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Notes on the doors of this town, written for the moment you need them
Practical notes from the doors of Sant Joan d’Alacant: the timber doors of huerta fincas, townhouses still on their first cylinder, rooms let near the campus, keys lost on fiesta nights, shops on the carretera de Valencia. Each one ends by saying who to call, if anyone.
Houses of Sant Joan
- A house from the 2000s, still on its first cylinder
Almost a third of Sant Joan’s floor area went up between 2000 and 2009. Many of those front doors still have the cylinder they were hung with. Is yours due a change?
5 min read
- A street gate that no longer latches
The metal gate in front of a townhouse sags, swells and rusts until the latch misses the keep. What you can check and adjust yourself, and when the lock itself has to change.
4 min read
- The heavy timber door of a huerta finca
Fincas from the 16th to the 19th century still stand among Sant Joan’s newer streets. Their doors are thick, their locks old and sometimes impossible to replace like for like. How to look after both.
5 min read
Renting here
- A keypad safe in a rented flat
The safe in a rented flat belongs to the landlord; what is inside belongs to you. What to try when the keypad will not open, who should call whom, and what proof is needed.
4 min read
- Locked out of your own room in a shared flat
A bedroom door with its own lock is normal in a shared flat. What to try when you are on the wrong side of it, what to ask the landlord, and how it is opened cleanly.
4 min read
Finding the door
- Sant Joan d’Alacant or Playa de San Juan?
Two places, one name, two kilometres apart and in two different municipalities. How to tell which one you are in before you ring anyone for help.
4 min read
Fiesta nights
- Keys lost at the Fogueres or the Cristo fiestas
June bonfires, September mascletà and correfoc. The nights when Sant Joan stays up late are the nights keys go missing. What to do, in the right order.
5 min read
Shops and car parks
- A shop on the carretera de Valencia
The N-332 through Sant Joan is a long run of shops and stores. Shutter locks, glass doors and staff keys are where things go wrong, usually at opening time. How to stay ahead of them.
4 min read
- Keys locked in the car at the retail park
Shopping in, boot shut, keys on the seat. What to check before you call anyone, what to say so you are found in a big car park, and what the opening involves.
4 min read
When things go wrong
- After a break-in, the order to do things in
Police first, photos before anything is touched, a door that locks again tonight, and the insurer last. The order that keeps you safe and keeps the claim straight.
5 min read
Already at the door with a problem?
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