Widen and Expand Doorway
The front room in my house had unusual shaped doorways. I wanted to widen them and raise them a little. Both to get better airflow and to update them.
I started by cutting the Sheetrock above doorway out. I used a utility knife to cut straight up from the angled part that I wanted to remove. I went over the cut several times before taking a hammer and beginning to remove Sheetrock.
I removed the Sheetrock and hammered out the top boards. I planned to widen doorway as well so I removed boards to the doorway with a plan to build back next to electrical outlet, widening opening as much as I could.
I framed the doorway where I wanted it using 1x4x8 boards and covered the wall with Sheetrock. I applied mud, let dry and sanded then applied a single coat of primer.
I framed out the doorway and added trim. I used a miter saw to make cuts and finishing nails to hammer the boards in. There was also flooring installed as well as a fresh coat of paint. I painted all the trim boards in the doorway white to match existing trim.
I used 3 inch trim and caulked any gaps before painting. I used a miter saw to make cuts.
I am happy with the change. I feel like the rooms have a much better flow and an updated look.
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Donna Lynn Pounds on Dec 27, 2018
Fantastic job! It really improved the look of your home!
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Michael Scott on Dec 27, 2018
Thanks, that is 1 of several doorways that I did that way. Wanted all the entry’s to match besides those that had doors which were bedrooms and baths. I’m thinking I may build a barn type door to separate music room from living room if I wanted to do some recording, etc.
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A few steps seem to be missing. Looks like you took the whole wall down then framed and sheet-rocked a new one? Would love to see the framing of the new wall before Sheetrock. Did you put in a header?
looking at the pictures from start to finish, it looks like you have a good width on the arch so doesn't that mean you have lost floor space too?
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