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I've fitted a new door recently, that I can't get to latch when pushed shut. It just bounces back open. I've fitted doors before, without issue. Can't understand what Im doing wrong here. It feels like the spring loaded latch part, just isn't catching the striker / receiver part enough. Like it...

So rear of my house has a shared downpipe, drain is in my side. Have a pipe concreted in the corner of my patio, that the downpipe connects to. I can't see down it, but I think it's got some kind of trap down there. As I can't get further than a certain point. And the water never drains fully...

I know stretcher bond is the usual. Lets suppose im narrowing an opening, using block. And lets suppose its perfectly 440mm. Using a wall starter to tie in. Is there any difference laying the blocks stack bond vs cutting alternating courses to lay stretcher bond? There wouldn't be a single...

Hi, Hoping someone can help decipher these calcs for me. This is purely for the 'Beam Design' portions. Not the 'Chimney' stuff. My query relates to the supporting the beam on the existing walls. Ive included the entire thing incase. But the chimney has been done. I understand the padstones...

Starting from the beginning. This is a house I've bought, not not lived in. Boiler is a Worcester Junior 28i. Fitted in 2013 by British Gas. I've stripped the bathroom. Closed all upstairs rad valves and lock shields. Removed bathroom radiator, moved pipes to another wall, and capped them...

I've just bought an old 1930s house. Which has a combi setup. I've checked all the rads for a drain valve, but can't find one. There also doesn't seem to be an interior stop cock if that's relevant at all. I need to remove 1 rad for a bathroom refit. So need to drain the system line. How...

Hi Im in the process of buying a house, which has a Bosch 28i Junior, fitted on the first floor, in the room next to the bathroom. The bathroom is an old avocado green suite! So has to go, Im trying to find a suitable shower. I can find plenty of flow rates, and minimum working input...

Hi I've got an outside overflow pipe, that constantly drips. To the extent the outside wall is discolouring from mildew or something. It sits on the back of the house must run under upstairs floor from the height of it. Its the corner closest to the hot water tank, and the cold water tank...

Hi I'm hoping someone can identify from some pictures What's what for me, and what I need to do to fix my problems. We just moved into a rented house, and can't quite figure out how everything works. Hot water pressure is extremely low. I've always had combi boilers, or years ago night...