Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack
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The Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack is a better way to dry your laundry, whatever the weather. Now with extra dowels for more drying space. Use this laundry drying rack to keep your washing out of the way and close to the ceiling where all that warm air is stored. This indoor drying rack is the perfect solution to add more functional charm to your home.
Specifications
Rack size:
Length: 45.3″ (115 cm)
Width: 23″ (58.5 cm)
Rope length: 2 × 26.2′ (8 m)
Material: aluminum, American ash, polyester rope
Weight: 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
What’s included:
12x polyurethane-coated American ash dowels
2x polyester ropes
3x pulleys
1x wall-mounted cleat
Notes:
Polyurethane coating prevents mould and staining.
FAQs
What is the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack?
The Hanging Drying Rack is a ceiling-mounted clothes airer that raises and lowers on a rope-and-pulley system, so wet laundry dries in the warm air near the ceiling and out of your living space. The rack is 45.3″ × 23″ (115 × 58.5 cm) with 12 polyurethane-coated American ash dowels on an aluminum frame, weighs 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg) empty, and holds up to 22 lbs (10 kg) of laundry.
What else is the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack called?
The Hanging Drying Rack is known by different names depending on where you are. In Scotland and northern England it's traditionally called a pulley maid or laundry maid; in Australia and New Zealand, a clothes airer; in the US, a ceiling-mounted drying rack or laundry lift. Other names include a Sheila maid, ceiling airer, and hanging clothes dryer.
How does the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack work?
The rack hangs from three ceiling-mounted pulleys and is raised and lowered by two polyester ropes, which tie off on a wall-mounted cleat. Lower it to load your laundry, then raise it to ceiling height where the air is warmest. It hangs roughly 7.9″ (20 cm) below the ceiling when fully raised — the triangle in the rope prevents it sitting flush, but is what keeps the rack level and stable.
How much weight can the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack hold?
The Hanging Drying Rack holds up to 22 lbs (10 kg) of laundry when correctly installed into solid ceiling joists. That covers a typical household wash — a full load of shirts, sheets or everyday laundry.
Keep in mind that wet laundry weighs roughly twice its dry weight, so a full machine load of heavy items like towels or denim can approach the limit. If the rack feels heavy to pull up, that's the signal to split the load across two runs.
What ceiling height does the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack suit?
The supplied ropes suit ceilings up to 13′ (4 m).
What's included with the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack?
Each rack includes 12 polyurethane-coated American ash dowels, an aluminum frame, two 26.2′ (8 m) polyester ropes, three pulleys, one wall-mounted cleat, hardware and installation instructions.
How do you install the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack?
The pulleys mount to the ceiling and can be installed with a drill. The fixings must go into solid ceiling joists, not just plasterboard — the rack plus a full load of wet laundry puts real weight on those fixings. We recommend an experienced builder handle the installation. Instructions are included.
Where's the best place to install the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack?
The warmest room in the house, since rising heat is what dries the laundry — a room with a fire, heat pump or radiator works well. Don't install it directly above a fireplace or open flame, as anything falling from the rack becomes a fire hazard. Elsewhere in the same room is ideal.
Will the wooden dowels stain or go mouldy?
No. The American ash dowels are polyurethane-coated, which seals the timber against moisture, so they won't stain wet clothes or develop mould from repeated damp loads.
Can I hang anything other than laundry on the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack?
The rack is designed for drying clothes, within its 22 lbs (10 kg) limit. Some customers hang plants or dried flowers from it, which is fine within the same weight limit — but a hanging pot concentrates weight on a single dowel rather than spreading it across the rack, so make sure the weight distribution across your rack is even.
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Fast delivery and assembly looks easy too.
Beautiful, well made, easy to install. Does as it says and looks great.
I absolutely love it!! so easy to use and the drying is so effective using the ceiling air ! Very satisfied
We’re really looking forward to installing the Hanging Drying Rack once our laundry room renovation is finished. The build quality feels solid and thoughtfully designed. We love the ability to keep drying laundry up and out of the way when it’s not in use, freeing up valuable floor space rather than cluttering the room. The ceiling-mounted pulley system is a huge advantage for both everyday use and when storing it, giving us more room and a cleaner look in our laundry area. Based on what we’ve seen, we’re excited to put it to work.
It is perfect . Looks great and functions wonderfully
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The Ceiling Laundry rack is such an essential household item. Keeps clothes away from ground level and dry time is so much quicker. Have just purchased my second rack as the first has been requested to remain at the house for new owners! Have so many visitor comments on it too. Highly recommend.
lovely drying rack however it would have been nice if it came with another bracket due to our high ceilings for the excess rope.
We absolutely LOVE our hanging drying rack! It works so well in our smaller laundry room. Just what we needed!
Obsessed with our drying rack. It's so cute and perfectly fills the space in our laundry room. It arrived within days and was fairly easy to install. Couldn't be happier.
The Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack is such a smart design. Not only does it look amazing, but it saves space too! It’s easy to install, and use on a daily basis. I once dreaded washing delicates because of our complicated fold-up rack. It was always falling apart. Now the process is so simple. It dries our clothes faster since we can spread clothes out, and they’re out of the way, too. It’s probably the favorite piece in our entire laundry room!
Such a great piece! We always get compliments of how cool it is, our builder had to get the details after his wife said she wanted one after seeing photos of our reno. The cords are all really nice and tidy and strong. Putting it up was simple enough and the instructions were good.
I have always seen this product and desperately wanted it, so when we started the renovations I basically designed my laundry to fit this in. My husband and I both love it. Firstly while it’s high and the dryer is going, heat rises, so tada… your clothes are dry in no time. It’s so handy for loads of washing when it’s cold and grim outside and keeps the clutter out of your house. Which makes a OCD human very happy. I would not hesitate to recommend.
I purchased the wooden hanging cloths dryer. I am so pleased with it and it is super easy to use. In fact I am using my dryer so much less as the drying rack is brilliant at drying the clothes.
I think it looks very modern too. Having the bars going across the rack instead of lengthwise was a brilliant design feature as it fits the cloths really well and looks better.
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Fast delivery and assembly looks easy too.
Beautiful, well made, easy to install. Does as it says and looks great.
I absolutely love it!! so easy to use and the drying is so effective using the ceiling air ! Very satisfied
We’re really looking forward to installing the Hanging Drying Rack once our laundry room renovation is finished. The build quality feels solid and thoughtfully designed. We love the ability to keep drying laundry up and out of the way when it’s not in use, freeing up valuable floor space rather than cluttering the room. The ceiling-mounted pulley system is a huge advantage for both everyday use and when storing it, giving us more room and a cleaner look in our laundry area. Based on what we’ve seen, we’re excited to put it to work.
It is perfect . Looks great and functions wonderfully
well made, easy to install, thoughtful packaging
The design is lovely, but unfortunately they provided cheap screws with soft heads. It was impossible not to strip the screws (even with pre-drilling holes). Removing the stripped screw damaged the pulley finish.
Thanks for the great service and product! We’ll be back with more orders on the next project.
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I love everything I purchased. I gave my son and daughter each a small paper roll holder for their homes. I have 2 left for myself even though I have no idea where I could put them I like knowing I have them for the option in the future.
Additionally the clothes line is amazing and I knew I didn’t have the a laundry room or anywhere I could use it , I bought it because of the brilliant design.
I love the design, function, and quality of all the products. I plan to buy one of the tablesin the near future.
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Purchased for clients' private residence. Excellent product & customer experience.
excellent! exactly what i wanted!
This is the third one of these that we have installed without issue and have had happy clients every time.
Love the minimal look. It fits perfectly with the style I am going for.
love this so much! perfect use of space
It's perfect! I was looking for a sleek solution since it's an area that's in view, but also needed an effective drying rack. It's way less bulky of a frame/mounting system than most others, so you don't have a ton of metal on the wall. Highly recommend for both function and form!
Just great and tidy for my small unit








