Archive for the ‘Maintenance & Repairs’ Category

Can I fix my automatic door locks myself without having to go to a repair shop?

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Dizzle asked: I have a 2001 Jeep Cherokee and recently the automatic locking mechanism on one of my back doors stopped working. When I press my lock/unlock button, you can clearly hear the "clicking" noise on the inside of the door panel but the actual button does not move ...

How do I stop my rear car door from leaking at the bottom?

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

chook2002uk asked: I have a 2004 Cityrover 1.4 Sprite. For the past 2 weeks, whenever it rains, water leaks onto the floor from the bottom of the rear car door. The water is leaking between the metal part of the door and the clip-on door panel. I now have the ...

How to replace door handle for 2002 chevy impala?

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Hungry hill asked: My outside door handle is broken, on the rear passenger door. I saw the part on ebay for 30 bucks. How do you replace this? It looks as though I am going to have to take off the inner door panel and take it ...

How do I fix the door handles on the outside driver’s side of a 2000 Ford Explorer?

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Emil M asked: It's broken where the door handle meets the part that opens the door. And the passenger side is broken too.KRISTOFER

What is the best way to fix a wood door that sticks?

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

DiNoto asked: The top of my wood bedroom door hits the top of the door frame making it hard to close. What is the best way to fix this? Should I sand the top of the door? File the top of the door? Or something else?SAL

What is the best material for a garage door?

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Mark A asked: I will be building a house in the San Juan Islands near Bellingham, WA. What is the best material for a garage door? I've heard fiberglass is better resistant to the salt air, but a steel door is stronger. We have strong winds in the 80-100MPH range. ...

How do you measure for a new screen door?

Friday, February 13th, 2009

yesak asked: Home Depot has screen doors 30, 32 and 36 inches wide and my current screen door measures 31 1/8 inches. Do I get the 32 inch door?MIKE

How much should I charge to install a garage door?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Jeff P asked: I have installed entry doors, worked with drywall, done electrical work, and now am attempting to install a garage door. I have never done anything with a garage door and I have a person who wants me to install one for them. I would have to take ...

My front door is out of alignment. Can I fix it or do I need to replace it?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Douglas K asked: The previous owners of my house had something hanging over the front door which caused it to bend slightly down and in (it hung from in betwen the door and the molding). The consequence is a huge draft. Can I replace the hinges or do ...

How do you adjust a door that is slightly unaligned (off) Its just a regular wooden single door to a bedroom?

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

bobbie asked: The hinges look in perfect shape and or not rusty. Because the door is slightly off it will not close all the way.BO

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