I have a window in the kitchen that I would like to make into a patio door, but, underneath it, is a basememnt window. Is this allowable or is there a building code that says I cannot do it.
I know precious little about building codes but I don't see where one has anything to do with the other. I believe your local building authority will be looking for a building permit for this and they might have something to say about it but I still doubt it.
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The braces (brackets) that hold my door to the door frame; the screws that hold it in are not holding the brac ... |
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I have a side door on an addition to my house. It is hard to open, sometimes worst than others. I think this i ... |
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I own a 10 year old house in Orleans, Ontario with a large double car garage, I want to put an entrance door f ... |
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I am planning on replacing a 6' sliding patio door in my kitchen. Do I need to install self adhesive fla ... |
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Have an old stone home (1835) and would like to put shutters on the front windows. Don't want to have to ... |
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i have a problem with my mirror shower door parts of the mirror are coming off the door it s all black is ... |
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I have a problem with my panel garage door. When closed the bottom is crooked. I'm wondering how do you ... |
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On a recent home inspection,we were stumped as to why there was no access anywhere to the attic area. My inspe ... |
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Our home is 17 years old and I am starting to notice that a couple of our doors are starting to separate(panel ... |
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Recently we had an installer come out to measure for a storm door at the back of our house. That exterior door ... |
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We have just installed a new steel entry door(no outer storm door)with a new lock and dead bolt. with the cool ... |
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I have two bi-fold doors in my bedroom closet. I have broken the post off the bottom of one as it caught on t ... |
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Over the years, our cottage is 'settling'. I can repair the cracks in the drywall realitivly easily ... |
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I want to install french doors into a load bearing wall. I would like to know how to construct/install the d ... |
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I have a sunroom at the back of my newly acquired house. There are two doors which swing inward, although one ... |
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In a small bungalow with 500 sq feet I would like to take out two door frames in the entrance of front door. ... |
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Standing from the outside, I want an exterior door to open out and open left to right, from the outside. Stan ... |
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I would like to install pocket doors between my family room and my living room to be able to open up the space ... |
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I have a cold room in my house that I would like to make into a storage room. It is all concrete blocks and fl ... |
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WE seem to have bought a house with a fairweather garage door. It works well in the nice weather but won' ... |
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Lack of storage is a HUGE problem in my 1 1/2 storey war-time home in Windsor, ON and I was wondering...as the ... |
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How difficult and in what order. This is on main floor of 1 and 1/2 storey chalet style with full basement. At ... |
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I am replacing an existing 2 hinge interior door with a 3 hinge glass door. I used the locations of the existi ... |
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I have a garden door with the door opening from the right side. Is it possible to reconfigure the door to open ... |
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What is your opinion of fibreglass sliding patio doors? They claim to have superior insulating value and ther ... |
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I have a below-grade basement entrance with concrete steps and walls and a drain in the bottom. We don't ... |
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My home is approx. 12 years old & we have been in it for 3 years. The bedroom doors (wooden)make a "sticking" ... |
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I have to hang a solid wood door and was wondering what thickness jamb should I use. There are 9/16" thick ava ... |
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I have to hang a solid wood door and was wondering what thickness jamb should I use. There are 9/16" thick ava ... |
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I have to hang a solid wood door and was wondering what thickness jamb should I use. There are 9/16" thick ava ... |
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I have to hang a solid wood door and was wondering what thickness jamb should I use. There are 9/16" thick ava ... |
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We have 6 patio doors that have serious drafts. The manufacturer has been unable to solve the problem. Would y ... |
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I live in an apartment building, and would like to know what the repair options are, before I bring my problem ... |
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Our garage door has problems opening in the winter, but it is fine in the summer. What do you think it could b ... |
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I want to change out my hollow mahogney interior doors with white raised panels doors. Do I use the existing d ... |
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can you please give me info on pcv vs. wood clad sliding patio doors. Is one better?
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I am having problems with my closet doors. They are brown imitation wood finish and mounted on rollers which ... |
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I wish to get rid of a 48" bifold closet door, and install two normal doors that either one or both can be ope ... |
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we have moved into a new house 1 1/2 years ago and most of the doors have started to squeak. are the hinges no ... |
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I really enjoy your show on Saturday morning. We need to replace our garage door and I was wondering if their ... |
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Can we drop the height on older closet doors to accomodate more modern door? Expensive? How difficult?
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just installed a new door in the basement which leads to the garage. Checked lines and door frame is plumb & l ... |
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I am interseted in moving my main entrance door,which is presently facing to the side, on an angle so that it ... |
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Recently due to the cold weather our garage door was frozen to the ground. We didn't know in the beginni ... |
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Whenever it gets cold, my front door doesn't work. I need two hands to lock it, and sometimes that doesn& ... |
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I have a cold cellar under my front steps that has no venting, which probably accounts for the mould problem. ... |
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We purchased 6 wooden vynal clad on the outside patio doors. 1/2 of them have significant cold air infiltratio ... |
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I have an older house and I need to replace most of the closet doors. The problem is that they are not the sta ... |
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I recently had new flooring installed in the entrance, bath and kitchen of our 40 year old townhouse.
The f ... |
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My entrance door from the garage to the house opens into the house, no surprises here! The problem I have is ... |
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I'm gearing up to build a house in the spring for the first time. Can you highlight the differences betw ... |
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Ever since we moved in our house (1996), we have had problems with out mirror closet doors. They are sliding ... |
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My house is 5 years old and my back door around the seals freeze up, letting the air come in.I replaced the se ... |
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With the recent cold weather snap, we're having difficulty opening our front door. It's freezing to ... |
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We have sliding patio doors in our dining. We are having very cold air coming in through the bottom of the fra ... |
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I am replacing my garage doors. I am looking at two models, both are metal skins over foam. One has a wood i ... |
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how to rehang and or remove pocket doors for painting and track repair. ... |
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My son-in-law and I installed a 1/2 hp Garage Door Opener on their new house. The door continues to open on cl ... |
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I have a 3 year old home. The outside door on the side of the house facing south is freezing shut during the ... |
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I have a window in the kitchen that I would like to make into a patio door, but, underneath it, is a basememnt ... |
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Hi Ren, i have a ? about french doors we just got put in, we noticed a bit of water coming under the weather s ... |
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Can I replace doors only. If so where can I get an estimate? ... |
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I recently had a handyman install a new steel door as well as a new storm door on my house. As soon as it sta ... |
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Was wondering what is your recommendation on what substance I can use to remove cooking grease from my kitche ... |
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I'm looking for a simple and effective design how to insulate the door from the small hall to the garage. ... |
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My older electric garage door opener closes the door with a clunk that concerns me. Is there an adjustment dev ... |
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We moved into our house in July 2003. It is about 10 years old or so and the cupboard doors under the kitchen ... |
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Unfortunately, we have a bifold bathroom door. It's wood veneer. What kind of lock can we put on that wi ... |
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I have taken down a bedroom wall and door to make my bathroom larger. The two front bedrooms will now be the ... |
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I have a separate 2 car garage that I would like to insulate so that I may work there during the cold winter n ... |
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Door catches at top right side away from hinge side.
What adjustment is required.
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I have recently installed a patio door. I have 2 big dogs who like to scrath at the window to get in the hous ... |
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When installing a door that the jamb are provided separatley from, should the top or side jambs be insatlled f ... |
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Do you ahve any suggestions on insulating a non-insulated garage door without going out and buying a new one? ... |
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I have read through you archives and am pleased to find that once a window's seal is broken, it can be re ... |
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I HAVE A 14X70 MOBILE HOME THAT I AM GOING TO PUT A NEW SCREEN DOOR ON ,OR I CAN PROBABLY SAVE MY SELF SOME MO ... |
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I have sliding mirror doors in my bedroom. Can I paint them. If so what kind of paint could I use.
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We recently repainted the front door of our heritage home. Because the door is 90 years old & shows it, we dec ... |
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We want to put a window in a steel entrance door,is it possible and how to go about doing it. ... |
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Can I use pressure expanding foam. If I insert it in the botton of the frame with 1 inch holes at the top of ... |
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Thinking about buying a fiberglass front door - manufacturer suggests using gel stain but I can't seem to ... |
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We both enjoy your radio show. We have a 4 year old home with double doors. They don't fit well and are le ... |
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Well why not jump in both feet first I say. Our back entrance to our house is,well, poor at best. I want to ta ... |
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after construction of new home and many attemps to fix problem by builder and contractors, we are unable to st ... |
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I have heard you mention a home made patio door "bar", but I must have missed the building instructions. Can y ... |
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We are installing bifold doors in our heritage home. We have been unable to find any shaker style bifolds in ... |
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When the door was installed there wasn't a proper anchor screw installed at the top by the hinge(so I am t ... |
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is there a right or wrong way shim a door and should you caulk the base of the door ... |
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I live in a condominium and have sliding doors in the bedrooms and front hall. They "pop/bang", especially du ... |
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What should I look for in a new patio door? I'm getting conflicting info from sales people. What's the ... |
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Does the R rating of the garage door influence the sturdiness of the door? ... |
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As a member of our condominium corporation, we are in the process of gathering bids for new garage doors for o ... |
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I would like to have a mail slot in our steel door. Would this be a difficult job for one to do or who should ... |
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I have to drill holes in an exterior steel covered front door for a mail slot and peep hole. What is the best ... |
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My mother in law says that she was listening to a radio show with you one day this past spring and that you sp ... |
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Hi,
I was wondering what I could do to keep my doors in my house open. They keep swinging halfway clos ... |
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Some of our interior bedroom doors always swing to the open position. Can't remember if you said to adjust the ... |
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For 28 years we've used oil based paint on our garage doors & house shutters. We'd like to change & use a goo ... |
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We are looking for some insight as to the feasibility of removing an unused clothes line door and replacing it ... |
