Pella 81DU0100 Sealing the Door to the Exterior Wall Cladding, Replacement Frame

7SEALING THE DOOR TO THE EXTERIOR WALL CLADDING:

When applying siding, brick veneer or other exterior finish material, leave adequate space between the door frame and the material for sealant. Refer to the illustration corresponding to your finish material.

Note: The sealant details shown are standard recommendations from the sealant industry. Contact your sealant supplier for recommendations and instructions for these and any other applications.

BRICK	Backer Rod
VENEER
	and Sealant
	typical
	3/8"
	Clearance
Insulating	Accessory
	Groove
Foam	Perimeter Sealant
	must extend to
	room side of
3/8"	Accessory Groove.
3/8"
Min.

VINYL/STEEL	Backer Rod
SIDING
	and Sealant
	typical
	3/8"
	Clearance
	Accessory
Insulating	Groove
Foam
	Perimeter Sealant
3/8"	must extend to
	room side of
	Accessory Groove.
	3/8"
	Min.

Insulating Foam

SOUTHWESTERN

WALL

WITH

STUCCO

3/8"

3/8"

Min.

Backer Rod and Sealant typical

3/8" Clearance

Accessory

Groove

Perimeter Sealant

must extend to

room side of

Accessory Groove.

Insulating Foam

WOOD

SIDING

WITH

TRIM

3/8"

Backer Rod

and Sealant

typical

3/8"

Clearance

Accessory

Groove

Perimeter Sealant

must extend to

room side of

Accessory Groove.

	STUCCO	Backer Rod and
		Sealant typical
		3/8" Clearance
Insulating		Accessory
		Groove
Foam
		Perimeter Sealant
		must extend to
	3/8"	roomside of
		Accessory Groove.

3/8" Min.

3/8"

Min.

Replacement Frame:

Note: When applying siding, brick veneer or other exterior finish materials, leave adequate space between the door frame and the material for sealant. Refer to the illustration corresponding to your finish material. Not allowing adequate space or not using backer rod may cause the sealant to break down prematurely and allow water to infiltrate.

BRICK VENEER

Backer rod

and

sealant typical

Insulating	Insulating
Foam	Foam

3/8"

WOOD SIDING

WITH TRIM

3/8"

Backer rod and

sealant typical

3/8"

Min.