Installation Guide

Assembly and Installation Instructions
for Custom Wood, EpicVue
™
and Fiberglass Exterior Folding Door Systems (JII101)
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• If using an ADA sill,
a recess will need to
be available in the
rough opening sill
for the channel to sit
in and allow the sill
legs to sit at on the
roughopening.
• If using a U-Channel
sill, fashion the recess
using the dimensions
shown. Position the
head track in place of
nal installation and
use a plumb bob to
nd the exact location
of the sill recess. Hang
the plumb bob from
the center of the roller
track. The center of the
recess will be 23/32"
from the plumb line
towards the interior.
FOR RETROFIT INSTALLATIONS
After removing the old door, remove sufcient cladding (siding, stucco,
etc.) to expose enough intact building wrap to properly seal the door
system 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.
JOB SITE 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 sill and add9/16".
NOTE: If jamb
extension has been
applied to the frame
it may need to be
modied in a manner
to allow for a sill pan
to make contact with
the interior part of
thesill.
Note! The most
important criteria for
a successful job are
a square opening, a
properly engineered
header (evaluated and
structurally designed
to carry the combined
weight of all the panels)
and a clean track.
• We recommend that
the head be installed
with a slight bow
upward (typically
1/8" at the center
of the opening) to
allow for the door’s
weight pulling down.
The frame should be
checked for square and twist.
• Verify the width and height of the door are each 1/2"-3/4" smaller
than the rough opening width/height.
• Verify the rough opening is square. The (A) and (B) measurements
should be the same. Maximum allowable deviation from square
is1/4".
• Verify the rough opening is plumb and level (C, E and D). The
maximum allowable deviation is 1/16" for every 2' of rough opening
(not to exceed 1/8").
• The rough opening sill must not be crowned or sagged (D) and be
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.
A
D
C
E
B
Verify Square, Level and Plumb
REMOVE PACKAGING
Remove shipping materials such as corner covers, shipping blocks
or pads.
INSPECT DOOR
• Cosmetic damage.
• Correct product (size, color, grid pattern, handing, glazing,
energy-efciency requirements, etc.).
If any of the above conditions represent a concern, or if you expect
environmental conditions to exceed the door’s performance
rating, do not install the door. Contact your dealer or distributor
forrecommendations.
Note! Sill pans are not designed to be used with ADA or U-Channel type
sills. Weather-proong these types of sills is the responsibility of the
installer. An adequate overhang and a positive slope are recommend
with these sill types.
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 5 “PREPARE
STUD-FRAMED WALL“.
Sill width
+ 9/16"
Folding Line
Length of rough opening sill plus 1"
1"
7/16"
1/2"
6 9/16"
2 1/8"
Channel
Floor
ADA Sill
U-Channel Sill
15/16"
23/32"
7/8"
Finished oor
Exterior
Interior
Sub
oor
Interior
Measure
frame
width
REMOVE PACKAGING AND INSPECT DOOR
INSPECT ROUGH OPENING
INSTALL SILL PAN
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