I assume AC lives in a bungalow - or does his wife like taking risks?
The latch mechanism on our dining room door had been getting harder to open at times. I took it out and went to get a replacement in the end.... B&Q had nothing of that size. My local locksmith didn't either. It currently has no latch (door handles still there) and I still need to sort it.
I either need to put a different one in and sort out fitting or try to get it from somewhere else. It's smaller than most. What a pain.
It joins the list of jobs I keep trying to sort like the fluorescent behind the mirror lighting in the bathroom. Tubes are non standard size and now you can't get them (you could a few years ago). So either risk buying on eBay or swap the light fittings in the mirror. But when do I ever get time in the week to do it.... never. I might put LED lighting in there and be done with it.
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