Any idea on how much to add a door

[thedriver33]

Well about a week from closing on this house....and i was just wondering how to add an ext door to it would be...house is brick all the way around. Anyone done it before?......

[Vertnut]

Well about a week from closing on this house....and i was just wondering how to add an ext door to it would be...house is brick all the way around. Anyone done it before?......

Exterior doors are tricky in the sense that the eaves don't really protect them from the elements like it would on a patio. Wind-blown rain is the biggest concern for me with my door. Installing it is not a problem unless you have electrical and/or plumbing in that wall. Be sure to use caulk all around the frame and thresh hold, along with really good door seals.

[thedriver33]

no plumbing that i can thinkin of.....there is a plug along that wall. Ive never done any real constrution on a house but i dont want to attemped this just yet

rather have someone do it that knows what they doing.

[milk]

no plumbing that i can thinkin of.....there is a plug along that wall. Ive never done any real constrution on a house but i dont want to attemped this just yet

rather have someone do it that knows what they doing.



We can do it. Call me 214 632 0259

[thedriver33]

pm sent to ya sir.....let me know

[Mixedup]

door ... I too want a new door in garage out to side yard .... post up how it turns out

[jewozzy]

on a side note how much do yall think to have a closet sized room built onto a brick house with slab? would only need to be about 6x4.

[thedriver33]

ill let ya know once its all said and done.

[lee earley]

I did mine. it was easy. i got a saw masonery saw blade, cut the bricks. then cut the wall in the garage out. put the door in and plumbed it in. it might have taken me 4 hours. i did not have any electrical to deal with. it was an outer wall in my garage.

[thedriver33]

i would attemped it myself but ive never done anything on a house...only auto. Im unsure of electrical in the area but i know there is a plug down the wall about 5-6 feet from where i want to put the door.

[milk]

I did mine. it was easy. i got a saw masonery saw blade, cut the bricks. then cut the wall in the garage out. put the door in and plumbed it in. it might have taken me 4 hours. i did not have any electrical to deal with. it was an outer wall in my garage.


Cool, but thats the easy way out. Post pics of this project.



MILK

[milk]

on a side note how much do yall think to have a closet sized room built onto a brick house with slab? would only need to be about 6x4.

i would know just a little bit more info. Call me sometime and we can comeout and do a FREE no obligation estimate. :wink:





MILK

[milk]

door ... I too want a new door in garage out to side yard .... post up how it turns out

Once the job is done im sure he will have the say on posting piks or not. BUt im 110% sure he will like the results.





MILK

[bullet]

I did mine. it was easy. i got a saw masonery saw blade, cut the bricks. then cut the wall in the garage out. put the door in and plumbed it in. it might have taken me 4 hours. i did not have any electrical to deal with. it was an outer wall in my garage.




This is more than a 4 hour job if done right.


Did you install a lentil under the brick ?


Did you install a load bearing header above door ?


How did you account for the 1.5 inch brick ledge offset at bottom of the slab ?

[bullet]

on a side note how much do yall think to have a closet sized room built onto a brick house with slab? would only need to be about 6x4.


My buddy did a 8 x 8 contracted out himself and with everything it came up to right at 7000. This included drwall, carpet, electrical, moving a hose bib, adding an ac duct, retrimming the closet completely, framing, lacing the shingles and brick in, and painting

[milk]

This is more than a 4 hour job if done right.


Did you install a lentil under the brick ?


Did you install a load bearing header above door ?


How did you account for the 1.5 inch brick ledge offset at bottom of the slab ?



thats exactly why i asked for piks???? LOL


MILk