Add A Door To An Exterior Wall

Mark the door rough opening on the exterior wall.

Add a door to an exterior wall.

The door frame will consist of two king studs which run the entire height of the wall frame. If you are cutting a larger opening as for a patio door install temporary supports and use larger lumber. It s a therm tru door which is well insulated for weather protection and comes pre primed with pre cut holes for the door knobs. Jack studs are the studs that are located between the sides of the door and the wall frame.

Two trimmer studs or jack studs which fit inside the king studs and are the same height as the door casing. And a horizontal header across the top of the door that preserves the structural integrity. O drill a hole from the interior through the mortar joint to create a controlled dimension pull spot o determine the height of the door by using the rough opening of the door. You add 3 inches to account for the thickness of the jack studs in the door frame.

The process of installing a door in an exterior wall always requires that you remove the existing framing inside the door opening and replace it with a horizontal header or beam that will hold the weight that was previously supported by the removed wall studs. There are lots of concerns i can think of this is a much bigger project than simply cutting a rectangle in the wall. Add height for interior throw rugs and exterior trim. The installation procedure for this door is basically the same as most other pre hung doors.

Exterior walls are load bearing so you need to construct a header king and jack studs to properly transfer the load over the door. You might choose to use an existing wall stud as a king stud in which case you can cut the opening 1 1 2 inches inside that stud and slip a jack stud into the wall. 1 part 1 of 2 how to add a door in an exterior brick wall 2 part 2 of 2 how to add a door in an exterior brick wall. If you add the width of a 12 inch header and the door trim you re only a few.