DIY Laundry Airer
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Garrett goes through the design and steps for building your own laundry airer. These are super convenient racks for drying clothes that lift up out of the way and into the warmer air near the ceiling. Visit The Grit and Polish for a list of materials and more info on this project. bit.ly/LaundryAirer
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Thank you for this! Especially the suspension harness. We made our own frame with two pieces of 1x6 wood instead of your bent metal, and bored holes in it to stick broom handles through (to get a longer length than a normal dowel ). We used your suspension harness and knots. Works great in our (much smaller) laundry room.
Wonderful! So to hear it was helpful
That's a smart idea. I've been looking to get one of these and though they've come down in price by a ton, at least in the UK, I'm loathe to ever spend money I don't have to. I've also got a whole bunch of stainless steel strapping hanging around which I could repurpose and spray black. Will definitely be giving this a try. Thanks.
Awesome you'll love it!
This looks really cool, I will be trying this!
I didn't really know they were a thing until recently but I love it!
I would love to try this but I think I want to make the curved pieces out of wood as well, by getting a larger board and cutting a curve out of it, and possibly even grooving out a bit of a divot for the long rod pieces to help them stay vertical...
Oh that would be really beautiful I think!
Love it!
Thanks Mercedes. I have used it a few times and am surprised at how functional it is. I love it too!
So simple so stylin. Thank you 🏆
Glad you like it!
Great educational video and a pleasure to watch thanks
Thanks Michele!
@@TheGRITandPolish Can I ask how long is your metal support and how much distance between staves please?
This came up really well. I think I'd like to do something similar.
Why did you use cedar? Does it have water resistant properties?
Thanks! Yes cedar does well in high humidity environments (that's why many steam rooms/saunas are lined with cedar). It was also something I had on hand left over from another project. I think fir would also work just fine.
What precautions did you take with the ceiling hooks to ensure they would support the weight of a fully-loaded airer? Or do you only dry lightweight items?
Fortunately we have wood tongue and groove ceilings! So the hooks are well anchored in to that. But if you have a drywall ceiling definitely try to find a joist. And if the framing doesn't align well with your desired hook placement you can run a chain between two hooks in the joists and then place the pulleys wherever you like along the chain.
Awesome job! Coolest thing ever!😍
Thanks Maranatha! We use it all the time and love it
she is so gorgeous
Thanks Samir!
A single rope on the end is not a nice feature, it makes it harder to grip than a double rope and cuts into the hands, regardless of how soft the rope, when rack is full of heavy wet clothes, i.e. regular use.
I can see how this would be uncomfortable! Though I do like the simplicity of a single rope since there's no need to adjust and the horizontal pitch and it's just a little but quicker. One could also tie the two ropes to a thicker single rope that would be easier to grip than the twisted cotton shown.
@@TheGRITandPolish one simple threads the two rope ends through a sliding buckle/clip (as one sees on mini blinds and Roman shades which use a 2 pulleey system)about the same place you added the brass ring connected to single rope. One can even tie a half hitch there and near the two ends thus avoiding an unnecessary and to my eyes unattractive process. I've used these when I lived in Europe and they were lighter weight than the wood and metal style you show and those were heavy enough to warrant use of both ropes and any adjustments were negligible. Looks nice but I'm fashioning mine from metal tubing strung on wrapped steel cable. Just like folks to know there are options.
No offense, but I didn’t want to see you. I wanted to see how you did the pulley.