Recent content by Vader01

Thanks for your replies everybody I think counter battens will be the best choice as making stilts would require a lot of sawing and might not be as stable. I hadn't thought of using decking timbers I'll definitely look into it.

Thanks but it would be too costly. Does anyone else think it would be ok to make some stilts out of 3 x 2 as the plastic ones although lighter would cost a lot more

Hi all I'm in the process of boarding part of my loft which is 6ft 9 x 9ft 2 but when removing the old insulation I found central heating pipes and wires going over the joists which are 3x2. Can I make stilts out of some 3x2 to raise the boards over the pipework as I'm worried about putting...

Thanks for all your replies and i can now see where i have gone wrong. It's getting dark so im going to tackle it tomorrow (dont fancy holding a torch in my mouth) I'll let you know how i get on.

Thanks for the quick reply. I followed the diagram, but when turning the power back on the other light stayed on constantly while the one i was working on didnt come on at all. I tried putting the switch wire (black with red tape) into the live which made it work, but the other rose still...

Hi everyone this is my 1st post on here so if this question had been asked 100s of times already them im sorry. I have 2 ceiling rose's in my front room which i want to replace with 2 new lights. There are 2 light switches that operate the lights. After unscrewing the plastic to get to the...