Line drying your laundry is a great thing if you live in the suitable circumstances. Sun and fresh air sanitizes your clothing and makes it smell sweeter and last longer than clothes thrown into a clothes dryer. And it saves lots of money on your electricity bill, and gets you out of the house, even if you have a baby on your back. In our four seasons climate at 7,000 feet we are able to use our clotheslines year ‘round.
These are the main components of our clothesline. All these parts are available at Home Depot, and no doubt at other hardware stores too.
2-3/8 inch diameter 16-Gauge Galvanized Steel Chain Link Fence Corner Post: you’ll need two 8-footers for the vertical posts, and two 6-footers for the horizontal posts you’ll have to get someone to weld to those verticals.
3x of the about 24 or 25' long steel wires (not sure, but ours may be 3/8 inch diameter), plus the length for the wire at each end down to the ground angled post (additional).
2 packs of the 3/8 in. Wire Rope Clip in Zinc-Plated (10-Pack) to fasten the wires to themselves through the 6 (one for each end of the 3 long wires) of the 3/8 in. x 4 in. Zinc-Plated Eye Bolt with Nut, as pictured here.
2 of the 3/8 in. x 10-1/2 in. Zinc-Plated Steel Eye-to-Eye Turnbuckle, to adjust the tension on the angled end support wires.
2 or 3 of the 60-pound bags of Quikrete concrete mix to seat your 2 vertical posts in the 2-foot-deep hole you dig at each end.
The total cost of these components from homedepot.com as of 12/31/2024, excluding tax and any shipping charge, is roughly $200. You’ll find it a good investment in your health, your climate friendliness and your long-term budget.
