The threshold on the front door of my 1929 house appears to be made of concrete that is integral with the limestone front stoop. I want to replace the ugly 60’s era door with a prehung unit because the existing frame is butchered. One carpenter I had look at it said he had never seen a concrete threshold and he was afraid to try to break it out for fear of breaking the limestone stoop. Anyone seen anything like this before? I wonder if I could cut it out with a concrete saw or a grinder.
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Find another "carpenter"?
Gotta pic, or a better detail?
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To me, stoop means one step. Are you talking about the precast concrete steps that most early houses with basements have, the kind that make you step up into the house? If so, better to get rid of it and build an entry platform level with the entrance. Will serve you well into the golden years and make giving Halloween candy and buying Girl Scout cookies easier.
Unless there`s a roof covering the entrance door, there had better be a step.....minimum four inches...I prefer six.J. D. Reynolds
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diamond blade in a grinder...
sectional cuts and hve at it...
The picture would say so much...
is everything one piece??
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