Cutting a window to see your garage from within the house
Jan 24, 2015 · Windows aren't completely airtight, so you're creating more routes for nasty gasses and fumes from the garage to enter the house. The garage side of the window is going to continuously get dirty from car exhaust and need cleaning. If you don't happen to own two fancy sports cars, or you use the garage for storage, the view may be less than stellar.
doors - Bedroom window opening into garage - Home …
Nov 14, 2022 · Usually the wall between a garage and house needs to be fire rated. A window isn’t. You may need to frame out the garage door area to make it unambiguously not a garage. – Jon Custer. Nov 15, 2022 at 0:45. 1. @JonCuster -- yeah, never mind that an opening between a bedroom and a garage is strictly prohibited by R302.5.1.
How effective will a window unit AC be for a garage?
May 24, 2021 · A hot and uninsulated garage will likely need 20% more btus than my calculations above. You should turn these units on 6-8 hours before guests arrive to ensure your garage is sufficiently comfortable.
Electric panel distance from windows and/or gas service entry
The 30" space can start right at the edge of the window, with the panel mounted right at that edge if that is what works for the job. – Speedy Petey Commented Aug 30, 2014 at 19:56
Framing new window in detached garage load bearing wall
Nov 13, 2023 · I would like to install a 48x48 windows in the taller, load bearing wall. It looks like I'll need to cut into 3 existing studs to frame out the window. My plan was to install 2 new king studs, 2 new jack studs, a double 2x8 header, rough sill and trim 3 existing studs that will become the cripples both above and below the window. I have 2 ...
Do I need a lintel? Will I need to prop wall/roof?
Aug 10, 2021 · EDIT: Just to clarify: the current window is 1800mm wide and the french doors that will replace it will be the same width. The only brick removal required will be from the bottom of the window opening to the ground - none at the sides. I've added an extra photo showing a close up of what is above the window - hopefully this helps.
Am I ready to install window framing in load bearing wall?
Jun 18, 2020 · The inside wall has studs going to the concrete subfloor and the top abuts the floor joists above. In the second picture you can see how the floor joists are almost doubly supported. My plan is to cut studs A and B, add the header and jack studs to the outside wall, then once that is in I can cut out the opening in the inside wall. windows.
framing - Can I replace a window in a garage gable wall without …
May 30, 2019 · None of these existing openings have anything but the double top plate as the header. The garage doors have king and jack studs like a regular doorway, but the window only has king studs with cripples from the top plate to a single 2x4 header and a 2x4 sill plate with cripples down to the bottom plate. None of these openings have any sag in them.
How to remove or replace old-style (80s-90s) garage door window …
Dec 27, 2023 · Trim appears to be some sort of old style that doesn't get used these days. Looks like newer doors tend use a sort of modular window unit that's held in with plastic trim, whereas this is just a pane of glass held in with rubber channel of some kind. Picture below is a close up of one of the corners of the window pane from the interior.
When is it appropriate to use an outswing / inswing exterior door?
Jan 22, 2023 · If the exterior area that the door opens on to is small, an inward swinging door will be easier to deal with than an outward swinging one. If you may need to exit through the door very quickly, it will be easier to do with an outward swinging door. As a result of the above point, outward swinging doors are actually required by building codes in ...