Drilling for patio door in brick house

[Friteradräka]

Planning to open up for a patio door in a window in our brick villa with facade brick. The villa is from the 1930s and the brick from the 1960s. Previously it was plastered and the wall is therefore quite thick, about 40 cm.

Our mason, who we will hire to build a nice edge around the door, says we don't need a company to cut the hole below the window but that it's enough to knock away the facade brick and demolish on the inside. Which he has offered to do. Only on the outside though. We will have to demolish on the inside ourselves or let the carpenter do it. The house has a brick structure.

Someone else says that we do need a drilling company to cut the hole.

Is there someone wise who can weigh in on which option to go with?

 

[jonaserik]

Is the width of the door equal to or narrower than the window, then nothing more is needed than to remove the window. There is a beam above that now holds everything up. And cut the brick so the door fits.

 

[Ludde Jakobsson]

You should probably trust your bricklayer, otherwise, you should probably replace them.

 

[Friteradräka]

Planning to open up for a patio door in a window in our brick house with facade brick. The house is from the 30s and the brick from the 60s. Previously, it was plastered, and the wall is quite thick, about 40 cm.

Our mason, whom we will hire to build a neat edge around the door, says we don't need a company to cut the hole below the window, but that it's enough to knock away the facade brick and demolish on the inside. Which he has offered to do. Only on the outside though. We have to demolish the inside ourselves or let the carpenter do it. The house has a brick frame.

Someone else says we do indeed need a drilling company to cut the hole.

Is there anyone wise who can brainstorm on which line we should go with?

It ended up according to the mason's style. Don't know what would have been most efficient but it turned out nice anyway.