Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Clothesline type and reasons 2Mar 01, 2009 12:18 pm i'm going to be putting in one of those fold down ones you can attach to the side of your house or put on posts 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Clothesline type and reasons 4Mar 01, 2009 3:43 pm Thanks kyton we were up at the house this morning and looking at the lovely yard and wall and I don't want to put a Hills Hoist in the middle of all that glory, then we looked at the side right near the laundry door and there are two big wall spaces that would accommodate the fold out types and would get the sun all day. The only thing I was worried about is that the path to our alfresco area goes past these walls, do you think it would be bad having washing hanging out and visitors walking past it sounds stupid and ridiculous I know, I suppose it wouldn't be half as bad as having washing staring at you from the yard while we are enjoying a bbq and a swim *sigh*
Anyway from what I read in that thread it would seem they are quite popular and no compaints from their users. Re: Clothesline type and reasons 5Mar 01, 2009 4:11 pm I"ve had both over the years SuH. Both are effective, it's just that I, like you, would rather have it out of sight. So I will be installing 2 at the side of the house on the west side. Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Clothesline type and reasons 6Mar 01, 2009 5:27 pm I've had both over the years too....there are pro's and con's for each.
In my new home, since l'll have alot more backyard and heaps of sideyard where the alfresco area is, l'm going with the traditional Hills Hoist towards the 'dead side of the" house. It won't be able to seen unless you actually walk around to the backyard. SuH - I wouln't place the clothesline where people especially visitors have to walk past to get to the alfresco area. Ok when there is nothing on the line, but may be a tad embarrassing if there was, lol...good luck with your clothesline placement Re: Clothesline type and reasons 7Mar 01, 2009 5:32 pm SuH, why don't you get the normal backyard one, but the ones that are collapsable and come out of the ground. then when you have visitors over for a swim and a BBQ you can get rid of the clothes line completely! I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Clothesline type and reasons 8Mar 01, 2009 7:36 pm joles SuH, why don't you get the normal backyard one, but the ones that are collapsable and come out of the ground. then when you have visitors over for a swim and a BBQ you can get rid of the clothes line completely! This is what we have now joles, and had always planned to fold it up when we had visitors, but guess who is always flipping about and too busy to fold up the clothes line at the last minute it just never happens. I know clothes lines are a normal part of our lives, but it would be nice not to have to look at them. Our new yard is way too nice to have a HH "hanging" around Re: Clothesline type and reasons 9Mar 01, 2009 7:37 pm I have an idea. Don't wash your clothes.
Maybe the side one then. You could just fold it down against the wall when people come over. If it gets heaps of sun it should be fine. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Clothesline type and reasons 10Mar 01, 2009 7:40 pm joles I have an idea. Don't wash your clothes. Maybe the side one then. You could just fold it down against the wall when people come over. If it gets heaps of sun it should be fine. I love your way of thinking I wonder who will marry my son and when Re: Clothesline type and reasons 14Mar 01, 2009 8:45 pm we'll be having one of the 'normal' ones that Jo describes, one end mounted to the wall of the house and the other a removable pole...even though we probably won't be bothered ever moving it either SuH, would be nice to have the option and tell ourselves we will "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Clothesline type and reasons 15Mar 01, 2009 10:07 pm My biggest concern of the fold out type is they dont fit a queen bed sheet on them without folding or scrunching them up. The width is fine for a fitted sheet but you struggle with a flat sheet. I also find I have to schedule what I wash in one day to fit it all on the line. I struggle to get bed sheets and towels washed in the one day because I run out of drying room. We are a family of 4 (both sons have queen beds though as they are older) and a family size fold out clothes line. I also think you get more room between each line on a regular hills hoist than on a fold out one. If I have a lot of shorts in the one wash, I find I need to hang shorts on a row and then t-shirts or something flatish so they dont touch.
In saying all this, please note its been around 3 years since I used a regular hills hoist. Good luck on your very big choice Re: Clothesline type and reasons 16Mar 01, 2009 10:14 pm If you have enough blank wall you could always do same as us and get 2 mounted fold out lines,mount them side by side, clotheslines are not very dear in the scheme of house building and now this is plenty for us, 2 adults, 1 teenager, and handy to alternate lines, ie put wet load on one, bring dry load off the other. Re: Clothesline type and reasons 17Mar 02, 2009 6:49 am thats a pretty good idea, we regularly struggle with 1 clothesline and with 2 more kids incoming it makes sense Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: Clothesline type and reasons 19Mar 02, 2009 9:18 am we decided on the largest fold-out one we could fit.. it is mounted to the brick wall and is nearly the same colour as the bricks.
Sheets are a little tricky, but I've managed so far... I didn't really put that thought into when I was looking This website has a really good range of clothes lines.. http://www.lifestyleclotheslines.com.au/ Re: Clothesline type and reasons 20Mar 02, 2009 9:46 am good site clarity, I am going to have a flick thru it later! "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Natural stone tiles like slate, travertine, and limestone add a timeless, elegant look to… 0 24468 2 4181 I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 10031 |