Life Hack: How to dry your clothes indoors without causing damp or mould in your home

Drying wet laundry indoors can increase damp in the home by 30%. Here's how to avoid damp and mould problems
Drying clothes indoors can trap excess condensation inside, resulting in issues such as damp and mould forming in our homes

Drying clothes indoors can trap excess condensation inside, resulting in issues such as damp and mould forming in our homes

Wed, 18 Oct, 2023 - 10:03
Denise O’Donoghue

As any Irish mammy will tell you, when the forecast is this grim it’s not great weather for drying.

However, for those of us who can’t use a dryer for our clothes, the only option is to hang them indoors to dry, but this can trap excess condensation inside, resulting in issues such as damp and mould forming in our homes.

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