Installing a backyard clothesline
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- Installing a clothesline for Elizabeth
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The same in Germany. I dry my cloth on the balcony. The smell of fresh wind in your bedsheets when you go to sleep. Heaven.....
Lol. What mi lady wants, mi lady gets. I like that. Funny
Lovely man..
I have a clothes line, and I use it. I love the way my laundry smells when it's fresh from the line.
We have a cloths line too. Love it.
Absolutely. Love my clothesline, have a dryer but seldom (almost never) use it.
@@karena.2416 From Lil Giant Yeah, but don’t you have to iron ALL the clothes after hanging outside to dry?
Not necessarily. Most of my clothes still don’t need ironing. Some do come out more wrinkle free from a dryer.
I'm English I was surprised that 90% of Americans don't have cloths lines. Now as a prepper you should know that sunlight or UV light kills germs so there's one reason and the washing smells so much better than any chemical drying cloth you put in a dryer so that's a second reason. And there is just something satisfying looking out of a window and seeing the washing blowing in the wind
it's a location 90% because my town it is about 55% having clothes line. When you get in the city, then it is closer to 90% BUT when I lived in the city, often I would use a clothes drying rack inside and found that many people do that.
Here in the U.S., many cities or housing developments don't allow clotheslines. Sometimes they can't be visible from the street, sometimes not allowed at all. Very sad. :(
Depends on what part of America you're in like michegan or Minnesota or Alaska won't be useful but so cal, Texas Florida you should definitely have one or more
You my friend are a GOOD man!
Clotheslines are popular in Australia. Most still use them and have them in backyards. I wouldn't use a dryer as much as Americans. We would have huge power bills if we did. The sun dries our clothes for free.
I have a clothesline and a dryer but I use my clothesline most of the time, only use the dryer when weather is bad. The clothes are so much fresher when air dried and I enjoy hanging them out. Plus, clothes dry really fast outside during summer. Saves on electricity.
Actually fabric will last longer because dryer pulls fibers off the fabric.
I also find if things are hung out properly it cuts down on ironing, it is also eco friendly
I'm trying to cut down on energy use as bills have risen so much. Its almost every day that I seem to go over my budget.
Hang them inside out & your colors wont fade on the outside
Exactly plus putting some materials in a dryer causes the items to shrink. Same in Ireland, we use clothes lines so there’s nothing weird about that. A height of laziness is using a dryer all the time
You are a great husband!!!! I love to hang sheets on a clothes line!! My momma hung clothes about my entire childhood!! Welcome home Elizabeth!! Our HOA WOULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK:( !, Lucky you two.
Clothes dryed outside, smells so much better!. You should test it! And the wind softens the fabric as much as a dryer does. It's a (almost) free gift from our maker.
Finally I learned how to hang my lines properly. Thank you.
Nice clothesline. My hubby is like you, thorough and does everything with excellence. I’m a lucky girl....as is Elizabeth. Thankful. ♥️
We use a clothes line, Northern Ireland. If we used the tumble dryer all the time it would add approximately £300 per quarter unto my electric bill! It's a wet climate but it's very rarely we use the tumble dryer.
I have a clothesline, it’s on a pulley system. I can stand on my back porch and stand in one place and hang my clothes. I’ve hung out clothes since I was very young. We have a dryer, but prefer to use my line.
That "freaky bee" sounds like a Carpenter Bee. They can be very skilled demolitionists!🐝
Happy wife, happy life! My wife and I have had a clothesline since 1984. It saves on the budget and helps the environment. Oh, do the sheets smell great when they go from the clothesline to the bed.
I like to hang my sheets and towels on the clothes line. My oldest daughter is 60 years old and when she was born we lived in a small trailer--27 feet long. I washed her clothes and diapers in the bath tub and hung them out. I washed them by hand. Bill you did a wonderful job fixing that up for Elizabeth. I hope you and your family have a wonderful and blessed week. My dryer quit working a couple of years ago. I do use a rack in the house to dry them also.
Memories from childhood. Watching my mom hang clothes outside. The smell was wonderful!!!
What a loving husband You are, Bill! Sweet Elizabeth always shows her love and appreciation, what a wonderful Godly couple! God Bless!💕
What a wonderful surprise!!!!!!!!!
You two are so precious. How a husband and wife should treat each other -- with great love and respect. I'm in NY and have one clothesline outside for nice weather and one inside over the pellet stove for rainy days & winter. The clothes dry way faster on the line.
I still hang clothes outside! Love the fresh smell!
Happy wife, happy life!! You're a good husband, Bill. ❤
Omg that was the cutest reaction.
Genuinely happy and grateful.
Such a sweet couple
I used to hang clothes out all the time. I still use a drying rack on the porch. I like the fragrance of line-dried clothes, but the dryer does make them softer.
Mr. Bill, the ways you created the clotheslines was a tutorial craftsmanship for all of us. This was a nice gesture you did for Mrs. Elizabeth and I wish there were many husbands out there that would be able to know how to make a clothesline as you. Blessings to both of you.🙏
I grew up with a clothesline, and have had a clothesline everywhere I've lived since I left home, and that's been several places! I can let my mind go when I'm hanging up clothes. Nobody bothers me - I'm surrounded by Nature; the birds are singing, the breeze fans my face - it's a time for just ME. And the clothes smell wonderful, full of sunshine and fresh air. Never want to do without my clothesline!!
How sweet that you give your lady what she wants.
Bill your so thoughtful . Elizabeth was so appreciative of your kind gift.
God Bless you both 💜🙏🏼
Bill you made Elizabeth very happy.
I’m in the U.K and use a clothes line, I do have a tumble dryer but prefer to dry my clothes in my garden. 😊
Weather permitting I always use my washing line I love the smell of fresh outdoors on the laundry 💕
I have a clothesline and an indoor clothes drying rack, and a dryer. The climate here is called "semi-arid" so things dry fairly quickly. There's nothing like washing all your bedding and hanging it out to dry, then climbing in to bed that night, surrounded by all that freshness! PS - you can find a "clothes plunger" at Lehmans.
I love using the clothesline in the south the clothes dry so quickly and it saves energy. That I believe, was a carpenter bee that was buzzing around you. They do that. Those are the male carpenter bees and although they look like they are aggressive I find them absolutely adorable. The males do not have stingers they are absolutely harmless. I think they are very curious bees that investigate what you are doing. At least that's how they come across to me. Only the females have a stinger but they will rarely ever sting unless they are provoked. We love our pollinator friends.
I Love it when you're both together again!
May The LORD God continue to Bless you always 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗🙏🕊🦋🌷😊
I live in MI and I have a clothes line. Where is the 2x2 with the notch to push up the line when it's full? lol.
That’s what I was thinking too!😃
The music selection has me cracking up and dancing a bit 😆☺️😉😌
Love you both!!
That was a wonderful thing to do for Elizabeth!
Maybe Elizabeth could do a video showing how to make the old fashion clothes pin bag. This brought back lots of memories. Thank you Bill 😊
You can buy the bag on Amazon.
I maybe use a dryer 5 times a year. Clothes line was one of the first things built when we moved to our farm. Nothing better.
The 🐝 had me laughing 😆! Its looking at me ! 🤣
I grew up in high, dry Colorado, and we had two huge clothes hangers in the basement, which were used daily. Things dried in no time, and I remember it was usually my chore to hand up the wash and then iron what needed to be ironed (which wasn't much). I enjoyed ironing then. Now...not so much, but not much needs ironing anyway. We have a clothes line thingie in the back yard, but aren't allowed to hang laundry on it, no clue why. So it's just a pole we let flower vines climb on.
Elizabeth, you are the most blessed and loved wife in the world--Bill loves to surprise you with things like that beautiful clothesline :D He got his reward, too, a hug and a kiss and a happy wife :D Bill, you are certainly a keeper, God bless you both for such happiness.
Love clotheslines. What a wonderful surprise for Elizabeth! Great job as usual Bill! And so thoughtful. My Dad made one for my Mom in our backyard. He used big poles and crosspieces so it was strong. One thing he made was a prop for the middle of the line. He used a 1x4 the width of the crosspieces long and drilled 4 holes for the 4 lines through the side of the 1x4 laying flat. He cut out a hole in the center for the prop, a 1x3 with the end cut to a point. He made the clothesline with no power tools, he used just a post hole digger, hand saw and an auger.
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I grew up hanging clothes on the clothes line. I prefer it, except in the winter, up in northwest Georgia, when our clothes froze solid with icicles hanging from them. Not only does it save fuel bills, but the clothes are fresher and dry quicker in the hot sun, especially with wind. The hotter and more windy, the faster your clothes dry. Get dark or vibrant colored garments in as quick as possible, or have a shady area, with something that birds can not sit on underneath (to prevent as much bird droppings as possible) to hang them, because the sun will bleach them lighter over time. They will take longer to dry, but their color will last longer. Hanging clothes is also very Zen, in my opinion. And it's a great excuse to get outside. Even if it's hot, but windy, with it blowing through the wet clothes as you hang them, it feels kind of like mild air conditioning. You can fluff your clothes for a few minutes in the dryer after taking them down from the line, to get any stiffness or wrinkles out of them. If you shake them out, with a good snap, before you hang them, that shouldn't be a problem. Try to hang as little of a garment over the line as possible, just the corners, while making sure it is secure, or it will still be wet/damp, when the rest of it is dry. Also, you can fold each one as you take it down, to decrease wrinkles, instead of bunching it in the laundry basket to fold inside. A sliding bin, free diy - a gallon milk jug, or any large jug, with a horizontal slit on the handle to hang it over the line and a large hole cutout, near the top of the jug, to get the clothes pins in and out, and scoot it along on the line, as you go. So you always have clothes pins where you need them. Or refasten the pins on the line, with the big hole, so the pins slide where you want them. The advantage of that, is the metal clips are not sitting in a pool of rain water, rusting, in the bin/jug. Wipe the clothes line before you hang clean clothes on them. They get dirty, just like everything else, and you don't want it on your clean laundry. There is a lot of weight to wet clothes on a clothes line. That's why you see droopy clothes lines over time. Especially the thicker, heavier, or wetter the clothes are. That's another good reason to shake, (snap) the garments, before you hang them. It gets some of the moisture out of them. If your washer doesn't do a great job getting the rinse water out, especially with some items, shake out the water as much as you can, before you hang it. You don't have to do a serious workout, just shake it a little bit at least. Keep an eye on, and ear out, for your connections and lines, over time. I LOVE that you both are doing this! Your sweet wife, wanting one and appreciating your wonderful surprise for her. And your husband, even though maybe not understanding why you would want it, building it for you anyway, because it's for his lady! You both are adorable, and a great example for a strong, healthy, and loving relationship! Thank you for sharing your lives and examples for us!!!
(Elis(z?)abeth may already know all of this, about dealing with clotheslines. If so, I apologise for what seems like a presumptuous lecture. But maybe others who have never done this, but are inspired by you, might need any of this knowledge from many years of experience, from childhood to adulthood, to hanging EVERYTHING on clothes lines for a family of nine.
Take care! Much love! 🤗🙌
Yes!! And hanging dark clothes inside out helps a bit with the fading.
WOW!! The rush of memories. I have lived in between homes for so many years, without access to clotheslines. I forgot how much I missed it. Thank you so much for sharing this video!!!
There is nothing like the fresh smell of air on my clean sheets. Great job Bill.
Elizabeth will be so excited, that was so sweet if you! We use our clothesline all the time, I love it👕👖👚
I think she will love it. Your sheets will smell so good!
Thanks for the closeup views of your work. Much appreciated.
Also in Australia, we do have dryers as well. But I personally very rarely use the dryer, only if I really have to.
I’m an Aussie and we only use our drier when there’s no choice. Several of our USA friends live in developments where you’re not allowed washing lines in their yards.
BEAUTIFUL ACT OF LOVE!
We had a clothesline in the 80’s when we lived in an old house in Northwest Denver. It came with the house. I loved it! Nothing like hanging sheets and towels and some clothing items out. Your clothing and linens last longer. The dryer wears things out faster. When we moved into our current house in ‘93, it was a newer home but also came with a clothesline. However, it was in a terrible spot right against the house and blocking our garage door. We had to take it out. I still wish that I had one. I would definitely use one if I had one. Good for you for putting up a clothesline!
Here in Germany we use clothelines a lot too. Dryers are too expensive, the electricity just costes too much. I use my dryer only if I really have to.
Absolutely awesome OG! You're a classy regal spouse! Bravo!
Looks great. Now all Elizabeth will have to do is make a nice decorative hanging clothespin bag. Reminds me when my mother was alive she always used a clothes line when I lived out in the country back in 90s.
I've always used clotheslines in my basement. Saves the dryer! I love the smell and freshness of hanging clothes outside in the sunshine!🌞🌞🌞
We have lived among some Amish friends and they all have clotheslines outside, and a very unique style of clothesline coming from their basements or off a top porch and lines attached to a pole way away from the house and a pully wheel that the line is on attached to the house. I had my dear husband make me one years ago and I just loved it, was great for when I could not get out to the actual outside clothes line. We have long since moved, and I miss my amish clothes line, but I do have one out in the yard that I love using quite often. I also have two drying racks in my laundry room that are attached to the wall, one tall folding rack and two smaller racks. I still use all of them today at some time or another. And I do have a dryer, but use it only occasionally, and never put our clothing in it. Glad you are back Elizabeth. In Joy
I love the smell of my sheets after being hung on the clothesline but clotheslines don't work so well up here in the north during the winter months. 😊
I never liked my towels or socks hung out on the clothesline, cause were always rough. But I loved my sheets hung out. Smelled so good and fresh.
I do! Love my clothesline! I live in state of NY and as soon as the weather gets nice in the spring, out go
my clothes! Will be a nice surprise for Elizabeth when she comes home! Safe travels to her! 💕🙏
Bill - don't forget the support poles she will need for when the lines sag.
Suggestion - how about changing the lines to a pulley system so that Elizabeth can just stand at one end to put laundry on the line and then move them down to the other end for the next item, rather than having to walk the length of the lines. Remember, the clothes lines are over a slope, not level ground, and it would also eliminate Elizabeth from having to carry a basket of laundry all that length. We had a clothes line at our mountain house ...... one end was attached to the house right over the kitchen deck, the other end attached to a tree ...... the pulley made hanging out the laundry so much easier than having to walk back and forth along the line.
We call those bees "sentinel bees" because they seem to be on sentry duty flying back and forth. But, they are actually carpenter bees.
funny that you say 'nobody uses them' when I have, for my whole life. I am in my 60s now. The dreaded dryer gets used once in a blue moon. Living in northern New England, I even hang stuff out in mid winter. After it 'does its icy thing' on the line, it comes back in and gets hung all over the inside of the house. I love this. Hanging clothes is a kind of zen/meditation. And the incredible beauty I see in the skies as I raise my eyes to the line, is unbeatable.
I really understand. 😊❤️
Harnessing the power of nature! What a lovely thing to do for your wife. Simple pleasures. Warmed my heart, especially with the big surprise. I'd rather have a washing line than diamonds, especially when it's been so lovingly made. It's nice to be ordinary.
I love clothes lines! my mother still uses hers, unfortunately my kids and husband have severe allergies and the allergist suggested that we stop hanging clothes on the clothe line because the pollen will cling to the clothes and make allergies worse.
Personally I belief we have more alergies because we are not exposed to pollen as much and way to many chems in soaps and dryer sheets. I would challenge the old doctor.
How sweet!! It's the little things. Continued blessings to you both.
Nice clothesline! Loved the ragtime piano music you chose for putting up the line. Elizabeth will love what you have done for her. ♥️❣️🙏🏼❣️♥️
I have one and use it a lot, except during the cold seasons. It came with the house i was never blessed like other ladies to have a handy husband. Not blessed in that department,
I loved her reaction. It made me smile big!!
Kudos to you "Mr. Make my Wife Happy " sir. Loved her reaction!
Make her a dasher washer from "a simple kind of man" channel. They no longer produce videos but that one is still up.
I would very much like to see you make one. I've always wanted one..
I build everything using steel. Even my house. That said, I built several clothes lines using coated steel cable and turnbuckles, as did you, I utilizing steel awning posts set in conctete and welded, but with one exception:
IMHO, there is nothing more unsightly than a sagging clothesline when not in use. To that end, one end of each clothesline run connects to a STRONG galvanized spring, which keeps tension on an otherwise slack line when there are no clothes pinned to it. 😊
What a GREAT husband you are!!! I mainly dry my sheets and towels in my dryer. I have a clothes bar over my washer and dryer and that’s where I hang my clothes. The dryer shrinks clothes and wears them out faster. Growing up we only had a wringer washer and hung all our clothes to dry outside on the clothes line. Growing up in upstate New York in the winter our jeans came down from the clothes line completely frozen!!! 💕
Love how you made practical use of the "yard art" and taking time to explain to us what it was.....😄
Love my clothesline...& it’s free drying 🤗. Clothes smell wonderful & there’s nothing better than getting into bed with fresh line dried sheets after a long day! 😴😇
Dont forget the prop!! You always need a prop for heavy things. 😄
BOY ELIZABETH!!! Has Bill EVER been missing you! He has been up to all kinds of projects to get your 'pecks of approval' when you return. Smart move Bill! Best line in the vid is from Elizabeth when she says it's a good 'prepper thing to have' = absolutely! Now as for the plunger suggestion...YIKES! Thanks 4 sharing and God Bless y'all! :)
Best part living in a 1930's home it came with a clothes line. I will say most people in the US have HOA's that will not let them hang up any wash. They think it's ugly. Your sweet Elizabeth is a smart cookie. She is going to save you money and sanitize your wash.
Awwww, I just love this couple 💚
How refreshing to see the joy in working on something to give another person, to see people appreciate and be kind to each other. You two are a blessing.
I have had a clothes line for 43 yrs love it .
I love my clothesline!
Thank you for explaining this process. I had a clothesline at my previous house and loved loved loved it. You guys are going to enjoy it.
Such kind good hearted people!
...Lil things mean Alot💜💝💙 ty...I was Blessed watching Elizabeth being Blessed🕊
I love how yall do life! Always making each other first and doing the little things that mean so much. I remember my mom's clothesline back in the day. All the kids in the yards and all the moms hanging their laundry out to dry. There were no fences between yards. Best memories running through those sheets (getting yelled at) and also having bird nests in the holes of the poles. :)
Very nice! Enjoyed. Elizabeth is so happy.
So much love and gratitude for a very nice clothes line it looks great.
How thoughtful you are Bill! What a great surprise, and Elizabeth loved it. Perfect.
I mess those day my mom used to hang just about all of our clothes on the line. Like you said you just don’t see much of that anymore. Great video 👍
A good washboard is always a neat solution if there is no electricity! Wonderful video! God bless you both!
I've been wanting one for years.God bless you Bill.
My grandmother used to have a long square pole with a hooked roofing nail bent on it to put in the middle of her line when hanging heavy sheets and such ... it would move one way and then the other when the wind was strong... your line brings back childhood memories.. thanks!
😊 I have two, and I see I am not alone, love them, one in the basement, an unfinished but clean and dry basement, and one outside. Live in Vt and just started using the outside one last week.
I like saving electricity, though now I am slightly concerned that I might be adding to much humidity to my home?
And I love hanging my clothes outside.
On another note, I have a friend that has an outside clothes line here in NH and uses it year round
Bill you a good man Elizabeth will be thrilled .
I have such found memories of my mother hanging my bedroom sheets on the line. There is nothing like laying on fresh bedroom sheets it smell's and feel's amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your video it definitely inspired me to do the same and god bless the both of you.
I was raised in the mountains of Southwest VA and we always had and used a clothes line. And I still do!
I'm watching this in my free time and learning some new tips. Hugs from Brazil!
Loved all the beautiful bird calls.
Elizabeth will enjoy your wonderful surprise. Many of us still hang out our clothes.
Awwe...So sweet! I have fond memories of me and my mom hanging out the laundry on our clothesline in spring/summer when I was a girl ....the smelll of the sheets and towels when they are dry- is, by God's grace- gloriously fresh! Mom passed away right after Thanksgiving; miss her & dad so much! She used to say to us girls : hugs for Mi' lady. And then give us big hugs.
Thanks for showing the parts you used to fix your clothesline. Be blessed and hope Elizabeth's dad is feeling good, settleing in his new home. 😻
You are such a true gentleman ❤❤❤❤
Good job Bill...it is great! Elizabeth is a very lucky and loved lady...you are a good guy...Thumbs up...
Just found this. So glad you posted this. When I need one I will know the right parts and directions to make one!
I set up a small clothesline system on my patio that I use when the weather permits. I love drying my clothes for free!
What a nice surprise for Elizabeth to have a clothesline set up when she came home!
Great job Bill very sweet project for you to have done for Elisabeth ! Before I was married and was still at home I would help my Mom hang clothes out on the line . Wonderful memories ! Elisabeth I enjoyed seeing your reaction to Bills surprise for you . Now all you need if you don’t already have them are some pins and a bag and you are all set ! Thanks so much for sharing and have a wonderful day !
Thank you Bill..
I hang everything out in good weather except for the towels. I don’t like the harshness of the clothesline dried towels. You have a great husband! Mine will do almost everything for me, too. Last year he helped me make raised vegetable beds also. How blessed we are. Take care.
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