We are really lucky that Vince can fix almost everything, even though sometimes there are tears (me, not him) during the process. Sometimes, the way he goes about fixing things . . only an engineer could understand it but he always gets it fixed.
There 7 or 8 deadbolts on outside doors and all of them were the flip kind. We wanted to change them out for the keyed ones (double cylinders) since they all have glass in the doors. We’re still waiting for the locks. They should have been here Friday so hopefully they’ll get here today.
The door from the outside to the sunroom didn’t have a deadbolt on it and the walkthrough door from the garage outside . . that lock quit working a couple of days ago so Vince bought a package of inexpensive flip type locks so he could replace the one in the garage til the new one arrives and go ahead and cut out the hole for the one in the sunroom so it wouldn’t take so long to get it on once they arrive.
I was saying “maybe we should call someone to do all this” and he was saying “It’s a piece of cake!” Look at him peeking through the hole at me!
New lock installed, though hopefully it will have a short life on that door. As soon as the new locks arrive, it will come off and a new lock will go on.
Vince is pretty handy to have around. I think I’ll keep him! 🙂
montanaclarks says
My first two husbands couldn’t change a light bulb by themselves–I love having a handy husband who can fix anything! I say to him often that I wish we had met earlier in life. He tells me we probably wouldn’t have liked each other earlier in our lives and that we met at the perfect time. Twenty six years in October.
Judy Laquidara says
I think he’s right and I’m so glad you two found each other.
Sara Fridley says
My husband does not have handyman skills, and makes no excuses. We currently have 2 outside doors that we plan to replace before winter arrives. One of them will have the code pad for locking and unlocking – by my plan. We’ll see if I get my way.
Judy Laquidara says
We will eventually put that on the walkthrough door from the garage but it still needs a double cylinder deadbolt if you have glass in the door. If someone breaks the glass, they can reach right in and open it.
Suggestion: Some of them are locked always (no option to leave unlocked). Some, from the inside, you came flip a lock looking thing and it will remain unlocked. On the door to the shop, when we’re home, we leave it open all day so it doesn’t have the option of remaining unlocked. If it’s closed, it’s locked. On the door to the house, if we’re in and out, we switch it to open so we don’t have to push the code in all day. I love those locks.
Carolyn says
DH has a key deadbolt on our front door. For the same reason. But we have a Cut glass window there. i made him get a spare key to keep in the lock, bc if we need to go out (Like for a fire) we wouldn’t be able to get out. Funny though the basement door has a turn dead bolt, and no window…..
Judy Laquidara says
We keep a key real handy to all our keyed deadbolts. That’s a great idea.
Teri says
OMGosh, we just put a push button lock on our door….we do have an extra key in the garage in case the battery goes out, but I sure love not having a key and now with our new car I don’t have any keys…love it. For the car I do have the key fob in the bottom of my purse, but I never take it out….
Judy Laquidara says
The batteries on our locks last way more than a year but we always changed them every year.
Nelle Coursey says
In preparation for the future, Pat has been showing me how to do a lot of things so I don’t have to call someone to come fix things. I hate this but it is probably a good thing!
Sandi B says
I, too, am very fortunate to have a husband who can fix anything.