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    Can't get cistern off, please help!

    Hi guys , hope everyone is doing well as can be .. Thanks to the help on here I've managed to fix one toilet that was leaking into the bowl..I had left it for months before getting help on here and sorting it out. Only problem was that my water bill doubled from 40 to 80pm because of the leak...
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    Trv pin not bouncing up and down!

    Hi guys.. Just checked the trv pin on one of my rads and it just lifts up instead of bouncing up and down in a spring motion. The pipe is cold but the other pipe (feed I think) is piping hot and the rad is hot at top and cool at bottom.. Would the pin be the issue if its not springing up and down?
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    Type 21 or 22 radiator to replace old one?

    Hi guys , I'm looking at replacing an old radiator in the dining room with a newer on .. I've seen the kudok ones at screwfix and TS. Would you go for the type 21 or 22 radiator. I'm after 900 x 600. My old radiator is 960 x 540 so I'll grab a 60mm radiator extension valve as well. Thanks in...
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    Can you wallpaper over existing paper?

    My wife has got me doing several jobs like everyone else under lockdown .. So next is my daughters bedroom that she wants wallpapering.. She's picked out a superfresco paper and the paper on the wall already is a thin paper with a teenage girl theme , loads of Polaroid pics etc . Can I paper...
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    What is the easiest way to fill a hole in the wall?

    Hi everyone , I've got a electric fireplace in the chimney breast in my front room (see pic) that's not working and to be honest we've probably used it once since new over 15 years ago.. So we want rid but what is the easiest way to fill the gap in the wall other than bricking it up . We want to...
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    Stuck replacing toilet flush valve - help please!

    Hi guys hope everyone is safe and well and busy doing DIY jobs around the house etc.. I've just tried to replace my toilet flush valve with a fluidmaster dual flush from screw fix. I've swapped the parts over in the cistern but come to a problem. The threaded pipe at the bottom of the new...
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