Well Shod Now
I’ve just put the finishing touches to my own door. (Don’t worry, though, I won’t take two weeks over any of your jobs.) The locks have been moved, the keeps have been moved, holes have been filled in and the door’s been re-painted. (And I hate painting, so among the many jobs I’d love you to ask me to do for you, I’m afraid you won’t find painting.)
The last job was to re-attach the “chain”. And that’s what prompted this post. My chain is actually a hoop, a door restrictor, like the one pictured here.
And, in a television program I was watching just after I’d finished, someone came in through their front door and put a titchy little door chain on.
If you’re thinking of adding a door chain, don’t bother; they’re not strong enough. Fit a restrictor instead. And chuck away the miserable little screws that come with it; use some decent sized ones instead, especially on the frame which is what takes the pull force.
And think about whether you can actually see through the gap when you open the restricted door. If you want to see who’s calling, consider a spy-hole instead. In a typical hall-way, the only thing you can do is talk through a restrictor or chain. If you can’t fit a spy-hole and you can’t see though the gap, consider a small mirror on the wall near the frame.
