How much does it cost to add a door opening:?

Question

6 foot wide door opening in a load bearing wall (with moldings). Location: Boston area

Answer 1

In Atlanta, I'd charge about $600... Handiman rates

OOPs! did you say 6' Load bearing? I'd better have a look first.

Answer 2

It depends on if you are going to add the door opening yourself, or if you are going to hire someone that does Home Remodeling. You can go to Lowe's Hardware Store or Home Depot Hardware and they will help you pick out the right door and frame and even install it for you usually charging just about the same amount of what your door and frame cost you. So it is really double the cost to have a new door put in professionally without having to do any work. If you don't know what you are doing it is worth paying them because their work is guaranteed. Since it is a six foot door opening your load bearing header will need to be a minimum of two 2" x 10" s with 1/2" plywood in between the two by tens. If you decide to install your own door first check to see if your home is made of wood, brick, block, etc. If the home is made of wood it is much easier to cut out your door opening. Another thing to check for is to make sure that there is no electricity or wires running across where you want to put the door. It is not a problem if you are aware of it and can move it above and over the door and then down the side to where it is going if there is enough wire. Talk to the Hardware store and ask how much wider and taller the opening has to be because you have to add a header at the top of the wall to secure your frame to, and to make the home steady. You will also have to consider what type of flooring that you have and how you are going to install the bottom of the door jamb which is what is included in a pre-hung door. Then you will need to have the carpet butt up to the frame or the tile that is in the room where you are adding a door. Good luck with your choice. It really is not that hard and the store will give you directions with your purchase if you want to try some home remodeling on your own.

Answer 3

A window header is already there, a header is a header, sorta. so as that area is roofed. look at lumber web content for Door Frames with prehung doors. Then is basically minimize, perhaps strengthen the outer physique or studs, deploy. $a hundred-$a thousand based on the outdoors issues or steps, rails and despite weathering is mandatory. Get a tape degree, or string, now degree from the floor to the precise of an latest outdoors door, do the comparable with the window sill. If the precise and the components are the comparable, no issues. Now the catcher, a window header won't be everywhere close to what a door or get entry to header specs could require, so as which will could desire to be inspected pre-shape on sight. Is surprisingly customary industry stuff, so should not be any situation. Now the catcher, if the timber is rotted or termite infested, would be a WHOPPER of a role. The vinyl siding could be pulled away for many inspections and re-linked no situation. a sturdy inspetion of this is likewise stated. Do it properly and it would final 25 years or extra.

Answer 4

8 hour labor time, plus material. Where is the door going?
There will be and added cost to complete the entry

Answer 5

Wood, poured concrete, concrete block, brick.......thickness, age?