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In traditional home decoration, the balcony is usually decorated as a clothes drying area.

A balcony with a clothes drying area is in line with the daily living habits of most friends.

However, another solution has now emerged, which is to cancel the clothes drying area on the balcony.

If you cancel the clothes drying area on the balcony and fail to consider a good plan for drying clothes, it will cause you a lot of trouble.

So how do you hang clothes on the balcony without drying area? Be sure to choose one of these 6 solutions to avoid headaches when hanging clothes.

If the clothes-drying area on the balcony is cancelled, what are the options for drying clothes?

1. Set up a drying area in the laundry area

After the balcony is opened up, the clothes drying area is eliminated. The first solution for drying clothes is to set up a clothes drying area in the laundry area.

In fact, there is still a clothes drying area at this time, but it has been moved from the balcony to the location of the washing machine companion cabinet.

The space used at this time is the space above the washing machine.

The specific steps are as follows:

1. There is a clothes drying area above the washing machine.What we do is that when we customize the washing machine companion cabinet, the space above the washing machine is left empty, and the empty space can meet the needs of hanging clothes.

2. Install a companion cabinet for the washing machine on the balcony and a clothes drying rod.Install a clothes-drying rod on the top of the cabinet to meet the needs of drying clothes.

Note:

1. The size should be confirmed in advance.Here we mainly need to confirm the height, which should generally meet the needs of hanging long clothes. Therefore, we should try to make it higher, such as more than 1.5 meters in height.

2. The washing machine cabinet must be customized in advance.When customizing, you should consider leaving space for drying clothes. This is the general practice, that is, there is no cabinet on the top of the washing machine, and you only need to install a clothes drying rod on the top.

2. Side wall retractable clothes drying rack

After canceling the drying area on the balcony, we can implement the second solution for drying clothes, which is to install a retractable clothes rack on the side wall.

The side wall can be the bottom of the balcony window or the wall on the side of the balcony window.

As for which specific location to choose, we should choose according to our balcony decoration plan.

In fact, what we use here is the movable space on the balcony to install a movable clothes drying rack.

The specific approach can be implemented as follows:

1. Choose a movable area for hanging clothes.For example, if there is a distance of nearly one meter under our balcony window, we can install the movable clothes drying rack at the bottom of the balcony window and fix it to the wall.

2. Choose to install the clothes drying rack on the side wall.At this time, we must ensure that there is no obstruction under the side wall. Then the movable clothes drying rack can be installed on the side wall, and the height can be installed appropriately higher, such as about two meters.

Note:

1. The drying rack is foldable.When using the clothes drying rack, you can unfold it and hang clothes on it to dry. When not using the clothes drying rack, you can fold it on the wall without affecting the use of this space.

2. Everyone should also pay attention to the choice of clothes drying rack.Here I personally recommend that you try to choose stainless steel clothes drying racks. Stainless steel clothes drying racks are relatively strong and durable, and they will not age due to exposure to the sun.

3. Hanging clothes drying rack outside the window

After the balcony has cancelled the clothes drying area, the third option we can choose for drying clothes is to install an external clothes drying rack outside the window.

The so-called external hanging clothes rack installed outside the window means that we install the clothes rack outside the window, and the clothes rack is extended to the outdoors.

Therefore, the entire clothes rack has no effect on our balcony, and the clothes are hung outside the window.

Hanging a clothes rack outside the window is very practical for balconies that do not have a drying area.

For the hanging clothes drying rack, you can install it according to the following scheme:

1. Install an exterior wall clothes drying rack under the window.At this time, the external hanging clothes rack is usually fixed at the lower part of the window opening. The external hanging clothes rack can generally be fixed on the external wall. I personally recommend installing the external wall clothes rack at the same time as installing the guardrail.

2. Install an external clothes drying rack on the upper part of the window.The installation location is the upper edge of our entire window. When installing the external guardrail, the clothes drying rack is also fixed on the outer wall.

Note:

1. We should pay attention to the convenience of hanging clothes.In other words, the external clothes drying rack we install should not be too far away, and it is more reasonable to be able to hang and take down clothes by hand.

2. Install it firmly.For external hanging clothes drying racks, be sure to use expansion bolts to fix them firmly to the wall. Because the clothes are hung out to dry and the wind blows, the clothes drying rack is subject to relatively large forces. If it is not firmly fixed, it may fall down.

4. Mobile clothes drying rack

The fourth option to dry clothes on the balcony is to cancel the drying area and set up a movable clothes rack.

The so-called movable clothes rack means that the clothes rack can be moved as a whole. We can take it out when we need it and put it away when we don’t need it.

There are many types of mobile clothes drying racks, such as the more common folding clothes drying racks or mobile clothes drying racks.

For the mobile clothes drying rack, I recommend the following options:

1. According to the size of the balcony, the first choice is a folding clothes rack.This type of clothes drying rack can be folded together when not in use and placed in a corner, taking up no space. When in use, it can be unfolded.

2. Choose a movable clothes drying rack according to the specific layout of the balcony.There are two types of movable clothes drying racks: clothes drying racks with pulleys at the bottom and clothes drying racks without pulleys at the bottom. I personally recommend that you try to choose clothes drying racks with pulleys at the bottom.

Note:

1. When choosing a clothes drying rack, you must consider the size of the clothes drying rack after it is unfolded. For example, the width and length of the clothes drying rack, so that it can be more reasonable to hang clothes on the balcony after it is unfolded.

2. For the mobile clothes drying rack, you should pay attention to the material selection. One thing to note here is that try not to choose plastic materials. Because this kind of material is easy to break, it is recommended that you choose metal materials, preferably stainless steel.

5. Clothes Drying Rod

After the clothes drying area on the balcony is cancelled, the fifth option for drying clothes is to install a clothesline.

Some friends may say that since the balcony drying area has been cancelled, it is not reasonable to install a clothesline.

In fact, if we install a clothesline, it will have almost no impact on our balcony.

Because the clothesline is usually hung on the top of the balcony, it does not affect the use of the balcony or its appearance.

As for the balcony installation of clothes drying rod, I personally recommend the following methods:

1. Regarding installation method, I personally recommend that you use expansion bolts to fix it on the top plate.The height of the clothesline should be installed as high as possible so that it is almost invisible and does not affect the appearance.

2. When decorating the balcony, it is recommended that you consider the installation location of the clothesline.If conditions permit, you can install the clothesline when installing the balcony ceiling.

Note:

1. When choosing the material for clothes drying rod, try to choose stainless steel.Because stainless steel is very durable and will not rust. The key is that we installed it on the balcony and it is not particularly obvious.

2. Try to install as few clothes drying rods as possible on the balcony and avoid installing too many.Don't install it like a clothes rack, which ensures that there is no drying area while meeting the need to dry clothes.

6. Drying clothes on the outer guardrail

The last option that can be adopted to cancel the clothes drying area on the balcony is to hang clothes on the external railing.

The so-called hanging clothes on the external guardrail means that we open the window and install a guardrail on the outside of the window. When we hang clothes, we hang the clothes rack on the guardrail.

In fact, hanging clothes on external railings is a relatively common way of drying clothes.

Therefore, when we are decorating, we suggest that you make the following decoration plans:

1. The width of the guardrail should be as wide as possible.The width here refers to the distance between the guardrail and the wall. If conditions permit, try to make it 40 to 50 centimeters, so that it will be easier to hang clothes in the future.

2. Set up a horizontal bar at a location that is convenient for us.The function of this horizontal bar is actually to be used as a clothes drying rod. For example, it can be placed on the top of the guardrail or in the middle of the guardrail.

Note:

1. When using external guardrails to dry clothes, it is recommended that you must choose stainless steel external guardrails.Because the iron outer guardrail is easy to rust, it will make your clothes covered with rust. However, the stainless steel outer guardrail does not have this problem.

2. When using external guardrails to dry clothes, it is recommended that you install a rain shield on the top of the guardrail.In addition, try to set a baffle at the bottom of the guardrail so that you don’t have to worry about rain or clothes falling when hanging them.

Many friends did not consider the issue of drying clothes when they cancelled the drying area during renovation. After they actually moved in, it can be said that they were miserable.

In this article, we share 6 feasible solutions for drying clothes in order to eliminate the drying area. When decorating your home, you must choose one based on the situation of your balcony, so that you can have a place to dry clothes after moving in.

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