Instructions / Assembly

1. PREPARE THE OPENING
• Thethreesidesoftheroughopeningmustbeinthesameplaneforproper
installationandoperationofthedoor(SeegureA).
• Theroughframedopeningshouldbeabout1to2incheswiderandtallerthan
thedoorunititself.
• Theoorareashouldbeclean,dryandlevel.Applygenerousamountsofcaulk
tooorwherethethresholdwillrest(SeegureA).
2. BEFORE YOU INSTALL THE DOOR UNIT
• Ifyourunithasanytypeofbraceunderthesillorskidprotectors,please
removeatthispoint.
• Beforeinstallingthedoorunityoumustremovethescrewfromthepre-hanging
plugbeforeyoubegininstallation(SeegureB).
• However,donotremovethepre-hangingplugitselfuntiltheunitistemporarily
fastenedinplace.ThePre-hangingplugisnecessarytoholdthedoorclosed
duringinstallation.
• Ifyourdoorunithasasecurityplatefastenedtothelockjamb,donotremoveit
(SeegureC).
5. PERMANENTLY FASTEN THE UNIT
• Important:Werecommendreplacingonescrewoneachjamb-sidehingewitha
3"or3-1/2"screw(notprovided)tosecurelyfastentheunitonthehingeside
ofthedoorunit.Besureyouhaveshimmedbehindeachhinge.
• Besureyouhaveshimmedthelocksideofthedoorunitinatleast3places
alongtheverticallockjamb(SeegureD).
• Oncealignmentiscorrect,permanentlyscrewtheunitintoplaceusing2"dry
wallscrews(notprovided)throughthejambandtheshimsthenintothestud.
6. COMPLETION STEPS
• Installlocksethardwareinaccordancewithhardwaremanufacturer’s
instructions.
• Applyinteriorandexteriorcasingormoldingasdesired.Note:Yourdoorunit
mayalreadyhaveexteriorbrickmoldapplied.
• Caulkaroundtheentireframe/brickmoldoftheexteriorwall,usingahigh
qualityexteriorgradecaulk.Caulkwherethejambsandthresholdmeet,and
ontheexterioredgeofthethreshold.Thenifneededaddabeadofcaulk
betweenthejambandthethreshold(SeegureE).
• Followthepaintmanufacturer’sinstructionsforpaintingornishingthejamb.
• Removeadhesivebackingfromdustpad(includedwiththeseinstructions).
• Placedustpadrightabovethesillwiththethickeredgeundertheweather-
stripping,makingsurethethinneredgedoesnotprotrudepastthejamb.
(SeegureE).
• Donotpaintornishthebottomdoorsweep,weather-stripping,ordustpad.
Ifthesepiecesarepaintedornishedyourdoorwillnotsealproperly.
• Makesureyouleavethedooropenlongenoughtoensureproperdryingafter
paintingornishingthejamb.Thisisimportant,wetpaintornishwillstickto
theweather-strippingthenalteritsperformance.
3. SETTING THE UNIT
• Fromoutsideyourhome,centerthedoorunitintheopeningandtiltinto
position.Assureuniformspacingaroundtheunit(SeegureC).
• Shimunitinplacebydrivingtheshimsfromtheinteriorside.Besuretoshim
behindeachhinge(SeegureD).Note:shimmingtheheaderisnotnecessary.
• Plumbandsquareoneverticaljamb,thentemporarilyfastentheunitintoplace
using3"drywallscrews(notsupplied).
4. CHECK FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT
• Plumbandsquaretheotherverticaljamb.Shimbetweenjambandrough
openingtoassureproperalignment.Alsoshimbehindeachhinge.
• Removepre-hangplugfromtheborehole.Openandclosethedoor.There
shouldbeuniformspacing(1/8")betweendoorandjambonthetwosidesand
thetopofthedoor.Makeanynecessaryadjustmentstotheunitnow,toassure
uniformspacingaroundthedoor,beforeproceeding.
• Besurethedoorsweepcontactsthethresholdevenly.Makenecessary
adjustmentsnow,beforeproceeding.
• Testtheadjustablethreshold(SeegureE).Totest,placeasheetofpaper
overthethresholdandclosethedoorthen,pullonthepaper.Ifthethreshold
adjustmentiscorrecttherewillbesometensiononthepaperasyoupullit.
Ifthepapertears,thethresholdistoohigh.Ifthereisnotensionatallonthe
paperwhenyoupullit,thethresholdistoolow.Toadjustthethreshold,tighten
orloosenallscrewsonthesill,1/2aturnatatime(lefttoloosenandright
totighten.Thenrepeatthepapertest.Rememberyouwantthepapertohave
sometensionasyoupullit,withouttearingthepaper.
PRE-HUNG SINGLE DOOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
FIGURE A:
Caulk
Pre-hangingPlug:
Leaveinplaceuntilunit
istemporarilyfastened.
Pre-hangingPlugScrew:
Removethescrew
beforefasteningtheunit.
FIGURE B:
FIGURE E:
BottomDoorSweep
ThresholdScrews:
Adjustallsillscrews
halfturnupordown,
onlyifnecessary.
Caulkafter
installation
iscomplete.
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Installdust
padhere.
Weather-stripping
FIGURE C:
SecurityPlate
(Donotremove)
FIGURE D:
Shimateveryarrowlocation.
(Besuretoshim
behindeachhinge)
IMPORTANT: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY THROUGH BEFORE BEGINNING TO INSTALL THE DOOR UNIT.