Garage Door install in Brick Wall ??

[Kmp259]

I found a building I like....but I need to install a 12'x14' garage door in a different location in the building.

Is it possible to cut out a hole that is part foundation and part brick and install a garage door??? If so how much do you think it will cost?

I appreciate any thoughts the board may have.

Morris

 

[tjdux]

Anything is possible. Cutting door holes into concrete walls isn't too difficult but lots of actual work.

You have to put in a metal support over the top of the door to hold the masonary above the door. Generally a serious peice of angle or channel iron. Then cut the door out.

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[Kmp259]

Anything is possible. Cutting door holes into concrete walls isn't too difficult but lots of actual work.

You have to put in a metal support over the top of the door to hold the masonary above the door. Generally a serious peice of angle or channel iron. Then cut the door out.

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Thanks for the advise.....I guess the best thing to do is call and get some estimates from a masonry business.

 

[The Cobbler]

very doable. get a reputable mason to give you a quote. probably need a permit for the work and possible engineers drawing(s)

 

[tjdux]

Thanks for the advise.....I guess the best thing to do is call and get some estimates from a masonry business.

Yeah. Im no masonary expert but ive done a little concrete cutting. Its hard work and messy buy can be done. Expansion joints mostly and an egress window in my basement. The window project was actualky just enlarging an exhisting window. I think your project probably is a bit big of a learn as you go first timer. That said it can certianly be done. Good luck

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[MikeF]

Depending on how wide of an opening, you might need an i-beam. Is it brick inside and out? I would probably run 2x6 back jambing inside up the sides and across the header so the small forces of the door and springs aren't working on singular bricks or mortar joints. I hate brick haha, the dust is NASTY

Edit: reread, you might need an engineer to sign off, if you measure uo 12 feet, how much wall is above that? Load bearing? You may need an I beam and steel jambs

 

[Kmp259]

I called a couple masonry business today and all of them just want to do sidewalk work.

I need to keep checking with those company's until I find the guy's that can do the job.

Thank you for your help and advise....it's very much appreciated.

Morris

 

[MikeF]

I goofed, ypu are going 12' wide and 14'tall. Somehow I mixed It up. Measure up 14 feet, if you only have a few courses above that and it's not load bearing, you might be able to get away with a piece of flat steel about a foot or so wider then the opening.

 

[GMCGarage]

I found a building I like....but I need to install a 12'x14' garage door in a different location in the building.

Is it possible to cut out a hole that is part foundation and part brick and install a garage door??? If so how much do you think it will cost?

I appreciate any thoughts the board may have.

Morris

Any more info? Load bearing side? Whats the backup for the brick? How tall is the building?

 

[Bill50]

Look for a company that does tuckpointing or brickwork. Call the Bricklayers Union in Elmhurst for contractors or the Mason Contractor Assoc.

 

[LX-Markham]

It's possible to do, and there's lots of different methods depending on the details. We've done lots of these. For a 14' wide opening you are definitely going to need a beam with a shelf angle. You will also need proper bearing or posts at either end of the beam. Shoring is the trickiest part. And what's your tolerance for the brick cracking? When you removed the shoring and the steel beam takes the load, it is going to deflect.

Most of the contractors I worked with ignore my request for shoring. Sometimes they get away with it, sometimes I go to site and they are re-building the wall LOL.

Definitely going to need an engineer and a permit.