Instructions / Assembly

STEP 8: ASSEMBLE SIDE WALK DOOR FRAME AND OPTIONAL WINDOW
FRAME
The Door Frame consists of a Header Tube 2” x 3” x 45 3/4” long (for 4’ OC) or 57 3/4” long (for 5’ OC) and a Door Jamb
2” x 3” x 81 3/4”. These combine with the side post to create a 38” x 81 3/4” rough opening for your door.
Place the Door Header in between any of the side posts, except the starter rail section that has two anchor bolts in it, and
fasten it to the side post with Angle Brackets on top of the Door Header. Before you install the Angle Brackets, Place a
Door Jamb under the Door Header and use it to position the Header. ( see dimensions in illustration). Note that the
header length is 1/4” less than the opening between side posts.
Locate the Door Jamb to the side of the frame opening that has an anchor bolt in the base rail. There must be no anchor
bolt located in the rough opening that you create for your door. Fasten the door Jamb at the top to the bottom of the door
header with an Angle Bracket and at the bottom to the base rail with a flat bracket on the inside of the building. One of the
side Posts will form the other door jamb. The door opening must be 38” wide. Carefully measure 38” at the top and bot-
tom of the door opening. Make sure that the Building frames and the Rough opening are plumb and square before install-
ing screws.
You may choose to size the door frame to fit your door exactly.
In this case, place the door in the opening, place the
header on top of the door and attach it to the side posts with angle brackets (note that the header is 1/4” shorter than the
opening between the side posts). The door jamb tube will need to be cut down to fit the space from the base rail to the
bottom of the door header. Attach the door jamb at the top to the bottom of the door header with a angle bracket and to
the base rail at the bottom with a flat bracket on the inside of the building. Check for plumb and square before attaching
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38”
81 3/4”
DOOR HEADER
FLAT BRACKET ON
INSIDE OF BUILDING
ANGLE BRACKET
DOOR JAMB
NOTE THE LOCATION OF THE ANCHOR
BOLT. PLACE THE DOOR OPENING TO THE
SIDE WITHOUT A ANCHOR BOLT.
DO NOT PLACE THE DOOR IN THE FIRST
SECTION OF THE STARTER BASE RAIL
WHICH HAS TWO ANCHOR BOLTS BETWEEN
SIDE POSTS. ANY OTHER LOCATION CAN BE
USED.