3 SETTING AND FASTENING THE DOOR:

A. Place three 3/8" beads of sealant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st

 

 

1/2"

Place the first beads sealant 1/2" in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

front of the base of the interior sill pan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6"

 

 

 

lip. This bead should also continue up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the corner of the sill pan at each end,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sealing the vertical joints of the sill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pan legs. Continue the first bead up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6" onto each jamb side of the rough

 

3rd Bead

 

opening. The second bead should be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

approximately 1/2" from the exterior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

edge of the rough opening, running from jamb to jamb with

 

a 2" break in the middle of the opening. Place a third sealant

 

bead in the groove of the sill support from end to end or 1/4"

from the exterior edge of the wood blocking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

B.Designer Series® Patio Doors: Cut and remove the strap that runs from the door lock to the sill of the door.

Bead

 

3A

2nd Bead

 

 

 

 

Leave a 2" break

INTERIOR

in

center of pan

 

SILL

 

 

PAN LIP

 

6”

3A

1

 

2

 

3

 

Applications

without sill pan

C.For doors with no lock/bore: remove the screws and

blocking from the head and sill.

Caution: The door panels will swing freely

D. Insert the door from the exterior of the building. DO NOT slide the bottom of the door into the opening. Sliding will damage the sealant lines. Place the bottom of the door at the bottom of the opening, then tilt the top into position. Center the door between the sides of the opening to allow clearance for shimming, and insert one roofing nail in the first hole from the corner on each end of the top nailing fin. These are used to hold the door in place while shimming it plumb and square.

E. Plumb and square door. Place shims at each hinge and lock strike location between the door and the sides of the opening. Keep shims back 1/2" from the interior face of the door frame. Insert shims in other locations as needed starting up 6" from the bottom of the door to square it in the opening. Check for frame twist; confirm consistent weatherstrip compression around the perimeter of the door. Make sure the panels are even across the bottom.

Note: On center latch double doors the lock strike will not be shimmed since it is located in the

center of the unit. DO NOT over shim.

3DC

Exterior

3ED

Exterior

 

Interior

3FE

F.Check the interior reveal. Make sure

the measurement from the interior face

E

of the door to the interior face of the

3F

 

wall is equal at several points around the door.

Note: If the dimensions are not equal, check to make sure the fins are folded out to 90° at all points.

mm

1

INCHES

2

 

 

20

30

40

 

3

 

 

 

50

60

 

 

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

3ED

3ED

3ED

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