  The
doors in your home are vital for security,
and of course, privacy. A little concern
towards their maintenance will ensure, they
work smoothly, reliably and last longer.
Do
the doors in your household squeak every
time they are opened or shut? What they
want is a drop of multipurpose oil in the
hinges, every three months or so, to still
their protest.
Wooden
doors in baths / toilets tend to decay due
to excessive damp and excessive formation
of algae Scrub the first sign of decay with
soap / detergent and fill the cracks with
M-Seal to avoid further damage.
 An
aluminum or plastic sheet covering lower
part of the bath/toilet door upto a height
of 12 inches, is very good protection against
moisture and decay.
Every
year, French polish the doors or use lacquer
finish for doors exposed to weather(sun
/ rain), do not forget top or bottoms of
the door, which are normally neglected.
While doing this insist on putting a plastic
paper below the door so that no marks are
left on the floor below the door.
Put
dead bolt locks on all exterior doors (including
those leading to basements and garages).
These could be self-installed.
 Make
use of the door stoppers, lest the doors
bang shut, damaging themselves and cracking
the surrounding walls with the force of
the impact.
Door
fitting and fixtures like latches, handles,
aldrops, stoppers etc., are best replaced
as soon as they are rendered and unserviceable.
Why take chances? All you need is a simple
screwdriver to accomplish
this job.
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