Washing line on flat roof

[farticus]

We have a flat roof that we can access via a door. We want to put washing out up there.

There are walls we could attach poles too, but the bricks here are very poor, and the mortar is pretty much dust. So we are looking at alternatives.

Could a rotary be installed in a concrete block, perhaps? Does anyone make weatherproof drying racks we could tie down to concrete blocks?

Thanks.

 

[foxhole]

Small rotary line in parasol base.

 

[farticus]

I'm worried it will blow away. Fill it with water maybe?

 

[jurassic sparkk]

Dryer needed.

 

[foxhole]

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I'm worried it will blow away. Fill it with water maybe?

Parasol bases can be steel, concrete .

 

[Tigercubrider]

Is the roof ok to walk on? Or is the access just fire escape?
Really you should have handrails.

Bear in mind that a parasol base will load the roof, possibly beyond it’s design.

 

[robinbanks]

Pictures please

 

[farticus]

It's okay for walking in, it was designed for that. I'll post a photo tomorrow when it's light, but there's not much to see.

 

[jj4091]

Could you fit one of these to the main building https://www.google.com/search?q=wall+mounted+washing+line+outdoor if the external wall of the house is too bad to fit one the I think you need to be more concerned about that than drying washing.

 

[robinbanks]

@jj4091 in that URL you pasted, everything after the "+outdoor" can be deleted and it will still work, if you want to neaten your post up a bit..

 

[farticus]

jj4091, maybe, but the walls are not very robust and tend to crumble when you try to drill anything into them, so I'd rather have something freestanding.

The wall in the distance is next door, connected to another flat roof which is a garage. This part was build by the previous owner who was a builder, for his wife to sunbathe on, so it's okay to walk on.

 

[Notch7]

If it was me Id make something out of timber joists

but make the base 'cross' about 2.4m long

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Seems like the neighbours are in for a treat. Anyway, I would look at something like this, I believe you can get various sleeves/adapters that will allow you to fit the washing line post snugly. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schneider-Plate-Stand-for-Slabs/dp/B004EWGOMI?th=1 Find some paving slabs for free off Marketplace. If the flat roof can't take some paving slabs and wet washing the builder was lying ..... but builders never do that right.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Is the roof ok to walk on? Or is the access just fire escape?
Really you should have handrails.

Like house fires, that only ever happens to someone else.

 

[farticus]

Seems like the neighbours are in for a treat. Anyway, I would look at something like this, I believe you can get various sleeves/adapters that will allow you to fit the washing line post snugly. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schneider-Plate-Stand-for-Slabs/dp/B004EWGOMI?th=1 Find some paving slabs for free off Marketplace. If the flat roof can't take some paving slabs and wet washing the builder was lying ..... but builders never do that right.

Thanks, that looks like it could work for us. Maybe with just a pole and a retractable washing line, attached to the near wall. It was the builder's own house and the whole extension is extremely solid. When working on his own home he didn't cut any corners. I'll let you know if we fall through it though.