Things to Know Before Doing a Home Repair (Even a Little One)
It provided years of security--the original door of my house built in 1971--but termites and cats have taken their toll. I now live in fear of something breaking. Of course, one never enjoyed having something break--particularly as it always happened when you were broke or at the most inconvenient times. However, it seemed to me in the old days things were simple. You called a repairman, and often within the week they would come out and fix whatever problem you had. We worried about the extent of the termite damage and whether the frame would have to be rebuilt. In May of 2018, my bottom lock on the front door stopped locking. There was nothing wrong with the lock itself. What I suspected was that termite damage had caused the door to fall a bit, and now the lock didn't catch. Replacing the lock, I didn't think, would fix the problem. I thought it best to replace the entire door. I did worry about how far the termites had gott...
