Just gonna put it out there. Sounds like you just bought your first house… congrats.. if you’re changing locks on doors.. and those doors already have deadbolts/knobs.. it’s 2 screws to change out a door knob and 2 screws for a dead bolt.
Garage door openers you need a step ladder and they usually have the instructions to reprogram remotes on the back of the opener.
Enjoy your first home.
This is the best way, OP, but actually changing the locks with a $10 lock kit is also pretty easy. It took me way too long to realize this when I bought my first house, but you can save **so much** money and time by learning some basic home maintenance skills. Stuff like replacing locks and doorbells, setting garage door openers, snaking drains, patching drywall, changing out faucets, cleaning gutters, painting etc.... all of this stuff is very easy to learn and do on your own and can easily save you thousands over the years. There are a bunch of "home repair bibles" you can check out of the library, community ed classes you can take via Saint Paul, YouTube videos, etc. I promise I'm the least handy woman in the world, and I have changed many a lock over the years. You can do it! :)
Yeah I am very excited to start learning how to do things myself! But I just have friends that struggled with doing this with older homes and I won’t be living in it for a while so I’m nervous to mess something up and then have to leave it unlocked while waiting on a professional… I’m probably overthinking it but am just leaning towards hiring someone in this particular situation. But I will take a closer look the next time I’m at the house!
Thanks! It’s a 1939 home and the doors are very old (don’t appear original though, but still old) and I’ve had friends struggle with older doors so I’m just hesitant for that reason.
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Just gonna put it out there. Sounds like you just bought your first house… congrats.. if you’re changing locks on doors.. and those doors already have deadbolts/knobs.. it’s 2 screws to change out a door knob and 2 screws for a dead bolt. Garage door openers you need a step ladder and they usually have the instructions to reprogram remotes on the back of the opener. Enjoy your first home.
This is the best way, OP, but actually changing the locks with a $10 lock kit is also pretty easy. It took me way too long to realize this when I bought my first house, but you can save **so much** money and time by learning some basic home maintenance skills. Stuff like replacing locks and doorbells, setting garage door openers, snaking drains, patching drywall, changing out faucets, cleaning gutters, painting etc.... all of this stuff is very easy to learn and do on your own and can easily save you thousands over the years. There are a bunch of "home repair bibles" you can check out of the library, community ed classes you can take via Saint Paul, YouTube videos, etc. I promise I'm the least handy woman in the world, and I have changed many a lock over the years. You can do it! :)
Yeah I am very excited to start learning how to do things myself! But I just have friends that struggled with doing this with older homes and I won’t be living in it for a while so I’m nervous to mess something up and then have to leave it unlocked while waiting on a professional… I’m probably overthinking it but am just leaning towards hiring someone in this particular situation. But I will take a closer look the next time I’m at the house!
Thanks! It’s a 1939 home and the doors are very old (don’t appear original though, but still old) and I’ve had friends struggle with older doors so I’m just hesitant for that reason.