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walkereng, Consultant
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VerifiedFrom the framing I see, moving that sliding door would be a huge undertaking at this point in time.
You would have to remove the arched roof supports in the area you want to slide the door into and then add new arch supports in the area where the door used to be.
Customer replied 2 years ago
I don’t know what that roof brace is called? I would have to be below that I think?
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