Instructions / Assembly

TOOLS NEEDED
• 4’ level (digital best) • Tape Measure
• 90 degree steel square • Rubber mallet
• Screw gun & 3/32” drill bit • Caulking gun
• Screwdriver
MATERIALS NEEDED
• #10x2 1/4” wood (drywall) screws (12 per single, 14
per unit w/sidelites - small head screws required for
units as holes will need to be filled with putty and
stained to conceal)
• Caulking: clear siliconized acrylic caulking (50 year
best)
• Wood shims (1 pack of at least 20 pcs)
BEFORE INSTALLING
1. Check overhang to
ensure adequate
protection from
weather elements
(figure 1). Your new wood door is
a piece of furniture and should be
treated as such.
2. Check new door for any defects
PRIOR to installation! Double
check desired door swing.
Exterior doors swing to inside.
Left hand doors will have handleset holes on right
side if looking at the door from the outside. Right
hand doors will have the holes on the left side on the
door.
3. Remove old door and frame (interior casing and
exterior trim must be removed).
4. Check Rough Opening Framing-
The rough opening for your door should be minimum
1/2” larger than door frame width on each side and
1/2” taller than door frame height.
Check to make
sure your opening
is plumb and
square (level front
to back vertically
and level header
as well as side to
side) (figure 2). If
one side of the
wall opening
leans out and
other side leans
in, the door will be twisted and not work properly if
not addressed. This issue should be addressed prior
to install of door). Minor issues (1/16”) will be
addressed with the wood shims.
INSTALLING YOUR NEW PACIFIC CREST DOOR
1. Remove door slab from frame by removing plastic
strike keeper and either removal of the hinges
themselves or the hinge pins. DO NOT drag the
door on floor right side up as the bottom sweep on
the door will be damaged. Door should be set upside
down to avoid this issue.
2. If exterior trim has been installed (brickmold), make
sure to handle with care as to not damage the finish.
In step 5, apply caulking bead behind the brickmold
prior to placing the
door frame in the
opening. The
frame can be
placed in the
opening for a “dry
fit” (figure 3) to
ensure the
brickmold trim fits
between inside the
siding. Siding may
need trimming for
proper fit.
Entry Door
Installation Instructions
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO STARTING!
Figure 1
- continued -
HEADER
is wall straight? (check top, middle, bottom)
diagonals should be equal
is opening front, side and oor level & square?
Figure 2
brickmold
dry t
to ensure
proper
t
rev. 8-27-14
Figure 3