moving garage door to different wall

The wall that you are going to move it to is going to be a load bearing wall. Any time you put a hole that big in a load bearing wall there is going to be issues. At one time I wanted to do that to my present home until I found out how major a job that would be. I also found that my garage formed a big box that pretty much kept my house from collapsing and that any messing about with it could be dangerous. Vaulted greatroom and master bedroom get lateral support from the garage on one side and two unvaulted bedrooms on the other side. Per this example you can see that your problem may be much more complex than you realize.

Jimmie

Hmmm, Anything is posible if cost is not an isue. First think load bearing wall. Do you have to deal with it?

Yeah, it is going to take a pretty big header if there is anything above the wall where the new opening is going to be.

Are the roof trusses/joists sitting on that side wall? I'd guess that a hefty I-beam spanning the proposed opening would take care of that. Best to consult a professional.

No, the slope is not code. You can move the door to any exterior wall. It's not that big a deal but you may have to frame a temporary wall a foot or so inside the new location to hold up the roof while you get the header in. I'd use a floor jack to preload it a bit.

No, the slope is not code. You can move the door to any exterior wall. It's not that big a deal but you may have to frame a temporary wall a foot or so inside the new location to hold up the roof while you get the header in. I'd use a floor jack to preload it a bit.

I agree with the last poster here... Just frame in your old garage door before taking out your load bearing wall and use something to support it while you put in a header... I have a garage which this exact thing was done. The door used to open to an alley way away from the house....Freaking garage got broke into more times than anything....then moved the garage door perpedicular to where it was before and solved the problem of break ins... Only real issue when I cut the new door was rerouting electricial lines....Jim

Doesn't sound like a problem if done correctly. Unless you are experienced in construction and know how to figure header sizes, don't try it without professional advice. At a minimum get a couple bids from contractors even if you don't plan to use one - they will probably give good advice.

It will probably require a building permit.

Harry K

replying to Harry K, HN~ wrote: So, did you end up doing the job? How was it? I know it was years ago but interested to hear how it went because we are conducting the same thing.

replying to HN~, Liz S-Z wrote: I'd love to know, too. We want to move our garage entrance from the back to the front and pour a circle drive, then enclose tge carport over the current rear garage door and create a mud/laundry room.

No one can answer what is safe or what is dangerous without knowing exactly what you did and how it was done. Jimmie made that post 9 years ago. The thing you should be concerned about is was that a licensed structural engineer? Or a computer engineer? Did you take out a building permit which would be required in most areas and have the required inspections? If the changes were approved by a licensed architect or engineer, then there is no more reason to worry about that than any other part of your house. If not, then, yes, unless you know for sure that whoever you relied on knows what they are doing, then I would be concerned.