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My cistern has a Torbeck bottom entry valve (2005 vintage, doesn't look easily height adjustable). Lately it's become slow and noisy when filling. I took it apart, cleaned (the internal blue filter was quite dirty), and reassembled it this morning, to no avail. What happens is that...

Thanks for all the responses. We have a central heating service next week, so I'll see what the engineer says.

Three years ago we had our conventional boiler replaced with a condensing boiler. The conventional boiler was in the garage, to which two water pipes used to run. These pipes were cut off and capped, but protrude into the void above the garage door. We are now getting quotes for a roller...

Hi. Since I've had a conservatory built, my "external" kitchen door now leads into an internal area (the conservatory). The door is in need of replacement. What would be involved in changing the framing and threshold to take an internal door with a bathroom-style lock? I'd ideally like the...

Thanks for the advice. The light is something along the lines of this from Argos (though substantially less "frilly" :D ). here

Hi. We've just had our gas fire in the lounge disconnected by the gas man (for free! ... he was giving our central heating annual check at the time), since we want to take away the fire and gain some wall space. The fire exhausts through internal flue bricks in the dividing wall between...

I'm running the cable for a wall light in the partition wall I'm building. Thing is, we have no example wall lights in the house ... what's the typical height of one of these from the floor?! Ceiling height is 8ft.

Cheers for the advice! The partition would be 2.46 metres across. Given the width, would your first option give me a rigid wall?

I'm planning to partition my "L" shaped lounge/diner into a separate lounge and study with a stud partition wall. It's a concrete floor, so the sole plate is not a problem, but the ceiling joists are parallel to the run of the new partition, and not suitably placed to allow me to locate the top...