Hi,
A little off subject I know but I always get a great response from
this group. I want to widen a doorway and arch it out. I know that
products are available to form the arch but I can't see it being that
difficult to make the arch out of scraps lying around the shop and
then dry walling over it.Plus, as always, I want to save a couple of
bob. Any help and suggestions appreciated.
Mike
Probably find experience in alt.home.repair also.
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 08:43:38 GMT, miey <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi,
>A little off subject I know but I always get a great response from
>this group. I want to widen a doorway and arch it out. I know that
>products are available to form the arch but I can't see it being that
>difficult to make the arch out of scraps lying around the shop and
>then dry walling over it.Plus, as always, I want to save a couple of
>bob. Any help and suggestions appreciated.
>Mike
http://boards.diynetwork.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/9221916776/m/1421004802/inc/1
miey wrote:
> Hi,
> A little off subject I know but I always get a great response from
> this group. I want to widen a doorway and arch it out. I know that
> products are available to form the arch but I can't see it being that
> difficult to make the arch out of scraps lying around the shop and
> then dry walling over it.Plus, as always, I want to save a couple of
> bob. Any help and suggestions appreciated.
> Mike
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Hi Mike,
I have done this before. It consisted of 3 arches. =
Center one ,1 ft taller than the 2 sides. Came out very strong. It =
replaced a wall that to my surprise had contained a double pocket door I =
found during demo. This was done on the bottom floor of a triple decker. =
Not a bit of movement in the five years I remained living there.
Figure the radius you want for the inside and don't forget the sheetrock =
covering it. Using 2X4 or 6 (whatever). Score a cut at a depth approx =
1/2 the thickness of the stud at the desired radius from the end of the =
workpeice. Clamp to a true flat surface (lathe bed). Raise peice up =
until the sawcut closes up and you will get the spacing for the sawcuts =
you just made 1 of, to acheive the radius you desire.
When I did this, I left 1 1/2 ft of straight stick below and put a half =
lap to marry the rest of the upright to.
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miey wrote:
> Hi,
> A little off subject I know but I always get a great response from
> this group. I want to widen a doorway and arch it out. I know that
> products are available to form the arch but I can't see it being that
> difficult to make the arch out of scraps lying around the shop and
> then dry walling over it.Plus, as always, I want to save a couple of
> bob. Any help and suggestions appreciated.
> Mike
Around here, builders make the vertical arch sides of ply, fill in under
with short pieces of 2x4, 1/4 drywall on the 2x4 pieces.
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Easiest is probably to widen the door way then make a plywood insert
with the arch you want, face the curved arch with the bendable
plywood, install between/over the studs and then skimcoat with
spackling OR put a thin piece of drywall over the plywood
John
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 08:43:38 GMT, miey <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi,
>A little off subject I know but I always get a great response from
>this group. I want to widen a doorway and arch it out. I know that
>products are available to form the arch but I can't see it being that
>difficult to make the arch out of scraps lying around the shop and
>then dry walling over it.Plus, as always, I want to save a couple of
>bob. Any help and suggestions appreciated.
>Mike
That'll do it.
Thanks.
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:16:00 GMT, JBC77 <[email protected]> wrote:
>http://boards.diynetwork.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/9221916776/m/1421004802/inc/1
>
>miey wrote:
>> Hi,
>> A little off subject I know but I always get a great response from
>> this group. I want to widen a doorway and arch it out. I know that
>> products are available to form the arch but I can't see it being that
>> difficult to make the arch out of scraps lying around the shop and
>> then dry walling over it.Plus, as always, I want to save a couple of
>> bob. Any help and suggestions appreciated.
>> Mike