I know it’s been a few weeks, but some of you might still enjoy seeing how we broke into our house.
Floyd had called our friend Henry ahead of time. He lives in Kapeeka and was waiting for Floyd to pick him up. He is a welder, an electrician, and a glass man (he installs windows and stuff). [If you haven't seen it yet, you can view the video of the amazing greeting the kids gave when we returned home and more about Kapeeka.]
Once at the house, they assessed all options. Unfortunately, the power was out so using the welding machine, a drill, or grinder was not an option. It was decided that the best choice was to break the upper piece of glass in the exterior door.
Henry used a hammer to break the glass but I didn’t get a picture right away. (notice he’s wearing sandals and standing right where all the glass is falling).
Once Henry got most of the glass removed, there was a little confusion on the next step. Everyone had to take a look and give their thoughts.
The interior door is actually metal bars with a screen, so there’s a metal flap that you open to reach in and move the latch. That flap can’t be opened with the exterior door still closed. They had to use a little saw blade to cut the hinges because we needed to do as much as possible to keep from damaging the screen. Henry, Franco and some others took turns working that little saw.
It took a good long while with that tiny saw blade, but the flap was removed!
Henry had the great idea of putting our rubber mat over the frame and Henry used pliers to remove as many shards as possible from the edges.
Henry hoisted himself through the open space and brought a dining chair next to the door. Remember, we already knew Floyd was having back surgery and his pain was already pretty limiting, so climbing in that door would be challenging enough. Stepping into the chair instead of having to go all the way to the ground was a huge improvement.
Henry had the only wound and we’re not really sure how that happened. It bled pretty good, but it wasn’t too serious. It is small, bur it definitely bled enough to be a nuisance.
Of course somebody had to clean up the mess.
Henry was able to replace the glass really quickly.
But with no electricity, he couldn’t use the welder to repair the latch cover. This was our temporary fix that lasted for 3 days until the power finally came back on. This meant we could not open or latch the door from outside, so we had to use the back door or just leave it open. :)
And just for fun, I have to include one last picture just so you can get a glimpse of Henry's smile. No matter what the work is, there is always reason to smile.
I'm sure it wasn't as exciting or criminal as you expected, but this is how it went down. Some people did threaten to notify the police that we broke into our house. That was good for several laughs all around.
Floyd had called our friend Henry ahead of time. He lives in Kapeeka and was waiting for Floyd to pick him up. He is a welder, an electrician, and a glass man (he installs windows and stuff). [If you haven't seen it yet, you can view the video of the amazing greeting the kids gave when we returned home and more about Kapeeka.]
Once at the house, they assessed all options. Unfortunately, the power was out so using the welding machine, a drill, or grinder was not an option. It was decided that the best choice was to break the upper piece of glass in the exterior door.
Henry used a hammer to break the glass but I didn’t get a picture right away. (notice he’s wearing sandals and standing right where all the glass is falling).
Once Henry got most of the glass removed, there was a little confusion on the next step. Everyone had to take a look and give their thoughts.
The interior door is actually metal bars with a screen, so there’s a metal flap that you open to reach in and move the latch. That flap can’t be opened with the exterior door still closed. They had to use a little saw blade to cut the hinges because we needed to do as much as possible to keep from damaging the screen. Henry, Franco and some others took turns working that little saw.
It took a good long while with that tiny saw blade, but the flap was removed!
Henry had the great idea of putting our rubber mat over the frame and Henry used pliers to remove as many shards as possible from the edges.
Henry hoisted himself through the open space and brought a dining chair next to the door. Remember, we already knew Floyd was having back surgery and his pain was already pretty limiting, so climbing in that door would be challenging enough. Stepping into the chair instead of having to go all the way to the ground was a huge improvement.
Henry had the only wound and we’re not really sure how that happened. It bled pretty good, but it wasn’t too serious. It is small, bur it definitely bled enough to be a nuisance.
Of course somebody had to clean up the mess.
Henry was able to replace the glass really quickly.
But with no electricity, he couldn’t use the welder to repair the latch cover. This was our temporary fix that lasted for 3 days until the power finally came back on. This meant we could not open or latch the door from outside, so we had to use the back door or just leave it open. :)
And just for fun, I have to include one last picture just so you can get a glimpse of Henry's smile. No matter what the work is, there is always reason to smile.
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