Ever buy one of those store bought hose hangers that last a season and then you have to find a way to recycle it because it broke...and it only cost $29.95! Well here's a way to recycle first, and not pay a dime for a hose hanger! It'll last as long as your house.
Step 1
Find an old or used full size automobile tire rim.
Step 2
Paint it any color with an oil based paint to keep it from rusting.
Step 3
Using a 1/2 inch wood lag approximately 7 in. in length and a washer. Fasten the tire rim to the corner of the house closest the hose bib {water valve} with the wood lag, tighten with 1/2 in. socket and ratchet or sink a 4x4 pressure treated post into the ground and positioned as close to the hose bib as possible.
Step 4
Fasten the rim to the post with the wood lag.
Tips
- Using a 1/2 in bit pre drill hole for the wood lag. Then using a carpenters hammer, tap in the lag till secure in the predrilled hole. Then tighten down using a 1/2 in. socket a 4 in. extension and a ratchet with a 1/2 in. drive. Also if you are using a separate 4x4 post.. Dig a 1 ft. hole using post hole digger, 2 X larger than the post, than mix and pour quick drying cement into the hole along with the post.
- A wood lag is also known as a coach bolt. It's a wood screw with a hexagonal head and it's tightened with a wrench/spanner and not a screwdriver.
Warnings
- When using tools wear work gloves and safety glasses. And remember always measure twice cut once................
Things You'll Need
- a 1/2 in. X 7 in. wood lag and a washer.
- One full size auto tire rim.
- 1/2 pint of oil paint or rustoleum and a 4 in. brush or One large can of spray paint
- A 1/2 in. drill bit
- An electric drill
- Hammer
- 1/2 in. socket
- 1/2 in. drive ratchet
- 1/2 in. drive X 4 in. ext.
- Maybe 4 X 4 post, a bag of quick drying cement.
- Post hole digger
