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Hello @KSB
It is very tempting to install your clothesline on your fence. But the issue is that we can't tell if the fence post was properly buried or if there is enough concrete in the footing to support extra weight. Putting extra weight on the fence might cause it to lean which will add to your list of things to do. I recommend using a compatible clothes line post kit and putting it in a concrete footing. In this manner the clothesline will be independent of the fence and prevent it from getting damaged.
If you need further assistance, please let us know.
Eric
Hi @KSB,
If you were to use the fence posts a solid 2600mm length of 140 x 45mm treated pine spanning between the post and screwed into them would be your best best. This is a much better option than just having two short lengths attached to the posts. It will evenly distribute the weight between the two posts.
If you were to use the kit, the posts in it would be 2600mm apart, so you won't have the option to connect them to the fence posts, which are 2200mm apart. These kits don't require that, though. The post kit, such as the Hills Folding Post Kit - Woodland Grey, will come with instructions on the required footings and the depth at which the post needs to be below ground. You can find the installation instructions online. This kit requires a 500mm deep x 200mm wide hole with 100mm of gravel at the base. That will mean 400mm of the post will be in the ground.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
Hi Mitch that’s copied. If I do use the fence posts to fix it and use the solid length of wood 140x45mm treated pine do you think there’s any chance of posts warping over time? Considering the posts are pretty solid wood there’s l less likely hood they will? What do you think? Also the hills clothes line manual says the width is 2200 but I think I got the figures wrong it is actually just below 2300 and not 2600, but still a bit wider than the fence post’s width which is 2200.
There's a possibility of the fence posts warping over time @KSB. Provided the fence installer used adequately sized footers for the posts, then they should hold the weight. However, the interpretation of an adequately sized footer can vary between installations.
Just another thought, take a measurement of the fixing locations on the bracket. Those brackets can be quite long with the fixing holes at the ends; I'm just wondering whether a 140x45 mounting timber will be wide enough for them.
Mitchell
Hey Mitch that’s copied. The exact size from hole to hole on the clothes line bracket is as shown in the photo. 2226. Will that in your opinion fit the mounting timber?
Sorry, I was referring to hole-to-hole on a single bracket @KSB. Is that less than 140mm? We want the bolts in from the edges of the timber, not right on them.
Mitchell
Oh yeah of course my bad. On each bracket the space between both holes on each brackets is 17cm
That's starting to get a bit complicated, @KSB. You could increase the width of timber to 240mm wide treated pine as it might cut it a bit fine for 190mm. Or you could potentially add uprights of 90 x 45 where you need to position the brackets as per the render I created below.
Mitchell
