2 SETTING AND FASTENING THE DOOR
A. Remove plastic wrap and cardboard packaging from door. DO NOT remove plastic
SHIPPINGSPACERS4HESHIPPINGSPACERSWILLHELPKEEPTHEDOORSQUAREDURINGINSTALLATION
$/./4UNLOCKOROPENTHEDOORUNTILITISFULLYFASTENED
Note: If screens, grilles or hardware are removed from the door at this time, label
them and store them in a protected area.
B. Fold out installation fin to 90°."ECAREFULNOTTOREMOVEORTEARTHElNCORNERS
Note: If the fin is not at 90°, the door will not line up correctly on the interior.
C. Place three 3/8" beads of sealant.4HElRSTBEADSHOULDBEAPPROXIMATELYFROM
THEEXTERIOROFTHEROUGHOPENINGTHESECONDBEADSHOULDBEPLACEDSOITISUNDERTHE
WOODINTERIORTHRESHOLDOFTHEDOOR0LACEMENTWILLVARYDEPENDINGONWALLTHICKNESS
ANDDOORTYPE0LACEATHIRDBEADOFSEALANTINTHEGROOVEOFTHESILLSUPPORTOR
FROMTHEEXTERIOREDGEOFTHEWOODBLOCKING
TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING STEPS.
D. Insert the doorFROMTHEEXTERIOROFTHEBUILDING$/./4SLIDETHEBOTTOMOF
the door into the opening. Sliding will damage the sealant lines. Place the bottom
of the door at the bottom of the opening, then tilt the top into position. Center the
door between the sides of the opening to allow clearance for shimming, and insert
ONEROOlNGNAILINTHElRSTHOLEFROMTHECORNERONEACHENDOFTHETOPNAILINGlN
These are used to hold the door in place while shimming it plumb and square.
E. Plumb and square door.0LACESHIMSATEACHHINGEANDLOCKSTRIKELOCATIONBETWEENTHE
DOORANDTHESIDESOFTHEOPENING)NSERTSHIMSINOTHERLOCATIONSASNEEDEDSTARTINGUP
FROMTHEBOTTOMOFTHEDOORTOSQUAREITINTHEOPENING-AKESURETHATTHEREVEALAROUND
THEDOORSISEQUAL/NDOUBLEDOORSMAKESURETHATPANELSAREEVENACROSSTHEBOTTOM
Note: On center latch double doors the lock strike will not be shimmed since it is
located in the center of the unit. DO NOT over shim.
F. Check the interior reveal.-AKESURETHEMEASUREMENTFROMTHEINTERIORFACEOFTHEDOOR
to the interior face of the wall is equal at several points around the door.
Note: If the dimensions are not equal, check to make sure the fins are folded out to 90°
at all points.
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