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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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I’m assuming that the opening size of the sliding door matches the opening size of the frame for the window. If not, it will look sort of shoddy, like cheap replacement windows in an old house.
Double checking to make sure it is a CAST concrete wall (solid concrete, poured in place). The Villages also has a lot of concrete block walls and for the past few years a lot of Superior Wall System walls with two inch thick high strength pre-fab concrete and concrete studs. All can be dealt with, but they are different. Concrete block walls are pretty easy to cut with the right tools. Poured concrete walls are a lot harder to cut, but it can be done. The 6:00 psi concrete in Superior walls is the hardest to cut. (Personal knowledge.) Before the prefab casting, the manufacturers insert a 2x10 pressure-treated lumber box for each window opening. It’s pretty easy to remove the bottom of that and put in longer legs. It’s not weight bearing, really, and the whole box could be removed. There will probably be electrical wires running through the superior wall, and those will need to be rerouted by an electrician.
Cutting concrete like that is immensely dusty, and the diamond blade on the saw needs to be cooled with flowing water, too, so that can easily be tracked around. It’s a project, and it’s not cheap.