so i built a drying shed

RobAMerc · 14-11-2017 12:44PM #1

its in a location that gets no sun and if I am honest not a huge amount of a breeze, but the point if it is really just to take the majority of the moisture out of the clothes before bringing them in for a quick run in the dryer.

Things is - everyone is pointing out the location means it will be totally useless - year round.

What do folks here think?

BrokenArrows · 14-11-2017 01:00PM

RobAMerc wrote: »

its in a location that gets no sun and if I am honest not a huge amount of a breeze, but the point if it is really just to take the majority of the moisture out of the clothes before bringing them in for a quick run in the dryer.

Things is - everyone is pointing out the location means it will be totally useless - year round.

What do folks here think?

well when you put the clothes in there on a cold day, does it dry at all?
If they do dry great.
If they dont dry then its useless.

frozenfrozen · 14-11-2017 01:02PM

if there is any air flow at all it will work. how well it will work is another thing

the_pen_turner · 14-11-2017 01:08PM

We built outs on the north side of a shed. It's a lean to off of the gabl end. One side is open to the yard and the other to a field. Third side is the house.
It gets no sun
It drys our clothes great. We don't have a drier just a hot press to air them.
Can't fault ours at all

RobAMerc · 14-11-2017 01:55PM

BrokenArrows wrote: »

well when you put the clothes in there on a cold day, does it dry at all?
If they do dry great.
If they dont dry then its useless.

Very insightful thanks :pac:
I am not sure what the reference to the temp of the day is though.
I am sure a little sun would help dry clothes quicker - but surely with drying, its about the airflow no ?

dok_golf · 14-11-2017 06:30PM

RobAMerc wrote: »

Very insightful thanks :pac:
I am not sure what the reference to the temp of the day is though.
I am sure a little sun would help dry clothes quicker - but surely with drying, its about the airflow no ?

Water dries by evaporation. If the day is cold, particularly on north side of house, then the clothes wont dry. Exactly the same with water based paint.

wayoutwest · 14-11-2017 07:53PM

O.P - A clothes line canopy like this might suit your sheltered area
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the_pen_turner · 14-11-2017 09:13PM

dok_golf wrote: »

Water dries by evaporation. If the day is cold, particularly on north side of house, then the clothes wont dry. Exactly the same with water based paint.

you would be surprised , a bit of a breeze and it will dry , all be it a lot slower than with a bit of heat.
the important part is that they don't get wet when it rains. there is often a few min of drying between the showers

listermint · 14-11-2017 10:07PM

Is this a thing!.

Charlie19 · 14-11-2017 10:09PM

Would this not be better suited for the turf.

dok_golf · 15-11-2017 12:33AM

the_pen_turner wrote: »

you would be surprised , a bit of a breeze and it will dry , all be it a lot slower than with a bit of heat.
the important part is that they don't get wet when it rains. there is often a few min of drying between the showers

Yeah, didn't mean to say it wouldn't. If air temp is more and air humidity is less than that of clothes, then they will dry regardless of whether you get sun on them or not. ( just slower). ( Christ but I'm anal)

wait4me · 15-11-2017 09:32AM

wayoutwest wrote: »

O.P - A clothes line canopy like this might suit your sheltered area
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Nice - where would one get one of these?

wayoutwest · 15-11-2017 10:23AM

wait4me wrote: »

Nice - where would one get one of these?

- outdoorcanopies.ie

cletus · 15-11-2017 11:53AM

OP, you appear to be using your drying she'd, so the main question would seem to be, do your clothes get dry when you put them out there. If they do, then it works, no?

frozenfrozen · 15-11-2017 12:17PM

cletus wrote: »

OP, you appear to be using your drying she'd, so the main question would seem to be, do your clothes get dry when you put them out there. If they do, then it works, no?

people could be suggesting to him that it's no better than a clothes horse in the house, and OP wants to ask if we on here think it would actually be functioning properly

RobAMerc · 15-11-2017 02:56PM

it's up but the roof isnt on it.
In actual fact it may be closer to canopy shown above than a shed !

4068ac1elhodqr · 15-11-2017 03:27PM

Install a 'solar-tracking, large and slightly concave reflector' to enlighten the areas of no sunshine from any other areas of sunshine.

Thespoofer · 13-07-2023 08:57PM

I'm bumping this thread.

I've seen a few houses with the outdoor clothes drying units manufactured by a couple of companies , l9ok great but pricey.

I'm determined to make my own unit this year before winter and try to eliminate the clothes horse in the house so looking for ideas.

Firstly, to the people who have and outside drying shed/canopy etc, do they work here in Ireland even during Winter time ?

Also I fancy the idea of setting up a cheap solar ( I know during winter might be useless ) or battery operated type heater to go with a well ventilated unit.

All suggestions gratefully welcomed.

the_pen_turner · 13-07-2023 09:33PM

they work all year round. takes longer in the winter due to the temp and wet but once you keep the rain off they will dry. allow as much air flow trough as posible but stop the wind driven rain. we put lovers on the side of ours. all the rain we have had for the last month has had no effect on our clothes drying . put them out and forget about them , let them dry then bring them back in. no watching for rain and in and out with them. no leaving them build up because you cannot hang them out.

dathi · 14-07-2023 02:03PM

"we put lovers on the side of ours." hopefully you mean louvers otherwise it would be a bit pornographic pen turner 😁😁

the_pen_turner · 14-07-2023 03:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120850753#Comment_120850753

no . all my lovers stand there and waft a towel to create a nice breaze.

so i built a drying shed

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