I need to hang a wall mounted clothesline but it has to go on compressed fibre cement cladding.
What fixings should I use???
I'm no expert but I really can't see a clothesline attached to 6mm fibre cement cladding lasting more than 5 minutes. The weight of the clothesline and clothes will be pulling the top 2 fixings away from the wall while the bottom of the frame touching the wall is pushed towards it. So the top 2 are taking most of the weight. If the fixing points don't line up with studs a possible solution might be to attach a big piece of timber across the wall screwing into the studs, then attach clothesline to that.
Welcome to the Workshop community @vikingwench. Many thanks for your question, I'd be happy to assist.
Can I please confirm how thick the compressed fibre cement cladding is, as different methods will need to be used depending on the thickness? If it is thin 4--6mm you'll need to locate timber studs to fix into and if it is thick 15-24mm you could use masonry anchors with Ramset 750ml Chemset 101 Masonry Anchoring Adhesive Cartridge to ensure they don't pull out.
If you can let me know what type of cladding it is I can provide a more thorough explanation.
Mitchell
It’s 6 mm. What do I do if no studs in right place🥴
Hi @vikingwench,
For a 6mm fibre cement board, you will need to use spring/drop-down toggles which expand behind the board increasing its contact surface area. This will help prevent them from being pulled out.
Will that be strong enough to hold up a clothesline?
@vikingwench,
Each toggle holds ten kilograms and I'd imagine the clothesline has 4 mounting holes. The fixings would then hold 40kgs of weight. It is not an ideal circumstance fixing into 6mm fibre cement board and the weak point would not be the fixings but the board itself. I presume there is not an option to mount it elsewhere on a brick wall?
It’s the only place with sun. Doesn’t sound ideal. Not sure what to do now. Thanks for your help though..
Welcome to the community @Iain.
It's fantastic to have you join us and I'm sure @vikingwench appreciates your input. That's a great piece of advice about the timber which is most likely the best solution. We look forward to hearing about some of your own projects around the home and garden. If you ever need assistance or have something to share with the community please let us know.
As @Iain was mentioning, a good solution would be to bridge between the timber studs with some 90 x 35mm H3 MGP 10 Treated Pine Outdoor Timber Framing. You can then fix the clothesline bracket to the timber. Here's a rudimentary diagram to illustrate.
Thanks for the tips you have been super helpful
@vikingwench
We are more than happy to assist, please keep us updated on the installation. I'm sure others in the community would have run into a similar situation and be interested to see your final installation.
Great advice @Iain, thanks for joining in the discussion.
This is the same solution we went with on a wall at the side of our house that is clad with blueboard.
Looking forward to seeing more of your posts soon and reading about your own projects and plans. Please don't hesitate to post anytime you have something to share or need a hand.
Jason
Attaching a board across the studs is most definitely the best approach. The forces on the clothes line are not just downwards, so merely "hanging" it on the wall would be a short lived solution. Good to see you have accepted Iain's advice. Emphasised, in case anyone else with a similar problem is thinking of shortcutting by just hanging something that also will be pulled at during normal use.
@TedBear I have the same job on my list. If i go with the 90x35mm timber @MitchellMc suggested above, what length fasteners should i use (both for timber to stud and washing line to timber)? My washing line is 1600mm deep and tends to be chock full. Thanks heaps, love this community
Hi @SuseMck,
@TedBear might have a different preference from what I would suggest so it would be great to hear from them as well.
For fixing the timber to the studs I'd recommend Buildex 14-10 x 100mm Climacoat Bugle Head Batten Timber Screws - 25 Pack. For the clothesline use the thickest 40mm galvanised coach screws that will fit through the holes on your brackets.
Depending on how long the bracket is you might need to use two 90 x 35mm H3 MGP 10 Treated Pine Outdoor Timber Framing next to each other. @Jason looks like he has used a board similar to 140 x 19mm KD Select Grade Merbau Decking - Linear Metre.
Please let us know if you have additional questions.
For attaching timber into timber, I tend to go for screw length of 3 times the board thickness. In this case 3 x 35 would be 100mm screws. They would bite in ~ 65mm, which would be 2/3 of the likely upright you would be screwing into (i.e. probably 100mm). As far as attaching the line, I suggest 40mm length, as there isn't any point going much longer than the 35mm board thickness. (But that's without knowing the thickness of the clothes line unit at the place where the screw holes are. If it is thick metal or a tube, add 35mm to the thickness & round it to the nearest available size. I hope that makes sense.
Edit: I just saw Mitchell's reply, made about the same time as I was writing.... I am relieved to know we came up with same lengths, but he has kindly given you more details about the actual products to buy.
@TedBear i love your reasonings behind your answer - helps me apply them to my specific situation
@MitchellMc love your specific product recommendations - helps me find what i need online and in store
I owe you both a drink of your choice ☕🍶🍺🍷
Thanks for your good-willed offer. I'm happy to know it helped... use the info for deciding future projects too. I'm having a drink of my choice (Guiness) while writing, so that will do. Thanks.
@MitchellMc and @TedBear
I DID IT! Here's my wall hung folding washing line.
"But I can't see it," I hear you say?? Perfect. I thought it was ugly because I had to use two beams across the top, split by a vertical conduit cover down the middle whilst dodging a powerpoint and not getting too close to our inverter ....... So I bought fake hedge which just goes up and down with the washing line (which never used to fold until I pulled it all apart, de-rusted the rusty bits, painted and reassembled).
I still hate doing the washing ...... but just a little less now 😜
Thank you so so very much. Have a great break over the next little while, whatever you get up to.
Excellent! Great idea giving the space a dual purpose; a functional clothes line and a wall decoration during its days off.
How do you put the pegs on the line?
No problems with pegs @TedBear. the expandable trellis has enough spaces amongst the trellis and leaves to peg, and still looks dense enough from afar.
It's great to hear you had success with your project @SuseMck. Well done.
That's also a fantastic idea with the screening that I would have never thought of!
Have a fantastic holiday break as well!
Well done @SuseMck and many thanks for sharing the end result.
Hi MitchellMc,
I want to attempt to fix a double folding frame clothesline to the internal wall of my garage.
Ideally I will be fixing it into the studs (assuming they line up) however I am unsure of what kind of fixing to use. It comes with masonry studs but I am assuming that is a tad excessive.
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @petarabbit. It's sensational to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about mounting a clothesline.
You'll need to use a timber screw, and something along the lines of a Zenith 12G x 50mm Galvanised Hex Head Timber Screws should be sufficient.
As previously mentioned, you'll likely need to install some horizontal timber across the studs in order to mount your brackets. A couple of 90 x 35mm Pine lengths should do the job. This allows you to distribute the weight over several studs instead of just two. Also, the distance between the mounting holes on that bracket would likely mean that the screws will be right on the edge of a 45mm studs and that's not great. Better to install horizontal lengths and screw into those.Fortunately my rendering skills have somewhat improved over the last four years, so here's another visual I created for you.Please let me know if you have any questions.Mitchell
This is amazing. Thank you!
7.5 ml
Hi @Min-3392,
A warm welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is wonderful to have you with us.
I'm not too sure what you mean by this.
Could you advise so I can assist you if required?
Jacob
