We are presently looking for a new house and we found one that seems OK except the double car garage has two doors. I plan on using the garage to house one car and have room to work on it, so I would like to have a single double wide door, so I can park the car in the middle of the garage. The question I have is how big of a job would it be to remove the two doors and switch to one? I assume the brick that seperates the two doors now is supporting the roof? and would anyone be able to give me a rough ballpark what I should expect to pay for something like this to be done?
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two doors into one
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nova65ss
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We've hung a few doors for customers that have done this and you will likely need to get some type of header that will span the entire length of the opening. The brick in the middle really isn't supporting the weight but the wood frame behind it is. I would imagine you have LVL's or steel I beams on each side above the two doors now.
If you have two 8'w doors now an 18' door will work out better than 2 - 9'w doors assuming you have about 2' or so where the brick is now. If they are 9'w you could get a 20'w door but it is going to be special order and pretty expensive, or you can frame it in on both sides to accomodate a standard 18' door.
Can't help you on cost but I would figure a grand or so for the door, about a grand or so for the LVL/ I beam, patch job for the concrete after the post is gone. Hope that helps a little.
Jimmy
If you have two 8'w doors now an 18' door will work out better than 2 - 9'w doors assuming you have about 2' or so where the brick is now. If they are 9'w you could get a 20'w door but it is going to be special order and pretty expensive, or you can frame it in on both sides to accomodate a standard 18' door.
Can't help you on cost but I would figure a grand or so for the door, about a grand or so for the LVL/ I beam, patch job for the concrete after the post is gone. Hope that helps a little.
Jimmy
classic
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If the exterior above the doors is brick also, The brick "lintle" -( large metal angle iron) that supports the weight of the brick is probably attached to your existing headers, which that could be a PITA or impossible. You might be stuck with 2- doors.
wythors
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I looked into this since not only does my garage have two doors, but also a post in the middle of the floor. My contractor, who has been very reasonable on everything he's done for us, ballparked it at ten grand to get rid of both posts. Said it would be a major b*****.
6t7gto
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Friend of mine had his door facing north. after remodeling and expanding his deck, it became a very tight turn to enter the garage.
he moved the door to the west side of the garage and now he is able to use his garage again.
something to consider.
david
he moved the door to the west side of the garage and now he is able to use his garage again.
something to consider.
david