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Question:

I'm interested in installing a clothes line. Is the following the proper procedure? A 4x4 post cemented 3'(sono tube) in the ground at either end.? What height (Clearance)?

Answer:

You'll want it to be 16' 6X6 at each end and they'll have to go down deep enough to be below the frost line. A clothes line elevator at the house end will ensure access to it and at the other end, you'll have to use a pully that has a tie-off so the wind doesn't turn it over and tangle the clothes.

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