The Blog with the Handyman

There is a certain benefit to having a friend who is a handyman. Things get fixed, generally anyway, without the need to shell out every single dollar that boy child doesn't take, to assorted tradesmen.

The downside to having a friend who is a handyman is that quite often things get done that you don't want. Take my front door for instance. It was an ok door - it was solid wood therefore it was a tad dark in the front entry hall. Nothing though that 50 jillionmegawattthingies of electricity didn't fix.

The downside to having a friend who is a handyman who works on a building site is that he brings old things home. Like a front door. Like a front door that MUST replace mine. A front door that will need repainting unless I want it to stand out like the proverbial dog's testicles.

Hence I sit here amid flying plaster, nail guns, hammer noise and shake my head in disbelief. The new old front door does not fit my door opening. That handy little nugget of information was not checked. Now at this point in time any woman - hell any sane PERSON, would admit defeat and declare it a no-go project. Not so my handyman who works on a building site friend. The door opening is now being "rejigged" to allow the door. "Rejigged" is trademan's speak for demolished. In the true spirit of Australian pioneering ways I have been told "she'll be right".

What I am faced with at this point in time is a great big bloody gaping hole where a front door used to be. A new old front door that I don't particularly like. A house that is being remodeled to accommodate said new old front door that I don't like. All this so I could avoid spending $100 bucks on a new NEW door.

There is also the small problem of the locking mechanisms not lining up. Apparently we are not worrying about that at the moment. Just that small detail of my personal security. I might need to find a handyman who is a locksmith friend?

In any event, she might be right, at some point in the future ..............

K