Comments on: Do You Have a Clothesline in Your Backyard?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:06:07 +0000

That’s why I could never live in one of those McMansion type neighborhoods that have HOA’s telling you what to do….and it’s sad that there is a NEED for HOA’s to tell people what to do, what kind of people are moving into those neighborhoods anyway? We have a clothesline like the one in the photograph (when I bought it, it was advertised as a “solar clothes dryer” lol!). It folds down neatly when we don’t need it (we use it all summer for drying clothes, airing out pillows/duvets, hanging wet towels from the pool, as well as drying out clothes). I can’t imagine not having one!!!

By: Jef

Jef — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:24:02 +0000

I love to hang my clothes on my clothesline. I am 4 flights up and all the tenants have a clothesline attatched to a giant ladder in the courtyard.

It is so relaxing to hang them, and I like to watch them blow back and fourth.

i would never in a billion years live anywhere where I could not have a clothesline.

By: Nicki

Nicki — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:02:48 +0000

If the neighbors are a little freaked out by a clothesline (a permanent addition to the yard) perhaps they could be gently conditioned to the idea by seeing a nice laundry drying rack like this one we got being used on the patio or deck during the warm months? Then after awhile of getting used to the concept they would be OK with the permanent clothesline and neighborhood peace would be maintained...

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:44:15 +0000

I took baby steps. First, I had a drying rack on the deck for pool towels. Then, after noticing that things dried quicker on the rack than in the dryer, started with small clothing items. Then I ran a line across the yard and just hung sheets. Loved the smell and the kids noticed it too. So, I started looking for a folding, umbrella-style dryer and bought a lovely Brabantia (made in Holland). It’s marvelous. You can hang four loads on it one after the other and then take everything down and do your folding outside with the birds and the dogs at the end of the day. I now check the weather and do my washing when I can hang it out.

By: rue

rue — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:34:13 +0000

I didn't vote because there wasn't an option for me. I want a clothesline and they're allowed, but Rich thinks I'm nuts LOL .-= rue´s last blog ..Birthday trip~ part two =-.

By: Struggler

Struggler — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:43:35 +0000

They are definitely frowned upon in my neighborhood (HOA) although I think if somehow you can keep it out of site then you’d get away with it.

Clearly it makes great environmental and economic sense to dry clothes outside. But I remember when we lived in the UK, the somewhat iffy weather made for many interrupted meals when we’d be part way through lunch, notice it had started to rain, and would then hare outside to gather everything in. Then an hour later the sun would be out… it did get to be kind of a pain!

I sense that HOAs will come under increasing pressure in coming years to bend on this rule. The same goes for solar roof panels – we are not currently allowed to install those either, which, given the worldwide energy situation and availability of sunshine in California, is absolutely nuts!
.-= Struggler´s last blog ..What are your Organizing Essentials? =-.

By: Irene

Irene — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:20:34 +0000

Wow, I’m in shock that there are area’s in the world where it is forbidden to dry your clothes outside. Never thought that was possible. Sometimes we live in a strange world

The moment the sun is shining in spring and I can put my clothes outside for the first time that year, is always a very happy moment. I love to see them hanging in the sun, moving a little bit in the wind. Also your wash smells so much better, and feels softer.

To see great photo’s of clotheslines around the world: http://balkonsmetwasgoed.web-log.nl/

By: Carole

Carole — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:18:16 +0000

I live in a neighborhood that has strict HOA policies, so I am a closet closeline person. I started last summer with a clothesline that closes up when not in use and it is hidden with my privacy fence. I would like to add that my electricity bill has dropped $30 a month!!! .-= Carole´s last blog ..Another Give Away =-.

By: Tricia Rose

Tricia Rose — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:45:05 +0000

Ah, the Hill’s Hoist!
My parents moved to Australia from the north of England, and hanging the clothes outside to dry was one of my mother’s delights, especially when she could immediately take in the first items which had dried while she hung the last.
In England I had a thing called a Sheila-maid, a rack on pulleys which hung in the laundry room, for use on wet days. When I had an Aga I could ‘iron’ sheets and linens by folding them carefully and putting them on the shiny lids over the hotplates – it worked beautifully. I still hanker after an Aga, but not while I’m living in California!
I have a clothesline here, but my neighbour sometimes asks me to take things in if she is having guests – I am very fond of her so I do. More and more I just use a little Ikea folding metal rack, with underwear hung on the inner rungs ( I seem to have become respectable). It is a real pleasure to dry washing the natural way – maybe if my children were still at home it would be too much work! It smells so fresh out in the open air.
.-= Tricia Rose´s last blog ..Fisherman’s Cottage =-.

By: paula

paula — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:48:21 +0000

I like so much to see clothes lines. I think it’s beautiful and a sign of life.
Here we have a lot of tall buildings with a lot of families in them and it’s so nice to see all those colours on several layers untill the bottom. A proibition on hanging clothes here would be a disaster for the person who would have such idea!
I couldn’t do without mine.
.-= paula´s last blog ..Apple season =-.