Instructions / Assembly
PREHUNG INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR NON-:) IKue IUI<ALr'tl<t-UI<MANCt
Read complete instructions before beginning.
TOOLS i'-lEEDED:
• Level • Tope measure
• Safety glasses • Phi!lips screwdriver
• Caulking gun • Square
• Power drill ond 1/8' drill bit
P·MTERIAlS NEEDED:
• Hammer
• Nail set
• Rubber gloves
• lcckset • shins • caulking • sandpaper • Point or stain
.10d galvanized casing or firish nails or #8
x
3" and #8
x
2-1/4"
drywall screws
To determine door swing ileit or r"ghtl, foce the dosed door from the
outside (the side wnere hinges cannot be seen). Open the door. If the
door swings away irom yeu to your
lek,
it
is a left hand svving door.
If
the door swirgs awoy from you to your right, i; is a right hand swing door.
PARTS OF A DOOR SYSTEM
1. For most installations, the rough
framed opening (the distance between
studs on t~e right and left and the
distance between ;he header and
the
sub-floor]
should be 2-1/4" wicer
and
3"
taller :han the doar itself
(not including the door jamb Fig. 1)
2. Steel and Premium fibergloss doors
ore generally 1" shorter than wood.
so Ihe roug~ 'rorned opening may
be somewhat shorter. Also, most door
units use a 1-1/4"
hich
threshold
which provides odequote c'earance
for both carpet and pod. If your
threshold is highe' o: lower :hon
1· 1/4", the
ro.iqh
framed opening
may need to be adjusted.
Check the rough framed opening
to be sure it ;s level and square and
not iv./isted (Fig. 21/1/
I
.inor out of
level conditions can be correcled
with shims during installation. If the
opening is badly
tv.•.isted
(not
plumb),
you may need to repair ihis condilion
before proceedinq.
3. If your prehurlg door is losiened in -he
closed position with o duplex nail or
removable plastic plug, remove these
along with the packaging and craling.
NOTE: If your door unit has pre-hong·
ing clips (Fig.
3),
do not remove them
until instructed to de so. These clips
hold the door svslern alioned and
dosed during i~stclloiio;
4.
Put a generous bead of caulk along
the outside edge of tne sub-floor
and another generous bead of caulk
1/2" in from the first (Fig.
4;-
Be sure
caulk;ng beads see I the threshold
end
sub-lloor
to prevent the infiltration
of moisture.
5.
From the
o.rts.de,
tilt t~e entire prehung
door unit into the center of the
oper-
ing (Fig.
5;.
Make sure the sill
's
i1 Fig.
5
contact with ,he caulk'ng and that the hinge jamb is level. Temporarily
fasten the jamb in p'ace wiih
~NO
10d finish nails lor two
#8
x
3'
dry-
wall screws if Ihe jamb
's
to be
po.nted
instead of stained).
r
HEAD
JAMB
SWEEP
Fig.
1
Fig. 2
Fig.
3
<,
~i{:
»-e=:
Fig.4
Do not set nails. place one roil or
screw (centered in the jamb) approx'
imately
2"
above the bottom hinge
and one
2'
below the top hinge
(Fig. 6). loosely Iosie« through the
jamb and into the stud.
6.
From the inside, level and shim
the hinge [ornb. Ploce
s-ums
behind
each hinge (Fig.
7i.
Be sure the
hirge iamb is level in both direcuo-is
and is square in the opening.
7.
Level, square and shim the latch
jamb. Place shims in at least three
locations betvveen the jamb and the
st.id.
Temporarily fasten the latcn
jamb opproximcrely 2' from the
bottom and 2" below the top of the
jamb with two
i
Od finish nails (or two #8
x
3' drywall screws
if the jamb is to be pointed). Do
not
set
the
nails. Do not shim
or festen the top of the iamb to the header 011
a
single door
uni!
If a sidelight is to be used, shim and fasten the fop of the unit
where the sidelisht joins the door iamb.
After reche6dng the ninge jamb to ~
JJlllj
II
be sure it is
srill
leve] and square, :,::::;.-_~i'l.
it
securely fasten the hinge jamb in "
place by seffing :he two nails or
;<J.",,:-.~~~.o_._._~ I
screws installed eorier. Add on - ...~
,."
-....,'
ccdiiiono! ncil
or scre\v centered ..-
between the first two. Remove any Fig.
8
pre-ranging dips (Fig. 81. oe sure the door opens freely and that he
space between the door and the iamb is even on all sides. Be sure the
weatherstrip meets the door evenly and seals on all sides. Adjust if neces-
sary. If adjusting is necessory, loosen or remove the latch jamb faste'1ers
and adjust the laich jamb until there is even contact with the weolherslrip.
8. Iv\ake
sure
ihe door sweep contacts
the threshold evenly. You can adjust
the threshold contact
by
adjusting
the squoreness of the door unit
or,
if on adjustable
rueshold
is used,
by turning tne edjustment screws
on the
threshoid
(Fig.
9).
9. Re-check for smooth door operation and even spacing between the
door and [ornb. Secure the latch jamb in place wilh two more lOd
finish nails or #8
x
3' drywall screws. Place the ndils or screws evenly
between Ihe first two already in place and fasten through Ihe shims
and into the studs.
10. Install four
'#
lOx 2-1/4" wood
screws through the hirge jamb ond
into the s'uds: two into the top hinge
in the holes closest Ie the weather-
strip; and one each inlo the other
hinges in the top hole closest to
the weatherstrip (Fig.
10j.
You may
need to remove the screws supplied
with the hinges
to
irsert these lorger
#
lOx 2·1/4" screws.
HIHGE
JAMB
11. If you ~ave a
double
door unit
to install or a door unit with
sicelighls, some additional fastening
is required. Double doors should be
fastened through the top of the door
jamb into the
door
header with
~NO
) ad finish nails or two
#8
x
3'
drywoll screws (F·g. 11 i
Fig.
6
Fig. 7
Fig.
9
Fig.
10
Fig.
11