I decided to replace my back door, which has turned into a much bigger job after ripping out the old door. This is a 1950s house that I believe had an addition added, and I have no idea how they did the foundation. It has different levels, and it appears that they just sandwiched one layer on top of another.
This was after ripping out the old door and the rotted "bottom plate" that was not part of the framing. They took a 2X4 and seemingly glued it on top of the concrete pad. The pad wasn't level, so they had little blocks of wood stuffed under the 2X4 to try to make it level. That top concrete pad was glued to the second level of concrete with tar and came right up after sticking a flathead screwdriver in between the two pieces. You can see in the second pic how the top concrete pad was placed on top.
This is after taking off the top concrete pad and chiseling away the second level of concrete. I chiseled it out because parts of it had already crumbled away, and other sections crumbled to the touch. I finished chiseling that layer, but I don't have a picture.
My question is, how should I raise this section so that the door jamb has something to sit on and clears the wood floor? I was thinking about tying into the existing foundation and pouring a small concrete slab. Should it go up to the concrete, that the wood screeds sit?
Is there a better method? Stacking 2X4s or 2X6s up to the wood floor? I appreciate anyonw's insight.
This was after ripping out the old door and the rotted "bottom plate" that was not part of the framing. They took a 2X4 and seemingly glued it on top of the concrete pad. The pad wasn't level, so they had little blocks of wood stuffed under the 2X4 to try to make it level. That top concrete pad was glued to the second level of concrete with tar and came right up after sticking a flathead screwdriver in between the two pieces. You can see in the second pic how the top concrete pad was placed on top.
This is after taking off the top concrete pad and chiseling away the second level of concrete. I chiseled it out because parts of it had already crumbled away, and other sections crumbled to the touch. I finished chiseling that layer, but I don't have a picture.
My question is, how should I raise this section so that the door jamb has something to sit on and clears the wood floor? I was thinking about tying into the existing foundation and pouring a small concrete slab. Should it go up to the concrete, that the wood screeds sit?
Is there a better method? Stacking 2X4s or 2X6s up to the wood floor? I appreciate anyonw's insight.
