Best kind of replacement pole for clothes line?

justaquestion

Hi,


The heavy galvanised pole for clothes line has snapped in ground after been in for 30 years since house was built.

I don't know if it was custom made or not, about 7 feet high, had horizontal bar at top, so we had a line at each side of bar.

Wee lad would swing a bit around it, which didn't help, but its all corroded and rusty where it snapped in ground, was well cemented into ground about the size of a paving slab.

Good job it didn't fall on someone, as it really weighs a toone, could be serious injury.

Anyway other pole at other side is ok, as its out of way.

What should we replace this pole with I wonder? garden is on a bit of an incline so not an option to have line onto back of house.

Its going to be a bit of a job to jack hammer the existing broken pole and concrete out.

any ideas appreciated.
Thanks.

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if you are removing the whole cement block, it could be easier to use a carjack, or highlift jack to pull it out


Would think either scaffolding pole, or concrete fence post. The reinforced concrete post go up to 12 feet

stator

My house has the original reinforced concrete post, about 3m high. Still in perfect condition 60 years later

Cheaper to use a scaffold pole though it won't last as long

getmore4less

Is it a tube,

if it is there will be a solution using the same pole with an insert.

NO need to remove the lump in the ground.

justaquestion

getmore4less wrote: »

Is it a tube,

if it is there will be a solution using the same pole with an insert.

NO need to remove the lump in the ground.

Yes its a tube, Thanks for that, seems like a good idea, but just worried as this pole is so heavy it doesn't need any weak points and as wee lad even myself sit on paving slab a few feet away from it, if it fell on someone it is perfectly capable of doing serious injury or worse.

Head_The_Ball

justaquestion wrote: »

.... garden is on a bit of an incline so not an option to have line onto back of house....

Depending on which way your garden slopes, would an extendable washing line pole make attaching one end of the washing line to the back of the house a viable option?

The extendable pole would only be used when the line is in use to raise the line well above ground level.

peachyprice

https://www.mad4tools.com/hand-tools/cleaning-janitorial/laundry-equipment/galvanised-steel-clothes-washing-line-pole-post-2-4-metre-with-socket

Buy a new one?

Remove the existing one, fill hole with new concrete, stick a new one in.