How many loads of washing do you generate a week?

Fair enough if you enjoy it. I don’t so it can sit there until a full load of whites/darks/sports kit etc has accumulated and then it goes on. I get quite cross if someone puts on a partial load, it’s a waste of water to my mind.

I wash my duvet cover and pillowcases , then sheet separately ( all kingsize ) . I have a 9kg machine too , but like them to move around freely, I hate squashing my stuff in

Live on my own , but do my bed linen every week , plus towels , work uniform, plus lights / everyday clothes . So average at least 5 ! If something has a stain , I don’t wait in case it doesn’t come out so occasionally will run a load for 1 or 2 items 😬

Sorry, I have a laundry room too but still wouldn’t have it sitting there for weeks. I like to wash, dry and iron all the laundry and put it away.

But I still don't understand how this reduces your washing loads.
We have more than enough underwear and socks so we're not washing because we need them, we're washing because they've been used.
4 people changing socks and underwear daily plus extras pairs for sports etc adds up to a lot by the end of a week and that doesn't include clothes, uniforms, towels, bedding.
Tops, tshirts and shirts really need a wash after each wear, not so much trousers, jumpers etc.

Six, but I run my own business and have to wash stuff related to that (I work with dogs, so dog towels, coats etc.), as well as my own clothes and towels etc.

We then have dog blankets on top (another two loads, as our machine is tiny) and then DH's clothes, which is at least another two loads as he also runs a business and comes home filthy and sweaty.

When we're both off work, it's a LOT less

Just me? Probably one load of my clothes, plus one of towels/bedding.

But my own stuff is the least of my worries, I'm often running the machine multiples times a day due to child with additional needs. And tumble drying too, otherwise we literally don't have space to hang everything and the house would be even more damp and cold. Yes we have a dehumidifier. I'd really love it if I didn't have to constantly hear the noise of these machines.

Only wash clothes and towels when they're dirty and have enough socks and underwear to get through the week.

Probably 3 for us in a normal week. Clothes, towels, bedding etc.

DH wears a work uniform and I WFH so we don't have much workwear. Not like before Covid when I had 3 outfit changes a day with workwear, gym gear and homewear.

On rare Scottish hot sunny days, I go a bit mad with blankets and curtains though 😆.

1 load a week for me. It used to be more when I was an athlete and training nearly every day - just had to do more frequent washes to avoid the stench from the laundry basket.

fair enough. We have a utility room and laundry just lives in there until it is ready to be done so it’s not hanging around in bedrooms etc.

Weekly -

• 1 x towel wash (5 towels plus hand towels)
• 2 x bedding wash (bedding for 3 singles and 1 super king so takes up two loads)
• 3 x kids washes (3 kids)
• 2 x clothes wash for me and DH

One

Towels, tea towels and cleaning cloths (weekly)
bedding (weekly)
general wash (weekly)
delicates (as and when)
jeans/trousers (every other week)
throws (probably every 2-3 weeks)

So probably about 4-5 washes a week for two of us.

3 of us generate about 3/4 loads per week. We're not overly sporty! DH works from home most of the time, so not too many work clothes for him.

There are two adults in my house. Usually there are two loads of clothing a week, and then every couple of weeks or so I'll do our bedding and towels.

Same. People don’t seem to know how infrequently good wool should or needs to be washed, as long as you’re clean and treating it well. It’s pretty shocking!

I do about 4 loads per week for 2 adults and 2 children so maybe 1.5?

i meant a weeks worth of school uniform and PE kit

3 people in the house and we generate between 7-10 loads per week.

Personally not a huge amount 2-3 gym outfits, 4-5 work uniforms, 1-2 pairs of trousers, 5-6 tops, 10 pairs knickers, 7 pairs socks, 2-3 bras, one bath sheet, 2 hand towels, 5 face cloths.
IRL I do 2-3 dark, 1 light, 1 towels and bedding and 1 sports wash for 2 adults and an adult sized teen.

I just couldn’t leave washing hanging around for three weeks waiting to be washed. I change the towels and all the beds weekly and wash them on the same day.

I work out 4 times a week and don't like sweaty clothes hanging around so I would say 4. Then one towel wash. Sheets every other week. So 5-6? But given all washing gets done as a family that's not too helpful. We probably do one wash load a day of clothes. One white wash a week. One to two towel washes. One to two bedsheet washes. Keeping on top of laundry is hard work but my DH does more of it than me

I don't get why people are washing their towels so often, though tbf it was only once we started washing them at 60 that we started going as long as 3+ weeks between towel washes. Hang up separately to air dry after each use. My sister used to wash towels at 30 and they smelt musty/damp after one wash, especially when overloaded on one towel rack and not fully drying properly.

Adult bedding is also done at 60 and every 3-4 weeks, more in summer and pillow cases can be more frequently if done in with towels.

Family of 4, 2 adults and 2 children with one in school uniform.

We don't separate darks/lights or bras, etc. Delicate stuff just doesn't get tumble dried. Tea towels/muslins get chucked in with normal clothes or in hot 60' wash when do towels or bedding.

Normally 2-3 wash loads a week. For me personally I would have to do 1 load a week to have clean work trousers as only have 1 pair that fits currently haha. I change my top daily but maybe wear 3 sets of bottoms over the week, including the work trousers.

I don't iron either. Life is too short to be doing wash loads everyday. I have done that when toilet training, having reflux babies, and am very happy to be past that stage until toilet training for my youngest starts!

Two adults who do sports 2x a week
one child one toddler, both messy gits

it feel never ending.

I have two washing machines one with tumble dryer, we do laundry 3-4 days a week. So 6-8 loads including towel weekly and sheets every 10 days.

i fucking loathe it and would pay for someone else to do it if I could afford it!