Coats smell mouldy :(

funkymonkey849

I live in a house that suffers from damp problems, nothing we can do but are moving on shortly.

My winter coats have been hung in a canvas wardrobe with the door left open, but they all smell mouldy

It will cost a lot to dry clean, so is there any other way of getting rid of the smell, or shall I just chuck em in the washing machine? Will they dry ok just hanging up in the house?

What to do

fluffybunnies

try putting them on the washing line/airer in the garden for a while to see if that help with the musty smell

CCP

fluffybunnies wrote: »

try putting them on the washing line/airer in the garden for a while to see if that help with the musty smell

I'd second that. My last flat was very damp and I thought I was going to have to throw away one of my jackets as it was growing a fur coat of its own. After I moved I left it to air for a few days and it magically restored itself - I love it when problems resolve themselves without any effort from me!

Rubyred

Put one in a bin bag with a handful of neutradol powder (£1land). Tie the top and shake it up. Leave overnight then hang outside (if it's dry)....x

badkitti

Can you febreeze it after airing it (if the airing doesn't work?)