Replacing An Exterior Door With A Window

Check building codes in your area before changing an exterior door.

Replacing an exterior door with a window.

Common jamb widths for stock doors are 4 9 16 in. And 6 9 16 in and they usually include two inch wide brick molding for exterior trim. Have a helper hold the unit in place from the outside while you position the interior half of the grille frame on the inside of the door and secure the two halves with the provided screws. Install the window unit.

Most home centers stock prehung exterior doors in a limited number of styles. Step 2 remove the door and trim. Start demolition from the outside in order to check for any electrical wiring or other obstructions. Either expose this flange and pry out the nails or use a reciprocating saw and pummel the flange.

Be sure to situate the window so that the opening is facing the proper direction. Remove the existing door and doorframe. Remove the trim from around the door that you want to replace. Choose a window that fits the width of the door frame.

From the outside face of the door carefully lift the exterior frame and glass assembly into the door opening. All replacement windows and doors must comply with the minimum 130 miles per hour wind speed resistance specification. If necessary cut a rabbet in the 2x6 bottom plate to fit over the finished floor in the room. If you install impact protection shutters on your replacement door and window it must have an approval number from the state of florida and an evaluation report from the manufacturer.

These doors work great for newly constructed walls and for replacing doors in. Then build a short wall to span opening. Just by replacing your windows and doors with more efficient models you can save energy improve. Draw lines down the exterior wall directly below the edges of the window to have a guide to cut by.

This also applies to sliding doors and windows. Buying a new prehung exterior door. Exterior doors may not be changed if they are also an important exit. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva shows the proper way to install a new window into an old and oversized doorway opening.

Without having an exact plan i am wondering if you could remove the kitchen wall from the left up to the end of the window and remove the livingroom wall from the door to the kitchen and build a diagonal wall across the deck from the kitchen to the living room with a 5 french door between the living room and kitchen.