Front door
You should have received a code for opening the front door. If you didn’t text Andrea or Matt and we’ll get it to you again.
To open the door, just enter the code into the keypad.
When you leave just press the “lock” button (bottom-left). You may need to pull the door handle towards you while it tries to lock; sometimes it sticks.
french doors
Most doors in the house are self-explanatory, but the locks on the french doors can be temperamental. We’re talking about these:
Please don’t try to open the doors in the master bedroom; they’re especially difficult to re-lock.
Opening
First, make sure the lock is disengaged. That means making sure the lock is horizontal, by rotating it counter-clockwise.
On that same door, rotate the handle counter-clockwise (pull down) to open the door. It should swing open.
Closing
Re-locking these doors can be a bit tricky. In theory you’re going to reverse what we did to open them:
- Shut the door.
- Rotate the handle clockwise (pull up) to engage the bolts.
- Engage the lock by turning it clockwise until it’s vertical.
Sometimes you’re going to find that lock doesn’t want to turn to vertical. Now what?
First, check THE OTHER door
Open the door again and look along the edge of the other door. If the security bolts aren’t all the way engaged on that door, you’ll see a bit of metal blocking the holes where the other door reaches into. Like so:
That bit of metal at the top of the opening can stop the other door from fully catching and won’t let you lock the door.
If that’s the case, you need to rotate this other door’s handle counter-clockwise (pull up) AND make sure the security bolts that go into the floor and ceiling are lined up. This can be a bit tricky with some of the doors; you may need a helper. When they’re lined up and you’ve rotated the handle the gaps will be entirely (or almost entirely) clear. Rotate the handle clockwise (down) to disengage if you want to open this door.
The door on the right in the great room never quite locks right. Just do your best and don’t worry about it; we have a security system, too. 🙂
matt & andrea 