When your day is full of errands, I bet you don’t like the thought of having chores to take care of like doing laundry and line drying it. Still, considering the benefits that come from air line drying, from preventing wear and tear from tossing and turning typical for a dryer, cutting your carbon footprint and promoting energy conservation, to enhancing freshness, such a chore is worth the time and effort.
Additionally, not having to handle a dryer means reducing the risks of fire and saving up money in the long run. Not to mention, there’s a wide range of clothesline designs to choose from, among which ceiling clothes airers, so you can find something suitable for your taste, budget and needs. Why did I single out this design out of others, like fold down, rotary, and retractable? Read along to find out!
Easy to Install
When you buy from trusted manufacturers and suppliers, you won’t have much trouble with the ceiling cloth hanger installation because each design comes with instructions. In some cases they even come with detailed manuals, and in others you’d get the chance to watch their instructional videos if you’re up for DIY.
Don’t worry if you’re not great at being a handyman at home, since investing in top notch hangers offers you the opportunity to get the help from a team of qualified clothesline installers. Now that’s what I call money well spent!
Easy to Use
Even though installed on the ceiling, you might as well say such cloth hangers are created to be user-friendly because they work with a system of strong fixing ropes and pulleys that are integrated and easy to pull down and raise up when needed. Moreover, you can tie up the ropes wherever you see fit, could be near the floor for easy pick up, or all the way up high to clear up the space for a traffic area at home.
Versatile
There’s not one ceiling clothesline design that fits all, which is why you can count on a vast array of options, not only in terms of size and materials, but style and mechanism as well. For instance, if you’re up for a simpler one that also makes for easy DIY clothesline installation, you could go for the classic ceiling airer that comes ready to fit. Such an airer can make a statement in your home with its intricate cast iron, chrome or brass ends and wooden slats.
If you don’t mind a modern one with sleek lines, or adding to your electricity bill, the electric clothesline makes a great choice as it makes laundry day piece of cake. With the push of a button, you can control it, lowering and raising it, and when in need for a quicker dry than air drying, you can use the built-in heater for your clothes.
In case you want more flexibility with the design, something you could use indoor and outdoor as you see fit, you could get an airer with a sturdier construction like that made of aluminium or stainless steel.
Flexibility also refers to the size because you can choose from different lengths for the rods or slats based on the space requirements in the room where you intend to use them. Furthermore, depending on how many people you’d be air drying the laundry for, you can choose from types of clothesline suitable for one to two people, or two to four for a family.
Space-Savvy
Regardless whether you opt for interior ceiling cloth hanger installation or choose to put it up outside, the truth is you won’t have to sacrifice any floor space to be able to use it. Another great thing about ceiling airers is they also keep the laundry out of view which is a reason more why they’re a great solution for any home, including a small-sized one. Besides, if you get a design that’s equipped with several rods or slats, it means you’ve got the chance to use several hangers at the same time.
Things to Have in Mind
If not for a situation of clothesline restring, you won’t have to worry about maintenance much with the ceiling clothes airers, except for the regular cleaning before every use. This is true especially for the airers installed outside considering dust and dirt can find their way on the slats and mess up your laundry.
When hanging the clothes, a word of advice is to avoid stepping over the weight limit; if you’ve got piles of laundry, it’s best to leave out heavy garments like jackets and sweaters which easily sag – unless you want to get another chore like fixing stretched sweater cuffs, they’re best placed to dry on flat floor racks instead.
When the weather is nice, you can leave a window open to let the breeze enter in the house and help out with the air drying, whereas in winter when it’s too cold for a breeze, you can use the assistance of a fan to wick some of the moisture but this is a choice that would add to your carbon footprint and costs. For outside clotheslines, leave it to the sun. Happy laundry!