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I think the crack is ok - it's doesn't go far and not all the way through. I have replaced the Siamp Optima 49 flush valve and the cistern now refills without any leaks in to the bowl, but the refill rate is really slow. Is there an adjustment for the refill rate anywhere?

I have a close coupled Vitra toilet and this morning the cistern is not filling. There is water going in but it's leaking straight in to the bowl. If I fill it using a jug it continues to leak but will flush. Where do I start? It looks like everything is attached inside the cistern as there are...

This is more of a craft thing., but you lot are knowledgeable about tools, so I thought I'd ask here. I'm looking to make some small model buildings for a hobby project and since I want them to be hollow, I thought I might cut a series of shapes from 5-10mm hardwood and then laminate them...

Thanks - we have a carbon monoxide alarm in the room. I'll buy a proper vent cover for it and make sure it's not blocked by furniture.

I am redecorating the lounge for the first time in our 1959 brick house. In one corner of the room there was a bit of hardboard screwed over a hole through the wall to a grille on the outside. Why is this here? It's been suggested that this is because there is a gas fire in the room. It's been...

I am removing the old corrugated roof from some sheds. It's a very low pitch pent roof (just under 10deg) made of single skin blockwork with a couple of courses of brick to make the pitch. It has a single joist centrally, the length is about 2.3m. Then I'm planning to use a solid roof, poss 18mm...

Here's my attempt at a couple of pictures The 2nd picture shows the structural bar that the Snorkel is supposed to run underneath, but the fitter has run a copper pipe behind it which means there isn't space for the snorkel to fit through. I guess he made this mistake and then realised, so...

We are in some sort of hell with our 2 year old Grant Boiler. It was fitted by a local company that has now gone bust. It hasn't worked well until we had it serviced by an unconnected chap a couple of months ago. It's an oil fired floor standing Vortex Eco model. The original fitter did not...

What's the wall constructed out of? I it's stone then you should be able to chip a spare bit of stone to roughly fit and then point in around it. Then render over the top. You could use something pre-mixed like Old House Store's Coarse Stuff - but I think they only sell this in 25kg bags...

I'm building a small brick wall as an edge to a new path in the garden - nothing fancy, just a single skin straight line - probably 8 courses or 15 bricks. I need to top it with something. I don't want to use overhanging tiles. Other walls at the front of the house use a row of half bricks on...

I need to work on the gable end of my house - repointing a bit and then painting, but there is a single storey extension below it with a sloping slate roof. If I could stand at the top of the roof I could reach most of the bits I need to. So I've been looking for some sort of folding ladder...