All weather outdoor laundry drying?

lou-rose

I've just come across a way of drying clothes outside when it's raining that may save on the drier bills (and/or condensation build up from using airers inside) and wondered if anyone had tried anything similar?

Irish style Lennon driers: https://thecarlowyard.com/all-weather-clothes-lines-with-free-nationwide-delivery/
Scottish Shieling style: https://www.shielingdryer.co.uk/index.php

They're quite expensive to buy (and not the prettiest when living in a more urban area with close neighbours overlooking). Does anyone have any bright ideas on how to DIY something similar? I think getting the cross ventilation right will be the most difficult bit

born_again

Not sure would want that in the garden.

Cost of them pays for a hell of a lot of tumble drying or heating & dehumidifier use.

MSE option, pop down to supermarket & use trolly storage area 🤣

Gerry1

Hideously unsightly (why not green all over?).  Might be fine if there's a brief shower on a sunny summer's day, but I wonder how much drying you'd get on a winter's day with continuous rain.

MP1995

lou-rose said:

I've just come across a way of drying clothes outside when it's raining that may save on the drier bills (and/or condensation build up from using airers inside) and wondered if anyone had tried anything similar?

Irish style Lennon driers: https://thecarlowyard.com/all-weather-clothes-lines-with-free-nationwide-delivery/
Scottish Shieling style: https://www.shielingdryer.co.uk/index.ph.

They're quite expensive to buy (and not the prettiest when living in a more urban area with close neighbours overlooking). Does anyone have any bright ideas on how to DIY something similar? I think getting the cross ventilation right will be the most difficult bit

Aesthetics aside you will struggle to see your return on investment for 16 years approx (quick fag packet calc) over using a tumble dryer in the wintery and rainy weather,

Swipe

I use my green house with a couple of washing lines rigged up inside and also enough room for a big airier. 

HillStreetBlues

Gerry1 said:

Hideously unsightly (why not green all over?).  Might be fine if there's a brief shower on a sunny summer's day, but I wonder how much drying you'd get on a winter's day with continuous rain.

Very little with the high humidity, could even be wetter if you've given them a fast spin.

Abbafan1972

would take up a lot of space and I thought it looked like a bus shelter. 

oldernonethewiser

Who wouldn't want a bus shelter/smoking area/trolley park in the garden?

As for the teepee, thank goodness rain fall is always completely vertical. 

Bendo

I'll stick to the airers in the bathroom with a dehumidifier in the room.

Spoonie_Turtle

'quite' expensive?  Maybe the Shieling one, in context.  The Lennon one's price literally made my jaw drop.