(Also Todo was updated)
This afternoon, my father in law, 'Capítan' as I call him, called to me from the hallway "EyPa" (aka Hey Bobb". He wanted to know if we could change the door knob for the 1st floor entrance. Sure thing, it'd be an easy 5-10 minute project. 4 screws unscrewed, new pieces placed, 4 screws put back in. Wala. Worked fine. HOWEVER....
The door jam, didn't have the regular layout. In fact, there was a gap where the latch (again, pardon my improper nomenclature) and another piece was on the inner side of the jam, so the lock would function, improper as it was. Mike Holmes, from HGTV, has been my construction hero. Although I never hope to have the expertise he has, I can still hold up to his standards. Do it right the first time. If we were going really going to do it right, we would replace the jam. But time did not permit, and it was also the main entrance for that part. So we cut two pieces of wood so we could properly screw in the jam piece. We closed the door. But then it wouldn't open.
The reason, the door was wrapped in metal, and there was a cut out where the latch came through. It had been raised a bit, and with the proper hardware in place, it got caught. We didn't figure it out right away, and were pulling and pushing, hitting and kicking, and even poking and prying.
We chiseled out the area of the jam where the screws were, and our pulling and pushing worked. We cleaned up the section of the jam. Cut a single piece of wood, with the notch for the latch, pre-drilled holes in the plug. screwed in the plate, and, after 2 hours, our 10 minute project was done.
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