#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.

#58

Can you ventilate the flat at all? I wouldn’t recommend dying clothes in a room without trickle vents (the slotted vents in the window frame above the glass), a window you can open, or an extract fan that you can turn on.

#59

Aye, been chucking it in the kitchen with the extractor fan on which isn’t ideal as it’s a small room, front room with the window open has been an option as well but only when someone is in obvs.

#60

The problem is that kitchens typically have high humidity (plus your clothes can smell of food odours).

I think you’ll have to use a combination of heated clothes racks and open windows.

I’m assuming that you don’t have your flat too cold?