How to Build a Round Clothesline

A round clothesline can fit into a smaller space.

Once you have a clothesline set up, you have no reason to use your clothes dryer, which takes up a great deal of energy and costs money to operate. But a clothesline can be tricky if you don't have a lot of space in your yard. By modifying the structure of a traditional clothesline a little, you can build a round clothesline that takes up a fraction of the space.

Things You'll Need

• Post hole digger
• 2-by-4s
• Circular saw
• Drill
• Eyebolts
• Concrete
• Nylon cord

Instructions

1. Use a post hole digger to create the holes in your yard for the clothesline. To build a round clothesline, these holes should be in a circle. Each hole should be about 2 feet deep.

2. Cut several treated 2-by-4s into 7-foot-long poles using a circular saw. You need as many 2-by-4s as you have holes in the ground.

3. Drill holes in the tops of the 2-by-4s at the same height on each one. The holes must be large enough to install eyebolts.

4. Install the eyebolts into the pilot holes you drilled.

5. Fill each hole you dug with concrete and set in each 2-by-4. Hold the 2-by-4 steady to ensure it's standing upright.

6. Loop a nylon cord through each of the eyebolts on the 2-by-4s. Tie the ends off once you get all the way around the circle. After the concrete cures, your round clothesline is ready to use.

References

• Lite Green Living: How to Build Outdoor Clothes Line Dryer: April 2008
• "This Old House" magazine: 15 Green Projects for Under $500 -- Build a Clothesline: Jeanne Huber