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OK thanks, thought I was going mad... I did think, if that were the case, of reversing the orientation of the switches as they can be removed from the housing but your suggestion sounds better! Thanks once again, Dan

Hi, sorry to revive this thread 2 years later but I have only just got round to testing! One thing that is confusing is the only order of load/output connections on the switches that works is where the led lights up (and consequently the light attached to it) when the switch is depressed at the...

Hi, My 6m x 5m garage seems to have had a previous woodworm activity in the rafters that I noticed today. Coupled with the fact that most tools I have in there start to rust, I've come to the conclusion the ventilation is probably poor causing high humidity levels. It is detached, single skin...

Good idea. It's why I got this mega scaffold as it allowed me to create two towers to span a porch although I didn't use a ladder!

Thanks Shagster, that's more the clamp I was thinking of and thanks for giving me the correct 'transom' terminology. Anything is more stable than what I've got and would allow me to use the planks I've been doubling up with, so I'll see if I can pick up three tubes locally long with the clamps...

A couple of years ago I tried to sort a couple of vertical cracks in the external render. I made the cracks into a wider channel and filled it with Murex Toupret. The fix lasted for a while but I notice the Toupret has started to crack itself or where it meets the masonry. I've attached a...

Thanks, yep, one of those is more than I paid for it...may have to think a bit laterally for cheaper options. I could flog it and get something more standard, just seems a shame not to be able to use it as intended without spending a lot of money.

Maybe it did use pre-made deck sections but I can't see a way of knowing. It might explain the odd sizing! I have to erect it over the next few days so will get a picture of it.

I measured the sections I have and they are actually 2.8meters long. I can't find any horizontal brace that fits that size, they're all 2.7m which appears to be a standard size. My tower actually came with diagonal support braces but they don't solve the problem of supporting the planks at safe...

Thanks John, that kind of thing makes more sense!

A couple of years ago I brought a hefty scaffold tower locally that was in good nick, that I painted and used once. Being that each section is 3 metres long, the tower footprint was a hefty 3 metres square. It came with no middle braces (or whatever the terminology is) which meant that I used...

Thanks for that.

Good idea, thanks!

Hi, Our loft is about 10 metres / 32 foot long from one end to the other. It is insulated with 200mm of rockwool. I have previously created a small area for storage made from loft boards and those peg extension things that screw into the joists. However, I want to create a walkway/crawlway...

Hi, on my single story outbuilding I have a couple of slipped slates that should be quite easy to get to as it is a low pitch. I haven't been on the roof yet but I was going to get some metal strip / tingle type affair to re-affix the slates. The tingles I typically see are 6 inch / 150mm...

Thanks so much Chris!

Hi, as part of this thread: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/black-bits-in-bath-from-hot-water-tap-and-shower.613095/ I am replacing the flexi hose that goes to the hot water tap in the bath as I think the rubber may be failing inside. I am getting a replacement hose but I don't recognise...

I've just been round the taps with a cafetiere gauze (the only thing I had!) to see what it gathers when the taps are running and it's very obvious with the bath HW tap but nothing on the rest of the taps including the other HW tap in the bathroom sink. It was fiddly doing the check with the...

It's a combi boiler. The shower head is one of those large-ish chrome head things with relatively big holes for stuff like that to pass through!

Thanks, it's definitely not mould as I'm used to how that looks. These are hard lumps that smear into a mascara / oil type of substance. I think I'll start with the flexi hose to see what state of repair that is in. Not sure if the rubber/plastic in tap innards can also cause this? Also forgot...