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Originally Posted by djlnc
I believe this would be possible because there should be a lintel above the window. Anybody had this done? Would appreciate names of contractors who do this sort of thing.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by villagetinker
My first thought would be to contact the county building department to find out how involved this would be. IMHO if (big if) you are not making the opening wider you can probably get away with it, however if you are planning to widen the opening this will be much more complicated. I have no idea of the construction details for the cast type construction, but I suspect replacing the lintel will be very messy, complicated, and expensive.
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As said above, it's going to depend on what kind of construction you have and how it was all formed. I suspect there's no way you'll get a Building Permit, with a Structural Engineer's stamp on the plans.
The odds are, this is going to be way more complicated that you think ... especially if this was "tilt-up" construction.