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Round. I’ve tried oval but didn’t make too much difference. The latch is still too heavy. A handle would probably be ok but we don’t want that for aesthetic reasons. It’s not the bathroom, it’s a hallway and a high-traffic area as we have to keep the door shut to contain children and dogs.

I have a door where the tubular latch has always been too strong. As in, it’s quite hard to turn the knob as the spring is too strong. I’ve changed changing the latch but they all seem the same, and make it hard to turn the knob with e.g wet hands. Anyway, the other day I noticed the knob was...

I'm still having trouble with this. The smoking during lighting isn't such a big deal as I can just open a window till the fire is burning which is fine, but the cold draught and smokey smell in the day, when the fire isn't in use, is a real pain. It makes the room really cold and the whole...

The house is old, from about 1900, so I would’ve thought quite drafty! Although we do have UPVC windows in the lounge. So do you think it’s a good idea to open a window when lighting the fire at least? That will stop the smoke billowing in?

We have an extractor fan in the bathroom that’s on sometimes. The bathroom window is always open too. Is there an easy solution? Opening a window in the lounge? Although that’s not ideal in the winter.

Not sure what you mean, lifting? No vents as such…there are windows in the room but closed in winter.

I’ve noticed recently that our lounge that has an open fireplace often smells very smoky in the mornings when I come down. I notice this especially when it’s a warm day outside. also, often when I light a fire, smoke billows into the room until it gets hot enough to draw it up the chimney. we...

I've just fitted a new latch and door knob to an internal door (the old one was sticky). But the door knob turns the 'wrong' way i.e you have to turn it clockwise, towards the doorframe to open. It feels counterintuitive. It's also incredibly stiff, and with wet hands I can't open it at all...

Last night we couldn't get any proper hot water as it kept coming hot then going cold again. I could see looking at the boiler than the burner was going out every few seconds, causing the temperature to drop right back. From looking online I thought probably a clogged up plate heat...