Minky Retractable Duo Reel Washing Line, Grey, 2x15m

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In our tests, we were able to zig zag it across a small garden using some screw-in eyelets and it made great use of the space.

Mark was kind enough to test though myself, I would immediately recommend tossing those in favour of a standard brown 7mm wall plug and 50mm screw with plenty of gauge – a size 4. The only place where I can honestly say this product shows that it is low budget is the smoothness of the line extending and retracting.The Brabantia WallFix Retractable Washing Line is a unique wall – mounted design that can be folded shut when not in use.

Garden Mile Retractable Automatic Clothes Washing Line is remarkably similar in design to my top pick Vileda but only offers a total of 12 Metres in length. This has to be a key question – the better ones will normally carry 15kg or so which is enough for the average family wash but if you had a whole line of jeans then I think you might be in trouble with big gusts of wind! The rest of the product is made from hard plastic, and upon inspection, I couldn’t find any obvious weak spots, although an all-metal product would obviously be much stronger.

I drilled directly into the brick face as that’s the toughest part of the wall and I wound the hook into a nearby tree trunk.