{"id":20386,"date":"2014-04-17T23:54:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T15:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=20386"},"modified":"2017-02-25T12:08:02","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T04:08:02","slug":"the-minton-ideas-and-renovation-46-clotheslines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2014\/04\/17\/the-minton-ideas-and-renovation-46-clotheslines\/","title":{"rendered":"The Minton: Ideas and Renovation \u2013 46 \u2013 Clotheslines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another decision we made early on in our new Minton home was to move away from bamboo poles (or ‘tekkos’) for laundry clotheslines. Bamboo poles with laundry are common sights here on the island. They’re simple in function and design, cost little to install, and nothing to maintain. Given the amount of laundry that we’re doing though, hanging laundry using ceiling-mounted bamboos has been quite a chore over the years – or rather specifically, having to use the aluminum prong to foist each piece of clothing up and down was something we wanted to move away from!<\/p>\n

There are several clotheslines systems contractors here, and while some of them have pretty exotic solutions, many of them at least offer the same basic types:<\/p>\n

Completely motorized<\/p>\n

Chain pulley-based<\/p>\n

Rope pulley-based<\/p>\n

The motorized systems were the priciest ones, but I wanted to avoid employing systems that were electrical – on account that we would be buggered if those parts ever failed from wear and tear. The chain pulley system isn’t electronic, but uses gears to expedite the pulling process to lower or bring up the poles. We seriously considered these too, but eventually decided on rope-pulley systems. These seem to come in two flavors too: the ropes could lower all the poles at the same time, or it could be individual pole pulleys. We chose the latter.<\/p>\n

As for us deciding on the specific manufacturer and specialist offering these systems, we went Ezzliving – as their ‘EZ Tier<\/a>‘ rope pulley system which gave us the most confidence in load-bearing (quilts are heavy!), and their price points were reasonable too though not the lowest. As our yard balcony is sufficient long too, we went with not one but two of these systems. Total damage was just a shade above $400 for each of our two systems.<\/p>\n

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2 days before our move.:)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We
We went with a four-pole system. It’s possible to go with more poles than this though for clotheslines systems, but we wanted wet laundry to be reasonably spread out later.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A closer look at the pulleys – very key to the whole setup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Then
Then the poles get mounted in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ropes
Ropes are then pulled across the ceiling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One rope guide for each pulley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Part
Part of the ceiling is false, so we had the contractor re-position the ceiling mount bracket slightly inwards. Also gave allowance for the remaining yard blinds for the aircon ledge access.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Closer
Closer look at the completed setup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Two
Two such solutions; we just about maximize our usable ceiling space!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We
We had ceiling downlights already installed, so the poles were positioned to be on either side of the downlight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another decision we made early on in our new Minton home was to move away from bamboo poles (or ‘tekkos’) for laundry clotheslines. Bamboo poles with laundry are common sights here on the island. They’re simple in function and design,<\/p>\n

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