Continuing the saga of house improvements for my mother…<\/p>\n

After her fall, we knew that she needed someone in the house with her full time. \u00a0But she had spread her papers (financial and otherwise) all over the house. \u00a0I didn’t have time to actually sort and clean it all up, so opted to lock up the rooms until I was able to get to it. \u00a0When dad built the house in the 1960s, he opted for Sargent locks. \u00a0They are extremely well made with lots of security features (not surprising, they do high-end commercial locks). \u00a0But that means that they are not easy to remove.<\/p>\n

After some searching, I found this video<\/a>. \u00a0But using a vise grip or wrench damages the finish. \u00a0What other options exist? \u00a0I remembered a weird tool in dad’s collection, searched a bit on the Sargent Lock<\/a> website, and realized that I had the necessary wrench. \u00a0With that and a phillips screwdriver, I was good to go.<\/a><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, although I wanted to replace these with new Sargent locks, it wasn’t to be. \u00a0They are only doing commercial sales now, and the couple of local dealers I spoke with weren’t interested in a small sale. \u00a0It’s too bad, as they have some really cool options for key code (push-button) locks, proximity sensor locks, etc.<\/p>\n

I ended up changing out the interior locks on the bedrooms and basement doors to Schlage lever-handles. \u00a0They’re nice, but mom doesn’t really like them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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