#38

I’m in the market for some over-the-door hooks for our towels, the problem is our doors are thicker than the standard 40mm width that most of these hooks are designed for, can someone help me out here?

#39

Isn’t that why you have a shower curtain?

#40

This one will fit a 45mm thick door:

https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-chrome-over-the-door-5-hook-hanger/p699781

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#41

Nice one, friend. Hopefully those 5mm make all the difference. Do you, off hand, know the width of a standard fire door?

#42

Well maybe but then they’d have to drill into the walls. I’m guessing it’s a rare landlord who is fine with people doing that? And if I was renting and was doing that you’d better believe I’m buying the cheapest thing, not the best thing.

#43

We have one of those glass partitions FWIW but obviously that isn’t what the problem is :smiley:

#44

You can pop round and borrow a measuring tape if you wish?

#45

I already have one but thank you for the offer, friend.

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#46

It’s not quite as straightforward as that, as it depends on the door construction and rating, but as a rough guide:

FD30 doors are usually not less than 44mm, and FD60 doors are usually not less than 54mm

Oh, hang on - do you mean width or thickness?

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#47

Reckon we’ve got an FD30 up in this bitch, thank you pal.

#48

Is it on a closer, with seals around the edges?

As I mentioned upthread, I wouldn’t recommend putting an over the door hanger on a fire door.

#49

It sure is!

#50

It’s a fire door then.

#51

I’ll be honest, at this stage, my desire to stay alive in case of fire isn’t quite being outweighed by my desire to have a dry towel in the bathroom…

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#52

Famous last words…

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#53

Yeah, @anon5266188 is really going to regret this when he reaches for a damp towel to block out the smoke rolling through the seal…

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#54

On a similar note, laundry in our new flat is taking an insane amount of time to dry to the point where clothes smell damp now which is an enormous pain in the arse.

Any top tips for getting clothes to dry quicker? The ol’ three-tiered Minky is becoming something of an arsehole in this regard.

#55

Get yourself one of those heated drying racks with the cover. They are always held in the highest regard in these situations.

What sort of flat is it? A conversion and are you on the ground? Might have to watch out for damp on clothes in cupboards if they are near an outer wall? :frowning:

#56

Yeah, thinking a heated rack might be the way to go which is a blow.

We are indeed on the ground floor and near outer walls. I think it will probably be awful in the winter. Moving is bad and shit in my opinion.

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#57

Yeah we rented a converted basement flat where luckily they’d damp coursed and put in double glazing and apart from one wall it was basically incredible what a difference it made to the Victorian Terrace Experience.