enlarging door opening

bryanp22 · 03-30-2012, 12:49 PM

Has anyone enlarged a door opening for an exterior door? How difficult is this? My doors are currently 34" and the door and the storm door needs replacing. If I decided to have someone do this any idea on how expensive it would be to have someone increase the size of the rough opening?

Windows on Wash · 03-30-2012, 01:02 PM

Whats the exterior of the home where the door is located?

rossfingal · 03-30-2012, 01:26 PM

Pictures - please!
"RF"

bryanp22 · 03-31-2012, 08:23 PM

I realized enlarging the opening is not possible. The door swings in and it's this close to the step already.

joecaption · 03-31-2012, 08:46 PM

No way to tell from here because no one's going to know what's in the way, but why not just get an out opening door?

packer_rich · 03-31-2012, 10:13 PM

You could still enlarge the opening and install a larger door. You would just have to notch the corner of the door!

rossfingal · 04-01-2012, 10:41 AM

Show a picture of the whole, interior of the door -
so someone can see what's around it -
on both sides!

"RF"

woodworkbykirk · 04-01-2012, 01:33 PM

ok rich absolutely no point to your post.....

as for the door what is on the hinge side of the door. if there is space you could shift the opening over and still make it larger though it will require patching the siding

**kwikfishron** · 04-01-2012, 05:30 PM

How tall are those steps? They look short in the picture, almost like you could lose one.

Windows on Wash · 04-01-2012, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodworkbykirk

ok rich absolutely no point to your post.....

as for the door what is on the hinge side of the door. if there is space you could shift the opening over and still make it larger though it will require patching the siding

Hilarious...that is exactly what I was thinking. Notch the door?

christoff · 04-01-2012, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Windows on Wash

Hilarious...that is exactly what I was thinking. Notch the door?

he was joking right??

03-30-2012, 12:49 PM	#1
bryanp22 Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 202	enlarging door opening Has anyone enlarged a door opening for an exterior door? How difficult is this? My doors are currently 34" and the door and the storm door needs replacing. If I decided to have someone do this any idea on how expensive it would be to have someone increase the size of the rough opening?

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rossfingal "Nail-Bender" Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Western suburbs, Chicago, Il. Posts: 2,129	enlarging door opening Pictures - please! "RF"

03-31-2012, 08:23 PM	#4
bryanp22 Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 202	enlarging door opening I realized enlarging the opening is not possible. The door swings in and it's this close to the step already. Attached Thumbnails

03-31-2012, 08:46 PM	#5
joecaption Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,830	enlarging door opening No way to tell from here because no one's going to know what's in the way, but why not just get an out opening door?

enlarging door opening