Installation Guide

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
for Vinyl Patio Doors with Integral Nailing Fin (JII006)
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• Verify the width and
height of the patio
door are each
1/2"-3/4" smaller
than the rough
opening width/
height. Mulled
units should be
3/4"smaller.
• Verify the rough
opening is square.
The (A) and (B)
measurements
should be the same.
Maximum allowable
deviation from
square is 1/4".
A
B
D
C
E
Verify Square, Level, and Plumb
• Verify the rough opening is level and plumb (C). The maximum
allowable deviation is 1/8".
• The rough opening sill must not be crowned or sagged (D), but rather
level or sloped (positive slope) to the exterior.
• The exterior face of the rough opening must be in a single plane (E)
with less than 1/8" twist from corner to corner.
• Minimum double studs should be used at all wood framed
roughopenings.
• The header must be supported by trimmer studs.
FOR RETROFIT INSTALLATIONS
After removing the old patio door, remove sufcient cladding (siding,
stucco etc.) to expose enough intact building wrap to properly seal the
patio door to the opening. If damaged, apply new building wrap in
shiplap manner. Verify the rough opening framing is structurally sound.
Contact your local waste management entities for proper disposal or
recycling of products being removed.
REMOVE PACKAGING
Remove shipping materials such as corner covers, shipping blocks or pads.
INSPECT PATIO DOOR
• Cosmetic damage
• Product squareness (diagonal measurements must be within
1/4" difference).
• Correct product (size, color, grid pattern, handing, glazing, energy-
efciency requirements, etc.).
• Splits, cracks, holes, missing sections or other damage to the nailing
n longer than 6" and/or within 1/2" of patio door frame.
• For side-by-side mulled units only, a drip cap may be pre-installed. If
not pre-installed, see Needed Materials list above for details.
• Included parts (See Provided Materials above)
If any of the above conditions represent a concern, or if you expect
environmental conditions to exceed the patio door’s performance
rating, do not install the patio door. Contact your dealer or distributor
for recommendations.
The sill can be prepared using one of two methods: We recommend
SureSill
™
Sloped Sill Pan
™
available from SureSill at www.suresill.com,
building supply stores, and some manufacturing locations. As an
alternative, a sill pan can be fabricated on site, by following the
instructions below. If installing a SureSill
™
sill pan, follow SureSill
™
’s
instructions for installation and skip to section 4 “PREPARE
STUD-FRAMED WALL“.
JOBSITE FABRICATED SILL PAN
1. Cut a piece of sheet
material to the
length shown.
2. Lightly crease folding
lines 1/2" in from the
two short sides and
one long side.
3. Measure the width
of the frame and
add 9/16".
4. Take this distance
from the back edge
and lightly crease a
folding line across
the sheet material.
5. For step-down
landings, cut 1/2" in
at this line on both sides of the sheet material.
6. For continuous
slab, cut across the
folding line.
7. Fold the three back
sides up to make a
3-sided box, and,
for step-down
landings, fold the
front ap down.
Frame
width
+9/16"
Folding Line
Length of rough opening sill plus 1"
1/2"
1/2"
Fold sides and back up
Fold corner
forward
Fold front
ap down
Remove for
continuous slab
Measure
frame
width
Interior
REMOVE PACKAGING AND INSPECT WINDOW
INSPECT ROUGH OPENING
INSTALL SILL PAN
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