Cheapskate

• August 3rd, 2008 • • cleaning, construction •

When I lived in an apartment, it really cheesed me off that I couldn’t hang laundry out to dry. Think of it! All that FREE hot air outside, and me running the dryer and the air conditioner at the same time. Now that I’m something resembling and adult homeowner, I can put whatever I want in my backyard, so I rigged up a fancy-schmancy clothes dryer!

Cost of materials was less than $10. I’ve looked up readymade clothes dryers online, and man! Are they expensive! Upwards of $200, apparently hanging clothes on a stick has progressed when I wasn’t looking. This contraption consists of some 2×4 scraps, a 1x.5, two large shelf brackets, wood screws, and some machine screws I had hanging around the house. Assembly was super easy and fairly evident from the photo.

I also mixed up some homemade laundry detergent with borax, washing soda and a bar of ivory. Hell yes, doing laundry is super cheap now! (I could work out how many kilowatt hours I’m saving plus cost per load, but that sounds suspiciously like a lot of work I’m not interested in, haha.)  I shouldn’t even have to mention the fact I don’t have to fold shirts; just cram them in the closet when they’re done. Hooray for free energy!

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