Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    CHUCHI's Avatar
    CHUCHI Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Jun 24, 2009, 03:06 PM
    Installing An Exterior Door
    I want to install a pre-hung exterior door for side access to my garage. The wall is made of adobe brick on top of a stem wall whose t.o. stem wall is 8" abv. Garage floor. Can I cut dn. Into this stem wall so as to make the bottom of door flush with the floor? What are the chances I will hit rebar or some other item in the foundation/stem wall? With a sloped garage floor maybe it is better to install door at T.O. stem wall and create some sort of landing. Please, advise.
    21boat's Avatar
    21boat Posts: 2,441, Reputation: 212
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #2

    Jun 24, 2009, 10:25 PM

    adobe brick on top of a stem wall whose
    As a Manson never laid an adobe brick here in the north east..

    Can I cut dn. Into this stem wall so as to make the bottom of door flush with the floor?
    You bet use a masonry saw and some hand chiseling to tweak.

    What are the chances I will hit rebar or some other item in the foundation/stem wall?
    Don't know can't see through concrete walls or was I there to see it built. Either or a carborundum blade on a saw will cut the concrete stem wall and also the rebar.

    I don't see a new door header mentioned here. Don't forget to double up on the jambs and a header sitting on that.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

New Exterior Door Threshold [ 8 Answers ]

We have a door entering our basement from the exterior of the house. A threshold was never installed and as such, there is a gap, approximately 3/4" between the floor and the bottom of the door that is allowing bugs to enter the home (not to mention the cold pretty soon). Of course I'd like to...

Re-plumbing exterior door [ 1 Answers ]

How do you re-plumb an exterior door with a screen door?

32 exterior door [ 10 Answers ]

Hello All, I scored an awesome deal the other day. I bought an 32 in exterior door, got it home and realized it is a 6 1/2 jamb for a 2x6 opening. I have 2x4 framing. So I need to make this fit. Where can I get another 2 inches at ? Should I rip cut a couple of 2x4's and add to the...

New door and jamb? EXTERIOR [ 4 Answers ]

I have a 1920"s stucco home. They still have I believe, possibly the original doors. My wife wants new doors,so do I. I want to attempt to buy replacement doors with jams attached. I didn't remove anything yet,but measured jam thickness of old doors. It is larger then doors at Home Depot. ...

Paint exterior door [ 2 Answers ]

I have recently painted my exterior door which is a metal plate on a wooden door. Before painting, I striped the old paint, sanded, cleaned, and primed the door. I then used a brush to apply a good latex exterior paint. When the paint dried it looks like it had "water spots" all over the door. ...

View more questions Search