Clothes Lines

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Clothes Lines
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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 3:24pm

I really like the idea of line drying all of our clothes (or at least alot of them) but I'm stuck on the logistics.

1.We live in a nice neighborhood with deed restrictions. The clothesline can't be obvious ` especially from the front of the house. We have a privacy fence so this shouldn't be *too* big of a deal.

2. We have large windows across the back of the house and I don't want the line to be painfully obvious.

3. We have a swingset on one side of the backyard and a trampoline on the other side. We do have a small "side" yard but it doesn't get sunlight (tree cover).

4. We're not very "handy"/DIY types. I need something that's pretty easy to install and maintain.

5. I don't want to spend a fortune on this.

Ideas, advice? TIA!




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Registered: 02-02-2005
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 3:38pm
I truely Lurk on this board because it has so many good ideas. What we did was get a clothes line that retracts into itself. You can attach it to the fence and when you pull the string out it clips into another little thumbtack looking thing. When you its not in use you easily unhook it and it looks like a disk. this is similar to what I am talking about but only for inside. GL
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Registered: 05-14-2003
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 3:57pm
what if you got one of the retractable ones and had it going over by the trampoline? You could always hang clothes late in the afternoon before you start dinner and either leave them out over night or bring them in before the kids go to bed, depending on how quickly they dry....
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Registered: 05-30-2006
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 6:08pm

I bought a plain rope and some clothes pins and hung it in my back yard from the swingset to our only tree. While I don;t like the look sof it I figure I can take it down if I have to.(if people are coming over or a back yard party). I like when I look outside it reminds me I am saving money....even tho I didnt intend to be without gas...LOL...

Our yard is VERY shaded and i pu out some clothes at 8:30 and they were dry by 11am. If I time it right I should be able to do at least 3 loads a day. and as a plus my kids can play in the back yard as I hang thigns and they are helping me too and earing money for it. (50 cents each...they think its millions..LOL they are saving for disney world...LOL)

You could maybe use a clothes umbrella....they have one at walmart but were all out when I got a chance to buy one...LOL