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Pretty sure my OH use to live near where you live now in the same type of flat (albeit different layout).
I'd get one of these and put it in your bathroom:
One of the great things about it, is that as its raw wood, the wood absorbs some of the moisture, meaning your clothes dry faster.
hugo7
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We put one half way up our stairs and clothes dry really quickly even in our very cold house
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I out one of those up in our "utility" space (a sort of wide corridor leading into the kitchen which is in the extended bit of the ground floor, I think it was at one point the original kitchen). The utility space has the same 10ft high ceilings as the rest of the ground and 1st floor. Handy for things that shouldn't go in the tumble drier or there is no urgency to dry them. Hanging it, I only missed the joist once. The ceiling board is hung about an inch below the face of the joists so a stud finder wouldn't work so had to pull out a couple of spot lights, measure the distance to the joist in the ceiling then shine a torch through the gaps in the floorboards in the hallway above to calculate the thickness of the first joist then the distance to the next one I actually wanted to hang from. Surprised I only missed once. But then, once up, ms_com didn't like the position so had to shift it along a bit. So have three holes to fill when it comes to decorating. The wooden slats are not fixed in the cast iron bits, ms_com has already sent the whole lot crashing to the floor a couple of time.
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These look quite nice but they want silly money for it.
rj
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plantasia
I went for a washing machine only, no drying capability.
I prefer this. It has a larger wash load, seems to have a more superior spin and rinse than anything I've ever owned.
But then, I have the benefit of a long bannister in the hallway and can drape a King size sheet or duvet cover the length of it and it will dry within 12 hours and without a single crease.
If I had nowhere to dry the bed linen I would've more seriously considered a drier.
As for the boiler... yup I went for a combi. This was dictated primarily by space constraints (converted Victorian house, I have loft space but wish to extend into there in future) and the boiler location means the runs to the kitchen sink and bathroom are short... the water is almost instantly hot.
What I had hoped for is an electric boiler capable of hot water and heating. I wanted to get rid of fossil fuels in the house. I've done that with cooking... but unless I was going to rip out the radiators I still needed a central boiler to provide that hot water. And without the space for a tank until a loft conversion happens I was still space constrained. Gas fuelled combi-boilers still significantly outperform electric systems for similar space constraints. I figure getting rid of the boiler is a 10-year plan and is probably linked to the loft being done.