How to Install a Sliding Glass Door | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to open up a wall for a large glass slider. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Install a Sliding Glass Door:
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- 2x4s [https://amzn.to/30Ra8Qk]
- ⅝-inch-thick exterior-grade plywood [https://amzn.to/2WaTsVe]
- 15-pound builders paper [https://amzn.to/2YUoHRs]
- quick-setting cement [https://amzn.to/2WaVuok]
- minimal-expanding foam [https://amzn.to/2YZ1fTb], used to insulate around new door
- silicone sealant [https://amzn.to/30RfUkL]
- masonry screws [https://amzn.to/2YSZvdS]
- 3½-inch (16d) nails [https://amzn.to/2I2U853]
- 2½-inch (8d) nails [https://amzn.to/2HFFy4G]
- 5/16-inch staples [https://amzn.to/30PdHXg]
- 3-inch screws [https://amzn.to/2wpvdn5]
- wood shims [https://amzn.to/2Wvrzqe]
- wood shingles [https://amzn.to/30RxJ3q] and shingle nails [https://amzn.to/2wmgCsv], for finishing new wall section

Tools List for How to Install a Sliding Glass Door:
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- 12-pound sledgehammer [https://amzn.to/2JRitOT]
- 4-foot level [https://amzn.to/30RcApZ]
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- square shovel [https://amzn.to/2IbJbOz]
- mixing tub [https://amzn.to/2WzrzFy], used for mixing cement
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- pointed trowel [https://amzn.to/2QyeJlu]
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