We built the laundry room cabinetry for this new home project. As you see, there are angled clothes drying rods on the left side of picture. Homeowner requests we provide something to catch the drips underneath drying rods when wet clothes are hanging. Any suggestions??

Wont a pan that collects water be difficult to lift if it is 42" x 24"

How wet will the clothes be?!?!?! Most of the clothing I hang dry gets fairly well wrung out in the washing machine so my drying racks just sit on the laminate floor and don't create puddles. You could make a large pan to 'catch the drips' but I am 98% sure that it won't be required if clothes are wrung out properly.

On a side note - if you create a drain hole, you won't need to lift the drip tray/pan.

I agree with all the ideas you have given me! I believe I will suggest to homeowner that she really has no need for anything other than what we provided with her cabinets/drying rack. If she has lots of drips, she can just put down a towel:-)

Seriously, I have to agree with Robin. There is nothing I wash, not even hand-wash that is so wet when I hang it that there are any major drips. If she is concerned with it, she could always get a piece of rubber floor matting cut at HomeDepot to fit there.

or for an additional charge to homeowner,treat it as a shower base?? - add a waste and drain it and tile the bottom and 3" up the sides and back maybe ??

I would get a couple shoe trays for the bottom ,let the heavy drips drop into a pail in the laundry tub and then hang your clothes ,this way only a little water will collect

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Maybe owner is taking the term "drip dry" too literally?

Even if I hand wash a sweater, I would roll it in towel to remove excess water before drying it and a sweater would be laying flat for drying.

So now I'm curious what is so dripping wet?

What about those mats you can get for putting hand washed dishes on to dry. Available everywhere. When not in use the mat can hang on the rack ready to spread out for the next time it is needed.

use a silicone baking mat....

Geeewhizzzz old thread !!