Were is the best place in your home to put carbon monoxide detectors?
Easy? Yes, in fact, it is a very simple job and only requires one tool. A phillips screwdriver. Unscrew the two screws on the inside part of the door. Remove both handles pulling them away from each other. Unscrew the two screws on the edge of the door where the lock is itself. Pull it out. Put the new one in the same direction. This is the most important part. You want the slanted side to be facing the door jam, otherwise it will not shut without turning the handle. Once you have it back into place, tighten it up with the screw provided. Now put your new door knobs on and tighten them up. Guess what? You are done. You have officially just completed a simple home maintenance job. Congratulations. Seriously though, this is a very simple job and can be completed in a matter of minutes. One suggestion: If you are replacing both the front and back door locks, get them keyed alike. This is much simpler to only have one key.
It is easy in fact very easy buy the lock first and if you are in North America you will need a Phillips screwdriver (the star one) just remove the old lock and put the new one back in the same way. You will see it is easy, dont be intimidated.
Smoke detectors have a product life of 10 years, if you don't know how old yours is, it might be time to replace the unit. There are battery back-ups even in hard-wired units, this is what is causing the chirping.
I recommend changing housesmuch easier.
