Stone houses

[Anonymous]

If it’s stone all the way around is it possible to modify the stone wall to put in French doors to a patio or not really?

[Anonymous]

Yes, but expensive. You can cut into a stone wall but it takes a good engineer and skilled workers. Don't skimp!

[Anonymous]

Most stone houses are not solid multiple wythes of masonry tied together (much older ones would likely be) but rather a veneer of masonry on the outside of a wood frame. The masonry is a single wythe stacked on a ledge of the foundation and has ties mortared in that are attached to the structure to keep if from falling laterally away from the building. There is typically an airspace separating the masonry from the structure. In some more modern applications, the masonry is a "thin veneer" of real stone or brick, but cut super thin. In all of these instances, a stone mason can remove the sections needed, and allow the carpenter to reframe for the door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most stone houses are not solid multiple wythes of masonry tied together (much older ones would likely be) but rather a veneer of masonry on the outside of a wood frame. The masonry is a single wythe stacked on a ledge of the foundation and has ties mortared in that are attached to the structure to keep if from falling laterally away from the building. There is typically an airspace separating the masonry from the structure. In some more modern applications, the masonry is a "thin veneer" of real stone or brick, but cut super thin. In all of these instances, a stone mason can remove the sections needed, and allow the carpenter to reframe for the door.

This stone house was built in 1900.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it’s stone all the way around is it possible to modify the stone wall to put in French doors to a patio or not really?

Is it field stone or stacking stone? The more regular the stone the more feasible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most stone houses are not solid multiple wythes of masonry tied together (much older ones would likely be) but rather a veneer of masonry on the outside of a wood frame. The masonry is a single wythe stacked on a ledge of the foundation and has ties mortared in that are attached to the structure to keep if from falling laterally away from the building. There is typically an airspace separating the masonry from the structure. In some more modern applications, the masonry is a "thin veneer" of real stone or brick, but cut super thin. In all of these instances, a stone mason can remove the sections needed, and allow the carpenter to reframe for the door.

This stone house was built in 1900.

Then it is more complicated but a mason can do it. You'll need to have them install a lintel to support the wall above and then remove the stone below.