Winter Project - Staircase down and Basement

I wanted to add more to the level to give a greater sense of exploration so decided to use the idea that the player has to find the a replacement rod for the lever from a lower level.

I decided that the broken lever idea seemed a bit wrong so took this in a slightly different direction. Below is a bit of text i'll have on a note which should describe the idea.

"Goddammit the door gears have jamed again! This is getting stupid now. I told that worthless scrap of meat Jenkin that the gears are to be kept oiled! For crying out loud man! Just one job thats all I asked!... *His grumbling continue on for a fair few pages*