This means that a 32 window will not convert to a 32 door but rather a 30 one.
Cost of converting windows to french doors.
The door you will be replacing the window with will be about two inches narrower than the window.
The good news about turning a window into a door assuming it s wide enough is that the advanced carpentry required for altering a load bearing wall.
Here is a recent response on cost to install a sliding glass door which is quite a bit easier than a french door but same general size.
The cost to install french doors starts at about 400 and with labor estimates running between 75 and 180 per door.
You can expect an average cost of 525 and up.
So you ve just built a new deck on the back of your house and those once lovely double windows in the living room would now make a better door sliding glass or french out to that awesome deck.
It doesn t need a support or lintel it just needs the window removing and the brickwork underneath the window removing.
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There s also another option you might not have considered yet converting an existing window into a french glass door.
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