You will need to frame a block wall with a header (such as a 2 by 4 or 2 by 6 secured to the wall studs), a wood or concrete sill and at least one side jamb.

A window was removed to create a pass-through to the room addition. Now we want to transform the concrete block under this pass-through into a real door opening.

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ASK THE CARPENTER How to repair minor damage to a cinder-block wall By Rob Robillard Globe Correspondent,April 22, 2016, 8:00 p.m.