After settling the locks of the rooms, the next task was to engage a locksmith to remove the existing main door lock and door viewer as I could not remove them as I feared damaging the door. Only when I saw how effortlessly the locksmith removed the main door handle that I realised that all I need was just a screwdriver and some guts to knock out the handle. However, the $60 was indeed worth it because the door viewer was a hard nut to crack and eventually it was removed though with some damages to the door. But the door viewer was not installed until the painting was done.
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| Main door handle (front) |
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| Main door handle (back) |
Well, I must say the locksmith's service was quite good and professional. He was also quite friendly too. His name is Peter Teo and he said that he does renovation too.
The next lock to be installed was the gate lock and even though the original handle was brought to the shop, there was some misalignment and I had to DIY by drilling the aluminium gate. I guess the electric drill from Ikea and the round file from Yiap Heng Cheong were good investments and soon the job was completed.
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| Gate handle (front) |
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| Gate handle (back) |
And that leaves only the mailbox lock to be changed before the conclusion of the lock story.
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