Liz and I have been living in our apartment in Queens for almost three years. And in those three years, with only one or two exceptions, none of the closet or bedroom doors worked properly. They’ve gotten so bad that some of the doorknobs literally fall off the doors if you touch them. Other doors are so warped from age and paint that they don’t close, while others that, if you close them, it takes a crow bar to open then again.
Needless to say, we’ve been anxious to fix these doors ever sLiz and I have been living in our apartment in Queens for almost three years. And in those three years, with only one or two exceptions, none of the closet or bedroom doors worked properly. They’ve gotten so bad that some of the doorknobs literally fall off the doors if you touch them. Other doors are so warped from age and paint that they don’t close, while others that, if you close them, it takes a crow bar to open then again.
Needless to say, we’ve been anxious to fix these doors ever since.
Three years, man. Three years. Door handles might seem like such an inconsequential item to stress over, but when they don’t work properly, it’s amazing how annoying it can be.
So Liz and I embarked–a year ago–on finding a contractor who could do the work. Well, a dozen contractors and a year later, and we finally … finally found somebody. And once he did the work, it was a quick job and we’re back in business. All of the closets and bedroom doors have new hardware, and all of the doors open, close and open again. Every time.
I never thought that I would hear myself say that you shouldn’t take working doorhandles for granted, but if you live long enough with doors that don’t work, you’ll be amazed at how nice it is to have doors that do.
