Locksmith arrived on time, installed new lock on one door, and re-keyed the other. And a spare moment, he tightened a hinge and the door now longer rubs the door jam, causing it to stick when opening. Based on the wear and tear on that corner of the door, the previous owners put up with this problem for years. Charged me $80 for all of it, and the lock had cost $105. We now have keypads at two doors.
Electrician arrived on time, and confirmed my suspicion about a problem with the fuse box. Again with an easy solution. Which means the previous owners just put up with an issue (minor) with the fuse box for 15 years instead of fixing it.
Anyway, the electrician answered my questions and agreed to do more work than I had planned on, like removing all the wacky security stuff from prior owners. And promises me much better light in the kitchen, and is charging a reasonable amount -- $1075. And they'll get it all done on Monday.
Then I went around and counted all the cracked or paint-dripped outlet covers and light-switch covers. i was going to buy replacements, but holy cow there are choices. And maybe we want dimmer switch or USB plus in the plug. And I got overwhelmed with choices, so I will wait for Sean in 2 weeks. We don't need to replace these until after the painting.
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