Has anyone ever remodled their house?

[binny]

We want to add a door going into our family room. The problem is it has a ten foot ceiling. Has anyone done anything like that?

I have no idea where to start even.

Im searching the web and coming up dry.


TIA for any help.

 

[nancy679]

The first thing I would do is call a carpenter. I dont think 10 foot ceilings make a difference, we have 9 foot ceilings.

Good luck

 

[4greatboys]

Whether you call a carpenter or contractor be sure to call BBB and see what kind of complaints if any. We had soem work done a couple of years back and had the contractor from hell (and he was an old family friend of my grandparents). Just get one with a good reputation and good work.

 

[bumcat]

My husband put a door in our family room but he also had to put up walls because the whole front was open.
I know it involved metal studs, insulation, sheetrock, etc.
If you need more information from him let me know.

 

[luv2nascar]

if I remember correctly when we remodeled our bathroom in our old house
our marriage barely survived
we ripped up the floor, changed plumbing, painting, new sink, new toilet, new fixtures, fan, lights, paint, etc
we did it all ourself and it took over 2 months
yuck I look forward to never doing that again

 

[KathyTX]

Binny,

I PM'd you with a link to photos of a remodeling project where I had French doors installed to close off a game room.

It was really hard to find photos and ideas to guide me when I was trying to decide what to do here.

First, I think you need to decide what kind of door you envision: a solid wall with a regular, solid door? Multiple doors? French doors with glass panels?

If you can make a sketch of your idea, even a very rough one, it will be easier to get your expectations across to anyone who's helping you with this project.

I don't think the height of your ceiling is a showstopper. A good contractor can fill any extra height with a sheetrocked wall, or high windows. My French doors were custom-made to fit my space, and the price wasn't much more than than the ready-made ones that Home Depot carries.

Are you planning to do this yourself? We didn't even consider it, but you may have more experience with this sort of thing. Just to give you a rough idea of budget, I think this whole project (the doors, installation, and painting) ran under $1000.