Do You Hang Your Clothes On A Clothesline?

I dont hang clothes up now but I used to. My quilts and blankets.....sometimes things like that....but I wouldnt want to be told that I cant either.....you see even this makes you wonder about some of our freedoms.... some people cant afford to run the dryer all the time...it should be a choice, not a regulated law or ordinance.....

I have heard of that "law" and I think it is ridiculous. Hanging laundry out to dry saves on utility bills. Unfortunately, there are seasonal allergies in our family, so I cannot hang our laundry out. Too much pollen gets on the sheets, towels and clothing to do that. There are areas around where we live that have that law, but our development does not.

You know we now live in a rental home. In the lease which we have not signed even yet. We have such a clause as to the placement. I too was nonplussed. However in the city you have all sorts of conveniences and we get further from nature. Sad but true. I have hung out my clothing at every chance I have til now. We can hand them in the house since who ever before had screws and nails almost everywhere. Dryer needs venting to the outside which the people we rent from know however nothing has been done. We are fortunate to live here and I will at the first chance once we build or buy somewhere again to hand out our clothing for natures drying and bleaching power. My colored clothing I hand out inside out so reduce the lightening of their colors. If those folks want a view then they should buy big property, then it is not an issue. I think it should not be, freedome of expression is being trod on here.

We don't have a choice but to use a clothes line. Dryers don't seem to be popular here in the UK. Almost everybody hangs their clothes outside. It's not bad as long as they are hanging in the backyard. I do have a problem with it if they are hanging in the front of the house though. It is an eyesore. Besides, I wouldn't want anyone to see my knickers blowing in the wind. I prefer a dryer myself, but we don't have one. Clothes come out softer when you use a dryer and also your clothes won't fade.

Dear Villageanne...I used to live in Hudson , OH ( 40 Mins. From Cleveland ) and where I lived ( the Southern Gate ) not only were you not allowed to Hang a clothesline out , but if you had any kind of vehicles parked in your driveway ...that would raise eyebrows in the neighborhood. It was just understood that , you should always park your Car in the garage. I even got strange looks for cutting my grass w/ a push-mower in my Bare-feet. I don't know that it necessarily affects home Value ( although that is what I've heard ) but I think it's more of a Block / community thing. In our neighborhood....it was all about aesthetics. But since we have moved out in the country....my Husband leaves his cars , trailer , and pretty much anything else w/ an engine out , and all over our property. I think he just really loves the freedom. Good Conversation.

Nope, my mom used to when I was younger and the clothing STUNK like dog and sweat and bad air- we did have a dog running around in the back but I never understood the concept of "clothesline fresh"- not in my yard. Another reason I never did this was because a friend of mine told me that one day his mom had a bed sheet hanging up and there was a light gray sheet on it, like a film of some sort. He went closer to find out it was a film of fleas that decided to land on the sheet- GROSS. So, no, no more hanging anything to dry unless it's INSIDE.

I never heard of any sort of law like that...around here, nobody hangs their clothes outside, unless they want them stolen...

I have heard of this before. There are lots of new developments that have homeowners associations or other restrictions on what can be done in the developments. Some of them even specify when you build there that a certain percentage of your exterior must be brick, or other things like that. I still like the homieness of clothes lines, and I will always live where I can determine if my RV (if I had one) was parked on my property on the side or in the back. I would not live someplace that said I had to do things just so, or I would be out. They even restrictt what you can plant, or if you can.

I sure,I have heard of that law or ordinence.When,I was growing up in Arlington,Virginia in the 1960's,we had a clothesline.In the winter months we would go to a coin laundry facility.When we moved to another house in the same town it was a larger home and we had a washer and dryer and we had another set when we moved to a house that was in the next county.Some people would set up clothes lines who didn't have a washer and dryer or their dryer would break.When we moved to an apartment when I was an adult we were told we had to use the laundry machines in the basement,we were not permitted to put clothes hanging on the balcony.All homes,apartment's and houses alike,have rules where they do not allow clothes lines for the exact reason that it looks bad.People who do pay big price's for their homes do not want to see anyone elses clothes hanging out.I live about 75 miles from Germantown,MD.This law does not surprise me at all.That's the way life is now except if you do live farther out of the city or suburban area's.

Yes, many home owners associations have rules like that. Personally, I think it is bull. Face it, using a clothes line saves energy. I know of one association that said you can not have anything higher then your fence...resulting in people putting in high fences for pools and clothes lines and privacy And yes, we have a clothes line and I love the smell of clothing from the outdoors...and blankets and pillows..they smell so good.

I don't have a clothesline now, although I used to. I would like to have one again though, but hanging the clothes is too hard for me with my back injury so I would only use it occasionally. I haven't heard of such an ordinance, and I think that it is ridiculous.

Hi, I don't hang my clothes up outside as I live in an apartment block and my washing line is three flights down - not really a problem, however I'm rarely at home all day (I can't think when I was at home the whole day last!) and I wouldn't like to leave them out there all day as it's quite a communal garden. So unfortunately I have to tumble dry my clothes. I've not heard of this law, although I'm not in your country so I probably wouldn't have.. I do think it's a bit stupid though, especially in this day and age you would think councils would encourage people to be more environmentally friendly wouldn't you?

Where I live there is one clothes line encased in a tall fence to be used by several tenents. I don't use it as I have had things stolen. I love the fresh smell of my clothes and sheets, towels hung out and I miss it. I have never heard of an ordinance banning clotheslines. Sounds so silly. I do know that people pay extra for a good view. Here we have a "view tax". You pay extra if your home has a good view whether you care about it or not. I don't care what someone elses house looks like at all...to each his own. To me, it seems as if it infringes on another person's right to live as they choose. what do i know?

I do not hang my clothes on a line but I use a clothes dryer. I have never heard of that ordinance. I do not agree with the ordinance, I think it is unnecessary. Using a clothes line saves energy and it is a better option in my view.

I use my clothesline whenever possible. You can even hang your clothes to dry in the winter months. They smell great too.

There really isn't anywhere in my yard to hang clothes outside and that kind of stinks! There isn't anything better than outside hung sheets! The only thing they should have an ordinance against are old woman bloomers that take up half of a clothes line! Okay, Annie, that was pretty mean of me; but why do they put them and those huge bras right in the front? ~Donna

I do hang some of my clothes outdoors in my back yard. However, I have a privacy fence due to having a swimming pool and the neighbors cannot see my clothes. I also use a small wooden rack outdoors for unmentionables, and this is placed strategically behind some bushes. Not that anyone could see it anyway due to the privacy fence! I have heard of the ordinances before, as my son lives in an area with a similar ordinance. (He is in Maryland too!) The college at which I teach has a building of apartments for faculty who do not own a home in this area, and many are shocked to find out that there is a rule about 'no outdoor laundry.' I"m not sure of the college's reasoning for the rule, if it is due to asthetics or fear of a child being 'clotheslined' on a line after dark. I have never lived in a home that didn't have a private back yard (my previous home's back yard butted up to a forest) so I don't know how I would feel if I lived where someone had to look at my laundry. I can imagine that it wouldn't be very pleasant to look out one's front windows and see the neighbor's laundry! I suppose if I spent 800K on a home and wanted to sit on my deck and enjoy a nice dinner, I wouldn't want to see someone's laundry. I can sort of see the point. I'm just glad that I live where I am free to put my laundry out! Ha!

Clothesline! That seems like such an anachronism to me! I've ued an electric clothes dryer since the 1960s. It is also illegal to hang clothes out where they are visible from the street where I live, and I guess I haven't seen clothes hanging in decades. Hanging clothes are unsightly. I have also seen the dangers of clothes lines. People run into them and get their throats caught in them. I once saw a child badly injured this way (in very rural area and quite a few years ago). I completely approve of banning hanging clothes outside. Otherwise certain kinds of people would hang them on their balconies and sloppy up the appearance of the city. And in towns and urban rowhouse neighborhoods, it most certainly would have a negative effect on property values to see clothes hanging outside.

I don't like hanging my clothes outside. They don't turn out as soft as they do from the dryer.Of course we can't have a clothesline cause we live in an apartment complex ,but we used t when we lived in a house. The towels were always so rough after being hung in the house.Anyway, I have heard of these ordinances. There are quite a few towns I have heard of that have them. It's different when you live in the country,but when you live in a city or suburbs,it really looks nasty having endless rows of clotheslines.

No, dryers are much faster and more efficent.