I moved into this house a month ago, and have had to do a lot of work. One of the first things I did was get complete new locking mechanisms etc fitted to the 3 external doors by a locksmith – the doors took a lot of jiggling and forcing to lock, then it took you half a day to get them unlocked again – and the handles were drooping down etc. 25 years old or so.
Anyway, all works fine now, except that water runs out the bottom of one of the doors when I swing it open, leaving a wet arc on the floor.
I expect (but don’t know for sure) it was like that before the locksmith came, and I just didn’t notice – or maybe it hadn’t rained in a while. I’ve examined it, and it seems somebody has drilled a little hole at the bottom to let water out, so I expect it’s been like that for years though.
Is this a common problem, and something easy to fix with a new seal or something? Please don’t include the words “new door” in your answers… this house is killing me![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Anyway, all works fine now, except that water runs out the bottom of one of the doors when I swing it open, leaving a wet arc on the floor.
I expect (but don’t know for sure) it was like that before the locksmith came, and I just didn’t notice – or maybe it hadn’t rained in a while. I’ve examined it, and it seems somebody has drilled a little hole at the bottom to let water out, so I expect it’s been like that for years though.
Is this a common problem, and something easy to fix with a new seal or something? Please don’t include the words “new door” in your answers… this house is killing me