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How DIY-friendly is installing an exterior door into the masonry wall of a 1964 house?
I'd like to replace the exterior door to my utility room and was considering DIYing it, but I can't seem to find any clear guides on how to go about such an install given the conditions I'm working with. The door is to the back utility room of our house. The exterior wall is standard brick, and the interior wall is a combination of brick and 4" CMU block. Every "how to install an exterior door" guide I've been able to find out there provides instructions for installing such a door in a wood rough opening, with nothing detailing the correct way to go about anchoring such a door into a concrete door opening. The two door options I'm considering are: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Masonite-32-in-x-80-in-6-Lite-Left-Hand-Inswing-Primed-Steel-Prehung-Front-Exterior-Door-with-Brickmold-39540/204739855#overlay and https://www.homedepot.com/p/Masonite-Craftsman-32-in-x-80-in-Right-Hand-1-4-Lite-Clear-Glass-Primed-White-Smooth-Fiberglass-Prehung-Front-Door-85483/318860762 The installation instructions for both say: Ensure that the following conditions are met: -The rough opening (RO) is ideally 3/4" wider and 1/2" taller than the outside frame dimensions of the door unit. Units intended for installation in hurricane prone regions require less clearance between unit and RO (1/4" sides & top). -The RO is plumb square and level Well, in addition to not having any sort of wood RO to attach the new door frame to, the opening in the masonry wall is not flat, so simply adding a wood frame that is is going to be a challenge. The existing door appears to be anchored to the house indirectly by the trim on the outside (still in place) and inside (now removed) trim, which I'm guessing is neither a best practice nor how I want to go about installing the door. What would you do? Would you attempt it? I'm guessing the labor to install such a door is going to be roughly $1-2k, which is 4x the cost of the materials if I were to DIY it. What I'm working with: https://preview.redd.it/j6m9pk4thgte1.jpg?width=959&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e625f9678b3c97f6d5208c24ef87b67ac344ccd2 submitted by /u/DUNGAROO [link] [comments]
| | I'd like to replace the exterior door to my utility room and was considering DIYing it, but I can't seem to find any clear guides on how to go about such an install given the conditions I'm working with. The door is to the back utility room of our house. The exterior wall is standard brick, and the interior wall is a combination of brick and 4" CMU block. Every "how to install an exterior door" guide I've been able to find out there provides instructions for installing such a door in a wood rough opening, with nothing detailing the correct way to go about anchoring such a door into a concrete door opening. The two door options I'm considering are: and The installation instructions for both say:
Well, in addition to not having any sort of wood RO to attach the new door frame to, the opening in the masonry wall is not flat, so simply adding a wood frame that is is going to be a challenge. The existing door appears to be anchored to the house indirectly by the trim on the outside (still in place) and inside (now removed) trim, which I'm guessing is neither a best practice nor how I want to go about installing the door. What would you do? Would you attempt it? I'm guessing the labor to install such a door is going to be roughly $1-2k, which is 4x the cost of the materials if I were to DIY it. What I'm working with: [link] [comments] |
