inside.

People need to get over themselves! Clothes get washed and then need to be dried. What happens when you live in a house and can see your neighbours washing on the line, how unsightly!!

Local Authority flat complexes maybe - in the long distant past.

have you a dose of diarrhea or what? it was september, I have air dried everything the last month

that is some amount of washing, what size tub is it

It's 7kg but the shortened cycle recommends 5kg.

So kids have school uniform fresh each day, change into normal clothes and fresh PJs every night so 3 outfits per day.

I would have clean PJs every night and fresh outfit everyday.

Then weekly sheets and towels.

It adds up.

I live beside the sea so unless it's a total scorcher of a day the clothes never get fully dry in autumn there's always a dampness in the air....I have no desire to put the effort in to hanging outside, then hanging on clothes horse until fully dry especially for the kids....so wash, dryer, fold put away works for me. Plus there wouldn't be enough room on the line as it's a single line rather than a rotary one.

The line is used for decal t shirts/school tracksuit/sports kits that can't go into dryer.

why would you be interested in my reasons for asking a fairly simple question in a thread about drying clothes outside

Well the alternative is wearing dirty clothes which I've no intention of doing.

I'm certainly not sending the kids out in dirty clothes.

When I had my apartment this rule was in place too. Everyone ignored it - I was not roadside and it couldn't be seen so I ignored it too. They mentioned it once or twice to the group but no-one paid a jot. It is a very silly rule and I hope it does get changed. The washing machines basically had a small hairdryer attached to them for all the good it would do.

My solution was to buy a dehumidifier and set it next to the clothes horse. That cost less, dried the clothes better, and warmed the room nicely. When it was raining of course!

Incidentally, screening the balcony with a wrap around fence thing, to stop people seeing the illegal laundry drying, was also banned. That was also ignored.

I agree 100%, regardless of whether you do or do not have the money to do this-and it is an enormous financial cost.

The wear and tear on the clothes, means more clothes needed, more waste in the environment-It's a known fact that a drier ruins clothes.

The excuse that the air is not dry near the seaside, so air dry them and toss them in the drier for 10 minutes.

the damage to the environment, the detergents, the wasted water, the wasted electric, the air pollutants. My Lord-I didn't comment as I thought it was trolling. I'm still hoping it is, if it's not, why are we even bothering-this is .... I dunno, really, I'm at a loss for words.

Pre pubescent children are messy creatures.

By the end of the day there will be at least one food stain on their clothes. As they get older that will change but for now invariably sticky hands get wiped down the front of their clothes before you get a chance to wash them.

I know from talking to friends who work in childcare either in creche or primary school capacity that many parents will send their children to school with soiled clothes (I've seen it myself) but I'm not one of those parents.