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diycowboy
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 Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:48 am Post subject: KNocking OUt a doorway |
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Whta is thge largest opening I can knock out safely
I dont have any supports, whatever they are called??
I think I should be ok ? |
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ultimatehandyman
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If you are going to ask questions like that I suggest you speak to a builder first. You do not just go and knock out a doorway if you do not know what you are doing.
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diycowboy
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a builder his quote was very expensive so I think I can do it myself |
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skiking
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What is very expensive 
It could be even more expensive when the walls above come crashing down  |
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Mooncat
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| skiking wrote: |
What is very expensive
It could be even more expensive when the walls above come crashing down |
My thoughts exactly.
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Gadget
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The username tells it all!
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Only-Me
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hoovie
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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"I had a builder his quote was very expensive so I think I can do it myself"
them's the rules - if someone charges more then you want to pay, you can always do a better job for less 
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Steve the Gas
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Oh dear 
I hope its a wind up |
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diycowboy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| I thought this was a site for helping people like me, diyers who want to have a go themselfes. How come there is no advice gievn here |
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ultimatehandyman
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This site is to help diyer's who have some idea of what they are doing,
We are not her to help you make your house come crashing down around your ears.
It is obvious from your first post that you have no idea at all of what you are doing and this is an advanced diy job.
You do not say whether it is an internal wall, external wall, load bearing wall and you do not know what acrows are.
Therefore when someone makes a post like this it is assumed that it is a wind up.
Your local building authority will be able to advise you of exactly how to go about doing this.
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diycowboy
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| Why do you think this is wind up. I want a door to my outside patio, how hard is that? Why no advice |
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Hoovie
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The advice has been given ..... "Your local building authority will be able to advise you of exactly how to go about doing this."
can't get better advice then that, even if it is not the advice you wanted
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darrenba
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| diycowboy wrote: |
| I want a door to my outside patio, how hard is that? |
It's very hard for anyone who doesn't have advanced DIY skills.
Take a look at these instructions and then double it because you want to cut through 2 walls (external cavity wall). You'll need a proper lintel installing and you'll need to get a structural engineer to give you the weight loadings in order to get the correct lintel.
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/OPENING_A_WALL.htm
How much was the builder going to charge you to do this??
[edit] the instructions above assume you are in a traditional block/brick house and not a timber frame / cob / straw one.
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izalarfin
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you need to know what load is on this wall, floors above, other walls tied in, were windows are to the side and above,
then you can work out how to support it all while you cut your opening and what lintel to put back in to carry the load,
asking (Whta is thge largest opening I can knock out safely ) deserve = only one brick, two in the wrong place could see you
buried under a heap of rubble.
a drawing, measurements, photo's would help you get the right advice. |
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