Show me your clothes lines!

[Ellie]

I am going to put up a clothes line and I want to do it "right".

Please give any tips or hints for types of posts, pins, placement, lines, etc.

Thanks, I know I will only have one shot at this!!

 

[FarmerChick]

can't give ya any wonderful advice

I did a rope between 2 trees. yup, about 40 ft tied. that it is for me and it works perfect.

sad little line, but , sure works great.

 

[punkin]

I use 3 heavy duty retractables that zig zag across our back deck. They work just fine. I can even hang heavy wet quilts across them.

 

[Ellie]

Well, I really don' have the space between trees like that.... What brand of retractable did you use?

 

[PotterWatch]

We use a rotary dryer. Works great for us because we don't really have the room to put up enough traditional line to hang a whole load. I put it up when I have a load to dry, and take it down to store in the shed when I'm not using it. I can fit about two loads on it at a time, so I have plenty of room.

This is the one we bought: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=15860090

 

[punkin]

Gosh, Ellie, I've had them so long that I don't remember. I think we bought them at Lowe's though.

 

[homestead jenna]

Mine is the square umbrella-ish kind. I like it because I can basically stand in one spot almost to hang stuff out. The only thing I don't like is how close the individual lines are - but I only use every other one.

And I use both the spring and the other type of pins...they're useful for a variety of applications.

(and you NEED a hot clothes pin apron! *giggle*)

 

[PamsPride]

I have two 4x4 posts at each end...they are about 4 feet apart....then 20' from one end to that other. Then we have a trellis all the way up on one side with a clematis on it....the other end only has a tressel a couple feet high with nothing on it, just blacked eyed susans in front of it. Then we have a 2x4 going acrossed from each 4x4 that is like 5' or so long. Then we have 5 rows of clothes line strung throw that. We do a TON of laundry so we need a massive amount of clothes line. It is big enough to hold two loads of landry from our front load washer.

 

[Ellie]

Thanks, Punkin. Thank you for the description PamsPride. I would love a picture of it if you can sometime.

I did wonder how those Jenna and Potter but I do have the room.