Rotary washing line, bash or concrete in the ground spike?

[epsilonGreedy]

I am getting nagged to install the new rotary washing line, it is a posh Brabantia model with a substantial ground spike, 40cm deep, formed from pressed riveted sheet metal.  According to the instructions it is meant to be hammered into the ground (rich silty top sail in my case).

 

Given that I have a cement mixer and other concrete ingredients onsite it seems a bit daft not to concrete in the the ground spike.

[joe90]

I would concrete if it were me, I have seen soo many lopsided ones where soft ground has given way.

[recoveringbuilder]

Yes definitely need to concrete it in , I had a posh brabanita one, cost a fortune, wind caught it and off it went, so looking forward to putting in three washing poles and having a proper washing line, if hubby ever gets round to it?

[lizzie]

concrete without question

[Onoff]

Pretty sure ours sits in some 1/4" wall Gr316 stainless tube.

[nod]

10 hours ago, epsilonGreedy said:

I am getting nagged to install the new rotary washing line, it is a posh Brabantia model with a substantial ground spike, 40cm deep, formed from pressed riveted sheet metal.  According to the instructions it is meant to be hammered into the ground (rich silty top sail in my case).

 

Given that I have a cement mixer and other concrete ingredients onsite it seems a bit daft not to concrete in the the ground spike.

Definitely concrete 

Permeant job

Ive moved ours 4 times already ?

[Gone West]

10 hours ago, epsilonGreedy said:

I am getting nagged to install the new rotary washing line, it is a posh Brabantia model with a substantial ground spike, 40cm deep, formed from pressed riveted sheet metal.  According to the instructions it is meant to be hammered into the ground (rich silty top sail in my case).

 

Given that I have a cement mixer and other concrete ingredients onsite it seems a bit daft not to concrete in the the ground spike.

I banged our Brabantia ground spike into a temporary position twelve years ago and it's still nice and firm. I will move it this year though, to it's permanent position.

[Ferdinand]

Mine is multiply-zip-tied to a knocker-post.

 

Very maintainable, but still OK after 5 years.

Delay the installation if you enjoy the nagging experience.

Edited May 31, 2019 by Ferdinand

[epsilonGreedy]

3 hours ago, nod said:

Definitely concrete 

Permeant job

Ive moved ours 4 times already ?

 

 

Good point, the position we chose this morning involved a compromise to allow space for when the scaffolding goes up.

 

2 hours ago, PeterStarck said:

I banged our Brabantia ground spike into a temporary position twelve years ago and it's still nice and firm. I will move it this year though, to it's permanent position.

 

Think I might try a trial bash in to half the spike's depth and see how it feels.

[lizzie]

23 minutes ago, epsilonGreedy said:

 

Good point, the position we chose this morning involved a compromise to allow space for when the scaffolding goes up.

 

 

Think I might try a trial bash in to half the spike's depth and see how it feels.

Hard when it hits the back of your head LOL

[ToughButterCup]

Start with a spike. Watch the thing for a bit: see what happens. If necessary, move the spike. Repeat.

Then C40 ( ? ), rebar, all bells and whistles, plastic sleeved hole, hole drained ( so the post rusts more slowly)

 

Make a footpath to the rotary line such that you dont get dirty feet , and a small plinth so you dont need to stoop so far to get the wet washing out of the basket. Keep a set of replacement pegs under the plinth.

(Overthinking again Ian?)

[lizzie]

32 minutes ago, AnonymousBosch said:

Start with a spike. Watch the thing for a bit: see what happens. If necessary, move the spike. Repeat.

Then C40 ( ? ), rebar, all bells and whistles, plastic sleeved hole, hole drained ( so the post rusts more slowly)

 

Make a footpath to the rotary line such that you dont get dirty feet , and a small plinth so you dont need to stoop so far to get the wet washing out of the basket. Keep a set of replacement pegs under the plinth.

(Overthinking again Ian?)

Sounds perfect!

[epsilonGreedy]

1 hour ago, AnonymousBosch said:

(Overthinking again Ian?)

 

 

Only a bit, we have already concluded that post build we will need a different summer and winter locations.