In case anyone needs a compactor - this one is discounted to £250. Pretty good for the money but I have one already 🙂

 

https://www.aldi.co.uk/scheppach-6-5hp-petrol-compactor/p/807467500341600

30 minutes ago, oldkettle said:

In case anyone needs a compactor - this one is discounted to £250. Pretty good for the money but I have one already 🙂

 

https://www.aldi.co.uk/scheppach-6-5hp-petrol-compactor/p/807467500341600

 

Wish I saw this last week, just spent another £80 to hire one. 

38 minutes ago, oldkettle said:

In case anyone needs a compactor - this one is discounted to £250. Pretty good for the money but I have one already 🙂

 

https://www.aldi.co.uk/scheppach-6-5hp-petrol-compactor/p/807467500341600

That is a bargain.  I bought one two years ago at £299 and I thought that was a good price...

45 minutes ago, Roundtuit said:

That is a bargain.  I bought one two years ago at £299 and I thought that was a good price...

Same here... 

Got one 3 weeks ago when it was £299. 

NB they  charge for delivery, non-optional, no collection from a shop....

NB2 not available in  Highlands postcodes , regardless if this is Inverness, where there is an Aldi, or Rockall.

 

there is more to this story: perhaps later.

 

It has had a hard 2 weeks. If anything it is a bit narrow, but the same machine seems to be at TS for twice the price.

Seams like a cheap ali tower?

 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/home-master-diy-scaffold-tower-5m-ps31499-delivered-at-bps-access-solutions-3976026?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=position_2_image&utm_campaign=2022-08-03

 

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers.co.uk/acatalog/Home-Master-DIY-Scaffold-Towers.html

 

Edited August 3, 20224 yr by Vijay

I got a smaller version of that in a diy store but it looks the same. Not to be confused with a professional version made with tubes.

Even standing at 2m it feels very wobbly, but is better than a ladder for a longer job.

I took to climbing to it on  a step ladder rather than through the hatch.

Also it is bolted together so is a performance unless you can keep it erected.  And the bolts need checking every time.

For that high version, I think I would want to tied it to the wall.

 

For the right diy job, and with care, it could be ok.

18 minutes ago, saveasteading said:

I got a smaller version of that in a diy store but it looks the same. Not to be confused with a professional version made with tubes.

Even standing at 2m it feels very wobbly, but is better than a ladder for a longer job.

I took to climbing to it on  a step ladder rather than through the hatch.

Also it is bolted together so is a performance unless you can keep it erected.  And the bolts need checking every time.

For that high version, I think I would want to tied it to the wall.

 

For the right diy job, and with care, it could be ok.

 

I was considering it to access our stairway light for dusting/changing bulbs etc, some 6m high. Perhaps not. 

2 minutes ago, jayc89 said:

access our stairway light

Better than a ladder, but only if it is sitting flat on the floor, not up steps.

3 hours ago, Vijay said:

Seams like a cheap ali tower?

 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/home-master-diy-scaffold-tower-5m-ps31499-delivered-at-bps-access-solutions-3976026?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=position_2_image&utm_campaign=2022-08-03

 

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers.co.uk/acatalog/Home-Master-DIY-Scaffold-Towers.html

 

 

Only if the high quality is known imo. Working at height is not a place for taking potential risks.

 

I have a Wickes work platform like that, which goes up to about 1.8m, and is fine for eg working on a conservatory or bay window roof.

 

But I have a Zarges tower for anything over 2m ,which will go up to about 8m with proper stabilisers.

 

For anyone who has financed an £nnn,nnn self-build, I would suggest a pro-version, which is perhaps only £500 or so more.

 

You probably only get to fall off something 5m high once, as it is on a solid surface. Then you get to spend the £500 saved on an appliance. And lots more £500s on hiring workmen.

2 hours ago, jayc89 said:

 

I was considering it to access our stairway light for dusting/changing bulbs etc, some 6m high. Perhaps not. 

 

My risk-averse suggestion for that would perhaps be a decorative light fitting that hangs the bulbs 3.5m lower, and a telescopic feather duster.

 

😁.

 

Though one of the glories of LED bulbs is that they all last for years.

48 minutes ago, Ferdinand said:

 

Only if the high quality is known imo.

 

For anyone who has financed an £nnn,nnn self-build, I would suggest a pro-version, which is perhaps only £500 or so more.

 

You probably only get to fall off something 3-4m high once, as it is on a solid surface. Then you get to spend the £500 saved on an appliance.

when you say 'pro' version are you talking about the 'Industrial' or the 'Trade' versions?

1 hour ago, Ferdinand said:

 

Only if the high quality is known imo. Working at height is not a place for taking potential risks.

 

I have a Wickes work platform like that, which goes up to about 1.8m, and is fine for eg working on a conservatory or bay window roof.

 

But I have a Zarges tower for anything over 2m ,which will go up to about 8m with proper stabilisers.

 

For anyone who has financed an £nnn,nnn self-build, I would suggest a pro-version, which is perhaps only £500 or so more.

 

You probably only get to fall off something 5m high once, as it is on a solid surface. Then you get to spend the £500 saved on an appliance. And lots more £500s on hiring workmen.

 

Fully agree, it piece of equipment you want to be stable and robust. I bought a used MiTower as I wasn’t happy working on a DIY tower. Should get the money back when I sell.

1 hour ago, Thorfun said:

when you say 'pro' version are you talking about the 'Industrial' or the 'Trade' versions?

 

I wasn't referring to products in the brand - just to any product suitable for professionals.

I got a cheap scaffold tower.

Bloody Brilliant it is.

Reduced again.

Ours was £50 more, and was certainly a good buy. A little small for our large area, but well worth buying instead of hiring.

Actually that is a handy width for trenches.

 

NB no delivery AT ALL at any price to IV and some AB areas.

Absolutely appalling, when they have a shop in Inverness, but I blame ignorance rather than prejudice.

 

Same power but 7cm wider at Screwfix costs £616.   yes six hundred and sixteen.

 

 

Edited August 22, 20224 yr by saveasteading

That compactor is even cheaper now - 199 + delivery

Scheppach 6.5HP Petrol Compactor - ALDI UK

Mrs keeps telling me to buy it. We must have spent > £300 on hiring one over the last 18 months

Aldi UK. Now here is our experience of "Aldi Not really all the UK" .

 

Our project is near Inverness, the capital of the Highlands. A very bustling place with every UK retailer you can think of.

For those who are rusty on geography, there is a road from the south all the way to Inverness, mostly motorway or dual carriageway. It is not on an island. There is an Aldi in the city.

 

We tried to order the machine online but it said 'not available'.

So we phoned, thinking there was a mistake.

No we do not deliver to the Highland area.

Alright, we will collect at your store in Inverness

No you can't do that, we have no control as we don't deliver it, the manufacturer does and they won't deliver to Inverness.

But we want to buy it from Aldi, as your advert, not from the manufacturer, and you don't exclude any region.

Can't help, but why not get it sent somewhere else?

Annoyed, but needing it, we had it sent to a family member in Cornwall, who was coming to help the next week.

(There was a deliver charge, applicable anywhere).

 

This is the van delivering in Cornwall . Our orange emphasis.

 

 

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I wanted to buy the same machine as you, live near  oban with an Aldi …… no chance 😡

11 hours ago, saveasteading said:

Annoyed, but needing it, we had it sent to a family member in Cornwall, who was coming to help the next week.

If I had know I would have taken the week off and cadged a ride.  Quite fancy a few days up your way.

Miele Appliances.

 

Appliances Direct have some offers if you buy more than one Miele appliance across some bundles.

 

There is a £200 saving, presumably on their already decent prices.

 

https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/b/miele/miele-cooking-bundle-offer-sep22

Aldi compacter

Scheppach 6.5HP Petrol Compactor £199.99 available again