Cost to replace two 8' doors with one 16' door?

[1320stang]

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40+ year old brick single story. 4/12 hip over garage. Stick framed roof. 17'-8" out to out on the existing openings. I'm figuring maybe 18'-5" header. Center post doesn't have any brick. Don't include the door or hardware, just fixing opening for the new door. Not going to do any brick work, just triming it out. Might go with a wider door but not sure of that cost.

 

[Garage Dog]

Stang - not enough info to even hazard a guess.

Just to many unknown variables that could dramatically affect labor costs.

I would start with some good pictures of interior, exterior and framing if exposed.

Brick above garage doors?

How is it framed now?

How much clearance between the top of the GD opening and the ceiling?

Is the inside of the garage finished? If so do you want it repaired?

What sort of trim is on the exterior now?

The questions go on... Like I said, pics, needed.

GD

 

[Gary S]

How is it framed now?

That would be my first question. If it currently has two separate headers, you would need to remove all that and put in a single long header.
If it already has one long header, your work gets a lot less.

 

[1320stang]

19.5" from bottom of the 2x10 doubled header (1/2 ply between) w/ 2x4 bottom plate to the top of the double top plate. 2x4 walls. Drywalled interior and ceiling. No brick above the doors.

 

[nolimits76]

Why the change? Many people prefer single doors because there is a space between them giving you a little more room when you park your vehicles. Using your own dimensions....you'd be going from 17'-8" inside to 16' inside....almost 2' narrower. Guessing that difference is in the center support.

Regardless of the why...it's nearly impossible to give a quote with the limited data. Need pics.

Edited to add:
I see you posted while I was typing. I can't see your picture. Just a broken image link.

 

[CNGsaves]

I'd go bigger on the single garage door . . . one 18 ft door.

 

[Rickkal]

Why not go with a 18' door?

 

[1320stang]

It's not my garage, it's a widow lady from church. She's in her mid 70's and an 8' door is just too narrow for her. If they were 9' doors I think she'd be okay. The garage is getting cleared out of all things, it will only have a car in it when we're done. It has two headers. If it had one, there would be no reason for the post.

All I'm looking for is a round figure, she's asking for what it would normally cost. Her deceased husband was an architect and a car guy. I told her I'd be interested in a tools only trade for my labor, she wouldn't be out of any money (other than materials) and she wouldn't have to worry about getting rid of a bunch of tools and I'd give her fair price for said tools. But she want's to pay me something for my labor anyway. She'll have Overhead Door come in to install the new door. I'm just prepping the opening for the new install. The outside trim boards cover up brick, I've got to pull them off to see if it's finished out or just rough on the inside of the opening. I suspect her husband trimed it out over the brick. All the white trim will come off and be replaced. The light will either be moved to the soffit and replaced with a motion light or two lights placed at the outsides of the new door.

I've done this a couple times, but it's been years ago and I only helped out an friend. I'm planning a temporary wall on the outside at the end of the rafter tails. Previously the ones I had done before had the ceiling joists perpendicular to the door, these are parallel. I used to frame houses and even built custom adobe homes, so I'm familiar with framing techniques.

 

[2level]

$1,500 - $2,000 worth of tools @ used values sounds good to me. But your price depends on what you want and can get for your labor.

 

[1320stang]

So many people read stuff into everything. ducksface, her husband was a gear head. This is her second husband, she's twice widowed. This was her husband's house, he had two hot rods in the garage. All other vehicles were parked outside, she's never parked in the garage. One of the cars has sold, a '48 Ford Deluxe Coupe with a 289/C4. The other car is in the garage on car skates, it's moved up out of the way so I can work on the door problem.

Lots of 16' doors in the area, most new homes have a 16' door and a 9' or 10' door. Some now have two 16' doors. Most of the homes in the neighborhood were built by a spec builder who put two 8' doors in, used to be that was a fancier look.

 

[kbs2244]

You are talking a temp support wall to take the weight while working.
Then removal of two headers and the center post.
Then framing in, with a new header, on one side to 16 feet.
Then removing the temp wall.
Then installing a new door.
Then redoing the stucco.

Not a small project.
But doable.
As often is the case, more labor than material cost.
Your time cost vs. reward, both moral and physical, is the deciding thing.