Recent content by hankthecowdog

Some good ideas here... I believe I will try using t-anchors (or McMaster Carr carries what they call toggle anchors) to secure the existing jambs to the cinder block and wrap around the corner with an additional 2x8" as DGersic suggests. I'll also see if I can't tie the header into the...

How would you go about installing tapcons in hollow block?

Yes! Great idea to tie the jambs into the surrounding structure. Unfortunately the concrete slab is not in great shape, so anchoring the jambs to it probably wouldn't help. However I do think I could tie them into the structure above. Wrapping them around the corner is a great idea. How would...

The carriage doors in my garage are mounted to jambs that are pulling away from the cinder block wall structure they are mounted to. I’m trying to determine the best approach for re-securing jambs to the cinder block. The best idea I’ve come up with so far is to pump grout into the cavities...