Cutting doorway in brick wall

[Jackie]

We've recently converted our garage into a bedroom and now want to close in the existing door (through laundry) and put a new one in from the lounge room.

We have a solid brick house and have already checked that there are no cables or pipes in the section of wall we want the new door to go.

Is this a job we can attempt ourselves or better off hiring someone to come in and do it all? (at a guess - how much would it cost to have done too?). Hubby is an electrician so has all sorts of tools floating around his van that we could use (I can be a bit blonde when it comes to tools so excuse me on that :B ).

[MrFixIt]

We've recently converted our garage into a bedroom and now want to close in the existing door (through laundry) and put a new one in from the lounge room.

We have a solid brick house and have already checked that there are no cables or pipes in the section of wall we want the new door to go.

Is this a job we can attempt ourselvesYes.

or better off hiring someone to come in and do it all?
Yes.
(at a guess - how much would it cost to have done too?). Hubby is an electrician so has all sorts of tools floating around his van that we could use (I can be a bit blonde when it comes to tools so excuse me on that :B ).
That doesn't mean he has the tools necessary or the inclination to do the job :)

Perhaps you could get quotes to see if you would prefer to pay the quoted price rather than the hard work, the mess and the tool hire costs - cement mixer for starters :)

(brick up old opening and plaster wall making it flush and NEAT so it does not LOOK like a bricked up doorway :D )

It's not hard to do, but it does need to be done properly and without causing problems with load bearing walls etc. Though unlikely, you just might need a lintel to support the wall above the door.

There is another thread with a similar request on this forum. The method that should be used is described there. If the wall in which the door is to be installed is a load bearing wall ie supports the roof, then it is important to maintain this load bearing. It is best to examine the roof structure above the wall (inside the roof space) and try to place the door in a position that DOES NOT have a post creating a direct load on the wall above.

Here is the thread...

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=48873

and two of my replies

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showpost.php?p=505468&postcount=7

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showpost.php?p=505622&postcount=10

If hubby wants to do this he/you can ask more questions :)

Hope this helps :)