Had a door leveling job in a 1920s building that actually went smooth for once

I got called to an old building downtown to fix a car that was dragging on the door sills. Usually those old rails are so warped it takes all day just to shim stuff right. But after about 2 hours of measuring and adjusting the pick-up rollers, it snapped into level and the doors slid perfect first try. The building manager even said 'wow that's the quietest it's been in years.' Anyone else have those rare days where everything just lines up without a fight?

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miles_grant3524d ago

Man those old buildings are a gamble every time you walk in. Was this one of the places that still has the original brass tracks or did someone swap those out already? I find the brass ones are way easier to work with than the steel replacements people slap in. Did you get a chance to check if the rollers were original too or were those swapped out sometime in the last 50 years?

the_zara24d ago

I keep waiting for a job like that only to get humbled by a 4 inch sag in the floor.