| Hello all. I have a brick veneer house that does not have any windows in the living room that face the street. There are 2 windows on the side facing north, but as you can imagine, it is usually pretty dark in there. This has bothered me for 38 years, but never enough to part with the money to change it. I recently retired and I may be spending more time in this room since it is the only public space in my house. The question - has anyone ever cut a hole in a brick wall to install or enlarge a window? Can it be done neatly and seamlessly? Can you even hope to be able to match old brick colors so it does not look like a patch job? |
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| I agree with dgmarie, a good brick mason can do this job pretty easily. And for the most part, it will fit right in (the mortar color should be close, but might be a little off - not a big deal). The bricks you remove for installing the window will be reused to build the lintel. However, you are also going to need to build a structural/load bearing opening in the framed wall for the window - this is assuming it is a load bearing wall, ie; that the roof, or some portion thereof, is sitting on the wall. This is not a complicated job for an experienced framer. But don't let just anyone do it. Whatever is sitting on top of the wall above the new window opening (rafters, ceiling joists) will require temporary bracing while the window opening is framed in; partially just to make sure that the roof does not shift at all and cause cracks in your wall board. The opening itself will consist of a couple of header 'jacks' (2x4 or 2x6 wall studs) that will support the 2x6/8/10/12 (depending on the size of the opening) header. If you need more information, please feel free to contact me. |
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