Describe the way in before you describe the lock
Detached houses cover most of Meyzieu, and at Le Carreau, as in the estates around it, the front door only comes third: first the vehicle gate, then the pedestrian gate, sometimes the garage. Say which of them can still be used, whether the gate is motorised, whether the bell still works, and from which side the garden can be reached.
Meyzieu centre works differently. Around the mairie and the church, terraced houses are reached through a courtyard, a through corridor or an outbuilding converted into a flat, so two neighbouring numbers may have nothing in common. Give the name on the letterbox and a landmark visible from the street; that is far more reliable than the number alone.
On the Meyzieu industrial estate an address covers a whole site rather than a door. Give the company name, the building concerned, and whether the way in is the reception, a sliding gate or a service door at the back. On these sites someone with authority has to be present before anything is opened.
Latched or locked, and what you will be asked for
A door that has merely latched is held only by the spring bolt. On the older joinery of central Meyzieu the timber has moved through winter after winter on the eastern plain: the leaf binds at the top, gaps at the bottom, and the play is not where you would expect it. The method is chosen at the door, not over the phone.
A door locked with the key is another job altogether. At Les Plantées, and in the newer houses of Meyzieu, the door is often a multipoint engaging top, bottom and centre of the leaf. Say so when you call, because it changes the whole sequence. Nothing is stated before the survey on site, and an itemised quote comes before the work.
Proof that you live there is asked for before any opening: a rent receipt, an energy bill, a home insurance certificate. If all of it is behind the door, say so on the phone rather than on the landing. In Meyzieu a statement from a neighbour, or from the caretaker of a residence at Les Plantées, usually settles it. An itemised invoice is issued at the end.
How does this service work?
Techniques, typical situations, standards and things to watch out for: it is all on our door opening page. This page focuses on what the service involves in Meyzieu.