How to Install a Clothesline Pole

Dig a hole at least 24 inches deep and twice as wide as your clothesline pole. Excavate the soil and set it aside.

Widen the area at the bottom of the hole until the bottom is slightly wider than the hole opening. Fill the bottom of the hole with about 4 inches of pea gravel or small rocks. This will help improve drainage.

Situate your clothesline pole in the middle of the hole. Prop it with large wooden props, or have someone hold the pole upright. Level the pole so that it's standing completely upright.

Mix a batch of instant cement according to the manufacturer's instructions. Pour the cement into the hole.

Smooth the area around the base of the pole into a slight mound. Cover the cement mound with excavated soil and tamp down hard. This will help rainwater run off the area and away from the pole.