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New, larger, door in foundation?

thatgirl2478
12 years ago

We have a 36" door in our basement that goes directly to the yard. We would like to make it a sliding glass door - obviously we would need to expand the door opening by cutting into the foundation (it is concrete block). I know this CAN be done, but WHO do I call for estimates? Do I look for a window/door guy or someone else?

I know that doing this would require additional external excavation, rebuilding a retaining wall & steps as well as the internal rerouting of electrical wiring (minor - two switches. We have moderate DIY skills (ie we understand that you turn off power at the breaker box before you go messing with the wires) so we could do some demo/digging/etc.

Thanks

Emily

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