really stupid question about laundry (Miami: homeowners association, rental, work)

[suzanne7575]

I was just looking at rentals and noticed that a lot of homes come with a dryer or hook up for a dryer, which is fine I know this is the norm in the US (i am from the UK)but was wondering if people dry their clothes outside on a line in the yard at all, or is this not a done thing. Here in the UK as soon as we get some nice dry weather (not very often here in Scotland i might add) we dry our clothes outside and with Arizona wether I can't help thinking of the electric you would save as driers cost the earth to run.

Sorry told you it was a completely stupid and trivial question.

[CodyW]

Well, I've seen that - but only in neighborhoods with yards large enough to fit their entire load of laundry

I dunno, we used to do it, quite often really. Then we got a bigger dryer and we stopped. o.o

[suzanne7575]

I must admit the larger load washers and dryers must be great, our average size ones are 5kg (although bigger load ones are becoming more common) and i seem to be doing laundry continously to keep up.

[deblaneaz]

It's great to dry your laundry outside here in Arizona...I used to do it all the time...BUT....I now live in a subdivision where the Homeowners Association has a "rule" of no clothes line's in the backyard...so I guess thats a question you might want to ask if you are looking at home with an "Association".

[Ponderosa]

We have an association too that outlaws any sign that people might be living in the homes , including wash hanging on a backyard line. We do hang some things like blankets etc on the pool fence. Takes about 5 minutes for a blanket to dry. Mostly though the air is too dry. If you dry jeans outside you can stand 'em up by themselves they are so stiff. And towels we leave out after swimming turn to rigid sandpaper. If you get lazy or forget to remove stuff in a day or so, it gets bleached from the sun. It's intense here.

[MotleyCrew]

Our HOA forbids outside laundry to. I would be fearful of the wind taking off with my undies and have them mistaken for hot air balloons anyway.

[She_Dvl]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Mostly though the air is too dry. If you dry jeans outside you can stand 'em up by themselves they are so stiff. And towels we leave out after swimming turn to rigid sandpaper.

My dad use to do that to my clothes when I was a kid growing up in the Miami area....putting on my jeans felt like I was wearing cardboard. lol

Originally Posted by Jill Warner

I would be fearful of the wind taking off with my undies and have them mistaken for hot air balloons anyway.

LOL Jill

[suzanne7575]

Originally Posted by Jill Warner

Our HOA forbids outside laundry to. I would be fearful of the wind taking off with my undies and have them mistaken for hot air balloons anyway.

LOL, you made me laugh Jill

I guess you can't get that bouce feel from drying on the line can you. It's a bit of a strange rule though about no clothes lines???? mind you in the UK we do not have HOA's we pretty much can do as we please with our property, sometimes i wish we did have them though, as it would stop annoying neighbour across the road from parking his huge truck outside our home

[HollyhockGarden]

I used to have a clothesline in my backyard at my old home. I enjoyed drying clothing outside in the fresh, dry air. However I was limited to weekends since I worked full-time and couldn't do it at night -- actually I did do it a few times -- it would dry overnight.

Now we live in a subdivision with an HOA and while they do allow clotheslines, they have to be in what is called a "utility area". I do take things like large comforters out back and lay them over the table to dry quickly -- it doesn't take too long. One thing I love to do is take my lampshades outside for a shower with the hose -- they come out so clean and fresh and dry very quickly -- it is a wonderful time saver!

As long as you are not in a neighborhood with an HOA you will be fine with the clothesline. I hope everything works out for you!

[brian_2]

"We have an association too that outlaws any sign that people might be living in the homes"

Witty comment.

Read those CC&R's people so you know what you to expect.

HOA = pay to stay.

brian 'don't spray paint my desert landscape green' _2