How to Install a Steel Security Door

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BEFORE YOU START

• Two people required.

• Verify opening size shown on the box matches the opening size of your doorway.

• Make sure house door trim is securely fastened to your house and square.

920 Series Security Door

Installation Instructions

202220964

TOOLS REQUIRED

Hacksaw

Hammer & Chisel

Drill with Phillips Bit

1/8” Drill Bit

1/2” or smaller Spade Bit

Tape Measure

Pliers

Utility Knife

Safety Glasses

PARTS LIST

1-Closer Kit with Storm Chain, Screw Pack, and Strike Plate

1-Hinge Rail (Attached to Door)

1-Latch Rail

1-Top Rail

1-Bottom Expander

1-Rubber Sweep

The hinge rail is installed on the left

or right as viewed from the outside

depending on how the security door was

ordered. Confirm that hinging will work

with your entryway.

NOTE: The following steps depict a left

hinge installation.

LEFT HINGE

RIGHT HINGE

1 Confirm Hinge Side of Door

Carefully measure the height of the door

opening from the header to the threshold

on the hinge side of the frame. Record

that measurement and subtract 3/16" to

determine the cut length.

Cut the bottom of the hinge rail to the cut

length using a hacksaw. You may make

the cut at an angle to match the slope of

your threshold.

2 Measure and Cut Hinge Rail

Record Door Opening ______

minus -

/16"

Cut Length =

TOP RAIL

HINGE

RAIL

LATCH

RAIL

BOTTOM

EXPANDER

SWEEP

CLOSER KIT &

INSTALLATION

SCREWS

CUT LINE

Summary of content (4 pages)

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202220964 920 Series Security Door Installation Instructions TOP RAIL TOOLS REQUIRED PARTS LIST Hacksaw Hammer & Chisel Drill with Phillips Bit 1/8” Drill Bit 1/2” or smaller Spade Bit Tape Measure Pliers Utility Knife Safety Glasses 1-Closer Kit with Storm Chain, Screw Pack, and Strike Plate 1-Hinge Rail (Attached to Door) 1-Latch Rail 1-Top Rail 1-Bottom Expander HINGE 1-Rubber Sweep LATCH RAIL RAIL CLOSER KIT & INSTALLATION SCREWS BEFORE YOU START • Two people required.
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3 Place Door In Opening Place the door in the opening with the hinge rail resting on the threshold. Push the hinge rail tightly against the brickmold. Check to make sure your door is square in the opening. Shims may be used behind the hinge rail if needed. Pre-drill a 1/8” pilot hole through the top and bottom hole in each hinge. Fasten the door to the brickmold using all of the pre-drilled holes with the #10x2” screws provided. Remove and discard the center screw from each hinge.
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1/8” 6 Measure and Cut Latch Rail Carefully measure the height of the opening from the underside of the top rail to the threshold on the latch side of the frame. Subtract 3/16” from that measurement and cut the latch rail at the bottom to that length using a hacksaw. You may make the cut at an angle to match the slope of your threshold.
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VAULT PIN Install Vault Pins Factory drilled 5/8” hole HINGE STEEL Locate the vault pins in the closer kit and screw them into the hinge rail. DOOR Locate the two pre-drilled holes on the hinge side of the door. In the center of the hinge rail, make two marks that line up with those holes. Drill a 1/8” pilot hole through the hinge rail approximately 3/4” deep ensuring that the holes are aligned with the center of the pre-drilled holes in the door.