tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post4707355001989114194..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: DoorbellBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-90927739666893088802015-08-10T00:24:11.208-04:002015-08-10T00:24:11.208-04:00I'm with Butch. House built in 1904.
I like ...I'm with Butch. House built in 1904.<br /><br />I like replacing the original hardware though; as noted above, the old pieces get worn and fall apart. The set screws get stripped, and if the doorknob falls off you can get trapped. Plus, in the second floor, many of the knobs were hollow brass rather than solid, or cut glass; the glass ones get busted.<br /><br />I have found some nice heavy historic appropriate replacements in a couple of locations.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-71750553203310421162015-08-08T13:01:11.607-04:002015-08-08T13:01:11.607-04:00I live in a house built in 1905. There have been s...I live in a house built in 1905. There have been several updates to it: skylights; two tiny bedrooms merged into one; bolts to affix it to the foundation; double-glazed windows; bathroom integrated with the rest of the house (it had been on the porch). The doorknobs are all original, however. Deadbolts have been added, but the front door still has the original key, as an option. I like old houses in old neighborhoods. I like old trees. I like bad puns.ButchPansynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-59854685987254707992015-08-08T10:57:19.950-04:002015-08-08T10:57:19.950-04:00You've been thinking about your doorbell?<a href="https://youtu.be/IlcMRq3gb1s" rel="nofollow">You've been thinking about your doorbell</a>?mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-7737397457634068892015-08-08T03:11:54.006-04:002015-08-08T03:11:54.006-04:00"Doorbell". Ouch.
My bathroom door prob..."Doorbell". Ouch.<br /><br />My bathroom door probably has its original hardware, which is somewhere around 87 yrs. old. Hope I don't get trapped inside.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-32741016348235380102015-08-08T02:47:37.191-04:002015-08-08T02:47:37.191-04:00We have ones just like that in the old house in D....We have ones just like that in the old house in D.C. And a couple have those threads badly stripped, so coming off the door is not uncommon.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com