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Hi All been a while since I posted my questions on installing some French windows. First I should clear up that they're patio doors - seemed to have a brainstorm and mixed up patio and French doors! The picture below is the final installation with the supporting woodwork exposed. At the top...

Thanks for the thought on those boards below the soffet Neil. I took some measurements and there are 2 wooden boards face-to-face, each 1" thick x 16" high. They're original to the house. They're very heavily painted over obviously, and I couldn't see any nail marks. It is possible that the...

"This probably would not be necessary unless you were going to attempt to engage the addition in the resistance. Isn't this just peaches." Yes, the joy of discovery in old houses! I installed a bathroom upstairs and had to reconfigure the whole project because there was a beam where I planned...

As you saw from the photos, the wall outside of where I'm working is very accessible. I thought I could maybe have a temporary beam running along the outside of the wall attach to the two posts A and F and then securely attach the studs to that for support. Also I think I don't need to cut off...

Hi Bud yes, the distance between C and F is 77.5"

Hi Neal thanks for the feedback. I follow all you say I think. I haven't cleared everything out to see below floor level yet to see what everything's attached to down there and as I mentioned, I left the top part of the wall in place to avoid damaging the ceiling. I'll have to clear out down...

Hi Bud The plan is/was to put the doors right up against the post. ie/ Where this prop is!

I am minded to add here that there are fairly substantial boards on the outside of the building - full 1" thick which will be providing some more support to the building and the plan is that these will be removed. Also, thinking again about my idea that there's another prop the other side of...

Hi well, made pretty good progress this weekend getting all the drywall from the inside and the lath removed and explosing what's inside. I just exposed this, see photo. Seems there's a prop (PS/ I call it a "prop" but I'm sure that's probably not the technical name!) at the bottom of the...

Found some straw in the wall for insulation.. those were the days!

Hi Bud thanks for the thoughts... I don't think the work was a DIY job though. The previous owner lived here for 60 years so this was definitely one of his projects. Thing is, I've seen plenty of his home made stuff and they really are, well, sort of just about up to the job if you ignore the...

Arghh, you can read my writing on the pictures. First photo going left to right comments are.. Stud D Stud E stops here New Stud Stops here and like E goes to the floor New stud added goes into ceiling Second photo Header above window not attached to corner post

Hi Bud no I didn't get to look up there as I left the top part of the wall intact. I could carefully chip out the remaining couple of inches just to see what I can see. Yes, there's a mixture of insulation - some glass fiber and some of the blown in paper-based material. I finished tearing...

OK, so I took the drywall off from above the window to see what I could find. I thought I'd not go up to the ceiling initially as the join with the wall is going to be taped and the ceiling is what we would call "artexed" in the UK - sort of scroll plastered - so if I can avoid smashing that up...

Hi Bud, Thanks for the posting and taking the time to think around my problem. Yes, that's exactly exactly where the French doors are to go. You,re also right about the extension, I think it dates from the 70's maybe. Depending on how warm it gets in there I might put another window in the wall...

Hi thanks for coming back to me on this. It's going to be a 2 door French door initially. It's a south facing wall so we want to see how warm it gets and we have an option on putting another window in further along the wall if it seems a good idea. The width is about 71 inches for the 2 doors...

Hi bud16415 and Mako1 thanks very much for your attention to my question and I do apologize for not responding. Unfortunately the thread switched over to a new page and I missed your questions. I live in rural Nova Scotia - Annapolis Valley - a farming community with plenty of old barns here...

Hi Mako1 I apologize profusely. The tread switched over to a new page before I noticed your response so I didn't see it!. I live in rural Nova Scotia.

Hi nealtw thanks for the help, it's really appreciated. I'll be opening up the wall a lot to get the beam and the French doors in so I'll give it a good examination. The videos says 1880's was in the middle of the balloon framing and this house is a bit earlier than that, it seems 1850-60. I...

Hi well, it has that sill plate at the bottom of all the walls. I think there's a beam at floor level, certainly there's no open bays into the walls running down into the basement. I haven't had reason to tear the shingles off the outside much so what's behind them is a bit of an unknown. I'm...