Plumbing - plug holes and toilet flush handles replacement

[EezyOozy]

Hi, so we have a horrible avocado bathroom but we can't afford to fully replace it at the moment.

I want to change the most horrible bits, I'm getting a new toilet seat, taking up the carpet (yes carpet in the bathroom) and putting down some vinyl, and painting some of the orange pine .... I also want to replace these rusty plug holes and flush handle. I don't want to replace the entire waste/trap if that's possible. One of these is in the sink and one of them is in the bath…… Neither have a scroll through the middle, does that mean they are threaded themselves and screw into the waste pipe below? Can I just unscrew them with some special pliers and screw and a new one if I can buy the right size?

Also, does this flush handle look standard and easily replaceable?

We have a friendly and reasonably priced local plumber I'm wondering if it might be easier to just get him to come and do it… But if it's just a case of unscrewing things/swapping and screwing something else in its place, I could probably cope.

More of flush !

I've replaced a flush handle before which was equally corroded. It was a fiddly job but totally doable and looked so much better after I got rid of the worn gold coloured original one. I want to change my basin plughole too but was having trouble removing the old one and haven't got around to trying again. Now you've reminded me that I really should have a go at it.

There are loads of videos out there on Youtube that walk you through similar jobs.

I've just discovered I need one of these… I drain wrench