Replace Garage Door With Brick Wall

Sagging garage door header lift system.

Replace garage door with brick wall.

The first step in converting a garage is to remove the door and build a wall. How to replace a door with a wall. When a garage door lintel fails it causes the brick wall being supported to sag leaving a noticeable crack right above the garage door. So we used the same approximate color and style as the top and the back of our house.

The bricks are stacked next to the framed wall and tied into the stud wall with fasteners. The lintellift system is a patented product that ensures garage door lintels or headers won t sag. If the door is an exterior one and the house is made of brick or stucco the job is more difficult and may require a professional. We brought the house 2yrs back and when we bought it the garage was converted into habitable space with carpet heating lights and window.

The brick mason will leave exposed framing around the windows and doors so that the trim carpenter can. Plus introducing a fourth material to the existing stone brick siding combo would probably have looked just as weird. Garage door torsion springs mounted above the door are under high tension and can unwrap with great force. And the difficulty of the job depends on the wall material.

I want to add the front porch to our main door and want to replace the wooden. November 26 2012 by erin heaton. If the door is an interior one the walls are most likely drywall which makes covering the opening an easy job.