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Posted by Roarmeister on October 28, 2007, 7:17 pm
On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:11:32 -0500, "Steve Barker"
>what the hell's wrong with two doors? Why flop 18' of door open in the
>winter when 9' will do?
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>"chas" <troutfisher704[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote in message
>> Looked at a for sale home that has been on the market for a long while.
>> After gaining access I can see why. One reason is the two separate garage
>> doors in the attached double garage. The steps inside the garage leading
>> into the house had to be rebuilt per local building code. The result is
>> that the steps extend so far into the second bay as to render it useless
>> for a second vehicle.
>> One solution is to turn the two garage doors into a single by keeping the
>> far edge of the framed opening furthest from the entry door and create an
>> unobstructed opening to install a double door. This would involve removal
>> of both doors; removal of the center section; temporary bracing; removal
>> of the two beams and replacement with a single (and probably deeper)beam;
>> etc. etc. etc. NOTE: There is a bonus room above the garage.
>> Question 1: How difficult is this type of renovation?
>> Question 2: Is this a common project?
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>> Question 3: How expensive would it be to hire a good contractor to
>> perform this work?
>>
>> thanks in advance for any and all responses.........
It would be cheaper to change the steps to the house than changing the
two doors to operate as one. I can just imagine the binding involved
when the 2 doors aren't aligned just right.
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