"Beardedgeek;d-994571" wrote:
Basically... I am trying to decide if I should implement laundy in my cottage at all; my experience is that wash tubs just doesn't work since they literally take half a day to do laundry and 1 full day for laundry to dry on a clothes line (if it's not raining or snowing, in which case it can literally take eons of time since well... most of winters and falls are rain or snow).
The alternative is to try to fit a laundry machine and a dryer in a small cottage and ruin the look and feel of the whole thing...
I think the speed cleaner does help a bit, but yes, the tubs take forever. (Actually, I've found that mopping up after doing the laundry takes quite a bit of time, and speed cleaner definitely helps with that.) I did find that I was less likely to get 'used' quality after doing all that work the last time I used the wash tub. I think it's a little faster to wash clothes, though it's going to take some time, no matter what. I don't know how our grandmothers did it.
The long period to dry on lines is realistic. Obviously, clothes aren't going to dry if it's snowing or raining, and I'd expect a day to dry when there is no weather. I designate one day a week for wash day (the same day bills are delivered), and that seems to be enough for one or two Sims.
