Using a hard object, such as a screw driver, tap across the ceiling space to locate the bean or ceiling joists under the plaster board. These will be revealed when a hollow sound is replaced with a more solid one.

Mark out two fixing positions so that they are the following distances apart. Please note that these can be closer together if necessary but should not be further apart as this may make the airer unstable.

> 0.7 meters apart for a 0.9 meter clothes airer
> 1.0 meters apart for a 1.2 meter clothes airer
> 1.2 meters apart for a 1.5 meter clothes airer
> 1.5 meters apart for a 1.8 meter clothes airer
> 1.7 meters apart for a 2.1 meter clothes airer
> 2.0 meters apart for a 2.4 meter clothes airer

Attach The Pulleys & Cleat
Using a 5.5mm drill piece, drill two pilot holes into the positions you have marked. Please ensue that you use the correct size drill bit and that the holes are deep enough to accommodate the full length of the pulley shaft.

Greece the pulley shaft with a light oil or some washing up liquid and gently screw the pulleys into position. Ensure that the double pulley is the one closest to the wall where you intend to position the cleat, and that the single is the one furthest away.

Using the screws & raw plugs provided, attach the cleat to the wall underneath the double pulley, at a comfortable height to allow the sash cord to be tied, once the clothes airer is in use.

Thread The Rope Through The Pulleys
Take one end of the sash cord and securely attach it to one of the rack ends. Thread the other end through the single pulley, through one side of the double pulley and down towards the cleat.

Pull the rope tight and thread it back through the other side of the double pulley so that a loop is created which will eventually be used to raise and lower the airer. Once this has been done, tie the other end of the sash cord to the second rack end and let both drop towards the ground.

Assemble The Rack
Ensuring that the rack ends are hanging at an even height, and that the rope is securely attached at each end, thread the wooden laths through the slots provided so that they protrude each rack end by at least 10cm at either end. Please note that larger airers may require more of an overlap to make them stable but this is something which can be adjusted at a later date if necessary.

Set The Loading Height
Using the loop you created earlier, raise the airer so that it is flush with the ceiling. It is best to do this slowly ensuring that both ends of the rack are raised an equal rates.

Once the airer can not go any higher, tie a knot in the looped cord just below the cleat hook. Lower the airer by 40cm and tie another knot. Continue to do this until you run out of sash cord.