Garage Door Question

[gonzo]

Is it possible to turn a garage that has 2 doors into just 1 door? Theres 2 doors and seemingly a decorative divider in between the doors.

[Lason]

Yeah, my neighbor had it done and I plan to soon. Alot depends on how the house was built though, you may have to install a new header spanning the whole way above the new single door.

[onjacks]

what he said.

[gonzo]

Yeah, my neighbor had it done and I plan to soon. Alot depends on how the house was built though, you may have to install a new header spanning the whole way above the new single door.

kick ass. i can barely squeeze the wife's edge in the garage. do I contact a garage dude or general contractor or what?

[FRider]

kick ass. i can barely squeeze the wife's edge in the garage. do I contact a garage dude or general contractor or what?

Hire a garage door dude. There is some fine tuning involved for a smooth running setup. I know someone in Terrell. He adjusted mine after I installed it and it is much smoother.

[bard]

You'll want a general contractor for the removal of the most likely supporting middle beam and a garage door person to change over to a single door. Is there brick over the door way or wood?

[KBScobravert]

I will be watching this thread since my wife just called to tell me she backed out the garage without the door being all the way up.........ugh

[Sgt Beavis]

I think Lason pretty much nailed it. However, I would get a contractor to look at it before doing any demolition. It always pays to err on the side of caution for stuff like this..

[big_tiger]

You'll want a general contractor for the removal of the most likely supporting middle beam and a garage door person to change over to a single door. Is there brick over the door way or wood?

That is the best thing. Have it framed by a general contractor, and have me install the new garage door.

Doors Done Rite

[the spindoctor]

i did that to my house when i first bought it. it had been enclosed, and i wanted a garage back, but found out that it used to have 2 doors with a center post. the two 2x12's couldn't support the weight over a 16' span, so i found a lumber yard to do the calcs and ended up getting a 14 LVL that i lag bolted and nailed to the existing 2x12's, and used 2x6 framing above and below so the load was sitting on all 3 beams. then had a single door put in and it's been 3 yrs with no problems. a pain in the ass, but it worked.

you'll want to check with the city about permits and stuff, too. mine was a simple one story so that made it easier, but i'd definitely do your homework before you go tearing into things.

[Dacotua]

Is it possible to turn a garage that has 2 doors into just 1 door? Theres 2 doors and seemingly a decorative divider in between the doors.

Yes it is.

If your have a standard 1 door garage it should be a 8x7 with a 1 foot support between the two and then another 8x7 door.

To properly convert it to one door, you'll have to order a 17x7 door (Specialty door).

You'll need to rip the sheet rock above the doors away and reinforce the header. (not hard to do, but you don't want a 17 foot unsupportive span.). Usually you'll have to put in a 20 foot steel angle in.

[snacksnack]

approximate cost to do this?

[big_tiger]

$650 to install a 16x7 garage door, opening already framed for a 16X7 of course.

[Dacotua]

approximate cost to do this?

Whatever the angle costs, removal of the wall, drywall, etc.. Pluse the 17x7 door, and then re-drywall, etc...

I can get doors at wholesale, but I generally don't like installing full doors. (I did a ton of peoples houses on Dfwstangs). These days I prefer just to fix people's doors.

My guess, to remove the post and do all the stuff will probably cost you near $1000.00 to $1500.00 PLUS, PERMITS. And anything the City Inspector will require you to do. (YES YOU MUST HAVE A PERMIT TO DO THIS).