How to ..... ?

I'm in danger of trying to teach grandmothers to suck eggs here, as everybody I know with a swimming pool professes to be an expert at keeping it clean, bright and free from green deposits (algae).

Yet, if you dig deeper and witness the number of pool owners, both Spanish and foreign, seeking advice in dedicated swimming pool shops, it is clearly a bigger problem than we think, particularly during very hot spells and when the calima is about.

Have you ever locked yourself out of your house and couldn't get in? Exactly that happened to me the other day.

Carelessly I left a key in the lock on the inside of the front door and slammed the door shut and went off for a coffee.

When I came back my other key would not engage fully and I couldn't open the door.

What to do?

Option 1 - use a ladder to climb in through the bedroom window, which was open.

drawback - my ladders were inside the house.

Option 2 - saw through the downstairs reja and climb in.

drawback - I'd have to get the reja re-welded, a costly option.

Option 3 - call a locksmith to drill out the lock.

drawback - a costly option.

Option 4 - call my house insurance company.

Option 4 - consult the glazier who made the door and fitted it.

Jose Manuel came straightaway and using his magic touch, some vaseline, a sheet of plastic and a hammer and - open, Sesame! - we were in. It took all of five minutes.

How much? No charge!

Conclusion

So, all was well that ended well!

I'll be more careful in the future .....

© The DIY Guy MMXXVI

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Blog Vault, Ladder Zone, Rejas para ventana

Thanks:

Jose Manuel Grande

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