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Thanks folks - glad its of interest. Nige - we're on the same page, I'm going for an authentic Edwardian bathroom for my 1906 terrace. Right. Option 1: Buy two quality float valves from Screwfix - like this. Cut both arms to give one long arm. Thread the ends using a die (I've never...

Hi folks. I'm restoring a 1906 Japkap high-level toilet cistern (pine, lead-lined) and have run into a slight snag. The original ballcock was brass (no problem - easy to replace you say…), however there were two unique factors. 1) the arm of the ballcock would need to be around 340mm...

Thank you both very much for your help and for the links. Given it is a specialist job (and the difficulty I'm having in finding a suitable lead sheet at a low price) - I think I'll finish cleaning up the box and rebuilding the mechanism. Then I'll properly inspect the lead and do a leak test...

Hi folks. My first post here - I'm restoring a 1906 terrace and could do with some advice. First off - this is to do with a toilet cistern, but as it will need to be lead lined I thought that the skills involved would be closer to those of a roofer so hopefully no one will object if I post...