rotary washing line without concreting it in.

knithappens

i got a rotary washing line for my birthday last year ( i know sad, but i wanted it lol)
i do not want to concrete it into the ground, has anyone found a way to use it without doing this?

jessbob

Mine's not concreted into the garden. My dad just knocked the steel casing into the lawn, and then the steel pole just fits into that. Its been there since I moved into this house, which is 9 years ago, and hasnt moved an inch:T

cally1_2

You can buy a spike to hammer into the grass. Then place your dryer into the hollow spike. I got mine from Argos.

ic

I have something like this: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8500791/Trail/searchtext%3EGROUND+SPIKE.htm

jessbob

cally1 wrote: »

You can buy a spike to hammer into the grass. Then place your dryer into the hollow spike. I got mine from Argos.

My spike came with the dryer :T

rosekitten

cally1 wrote: »

You can buy a spike to hammer into the grass. Then place your dryer into the hollow spike. I got mine from Argos.

mines fitted the same its been like this
for at least 10 years,stays out in all
kinds of weather, I got mine in B&Q

I rethreaded it the other day and
its like new again

Auntie-Dolly

I put mine in my cast iron patio umbrella stand.

PasturesNew

My friend uses a cast iron patio stand ... but she has to weight it down with blocks of concrete too or it'd fall over.

Here are some examples (pricey though) http://www.alfresia.co.uk/alfresia-28kg-cast-iron-parasol-base--p6-10-55.html

Money_Grabber13579

You can get concrete blocks with the sink hole drilled out of them. You can then take away the evidence when you take away the washing line!

slummymummyof3

Mine just has a metal tube hammered into the grass - removeable when you want to cut the grass.

Pont

ic wrote: »

I have something like this: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8500791/Trail/searchtext%3EGROUND+SPIKE.htm

This is just what I need! Mine is held into place by a load of rocks at the mo - any gust of wind (which of course is exactly what you need to dry the washing) it all falls over! Do you think a reasonably able, middle aged woman (cough, cough) can belt it into place? I think the land is pretty hard - but I do have a toolbox !