How to choose the right clothesline

Hills Hoists have adorned the Australian landscape for over 75 years, and as it evolves, so do our homes. From city apartments to townhouses to country farms with abundant land, we understand that different living spaces mean different laundry requirements, and putting a little consideration into your air-drying solutions goes a long way.

Important considerations for choosing a clothesline

While you're deciding on what type of clothesline you need, it's important to consider your space, and these three questions should be at the top of your list.

1. How much space do I have?
2. How many people am I washing for?
3. How often do I wash my laundry?

Next, you want to make sure you have your clothesline in the most optimum position. Think about sunlight, natural debris (like trees), and even the pathway to your clothesline is going to make a difference on laundry day.

Hills Hoist Clotheslines

For larger spaces with no obstructions and a direct line to sunny skies, Hills Hoist Clotheslines have maximum drying space in a variety of sizes to suit large households and families. Featuring an effortless gliding mechanism to raise and lower, and a ground socket for setting up a secondary location for your clothesline or removing it completely when you need your space back.

Folding Frame Clotheslines

When you need to make the most of your space, Hills Folding Frame clotheslines are a perfect fit and are available in a variety of sizes to suit different households, outdoor spaces, and washing requirements. They fold down flat to win back your space at the end of laundry day, making our Folding Frames our most popular clothesline for modern homes.

Retracting Clotheslines

If you're looking for a complete space-saving drying solution, Hills Retracting Clotheslines are a nifty solution that are out of the way and out of sight when you're not using them. They're available in a range of sizes from one to seven lines with ample drying space for a variety of households. They need very little mounting space, so you can fit them perfectly in small or narrow spaces to get the job done.

When wall mounting isn't an option in your home, you don't have to compromise on your options. Hills Post Kits provide free-standing installation for Folding Frame and Retracting Clotheslines, where there is no solid structure such as a brick or masonry wall.

Portable Clotheslines

Finally, if you're looking for a mobile drying solution, our Portable Clotheslines offer complete flexibility for all your drying needs. Fully weatherproof so they can be used indoors and outdoors without rusting and with enough drying space for different household sizes, wheel this workhorse into courtyards, on balconies, the outside deck, or the backyard, and fold down to store away when the washing is dry.

Lifetime Warranty

Every Hills clothesline is built to last. Constructed from galvanised steel and durable engineering-grade parts, we back them to stand the test of time with our Hills Lifetime Warranty.

For more information on sizes and features, you can browse our clotheslines range, and visit our Where to Buy page to find your nearest Hills stockists and choose the right clothesline for your home.