Installation Instructions
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Safety Alert Symbol; Definition DPR and non-DPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Preserving Design Pressure Test Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Design Pressure Rating – Fastening Method (chart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Design Pressure Rating – Nailing Fin Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Door Operation And Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Rough Opening Preparation – All Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Measuring Tape, Level
Additional RO Checks for 4-Wide Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Long Level, Measuring Tape, Framing Square
Straighten and Level Subfloor – All Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Level, Hammer, Nails, Nail Set, Plane
RO Preparation For DPR Installation – All Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Utility Knife, Cloth Tape
RO Preparation (cont.) Non-DPR Installation – All Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Utility Knife, Cloth Tape, Staples, Staple Gun
Sill Preparation – All Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Weather Barrier Self-Adhering Tape, Utility Knife, Measuring Tape, Rubber Roller,
Rough Opening Caulking Details – All Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Clear Silicone Sealant, Caulking Gun, Utility Knife
Door Installation – All Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Measuring Tape, Hammer, #8 Steel Screws (long enough to penetrate framing material at least
1-1/2"), Electric Drill w/Screwdriver Bit, Pry Bar, Shims, Straightedge, Level
NOTE: If maintaining design pressure ratings are not a concern, roofing nails long enough to
penetrate framing material by at least 1-1/2" may be used instead of screws.
Square and Straighten the Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Measuring Tape, Shims, Level, Fiberglass Insulation, Hammer, Pry Bar
Seal Head Weep Holes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Clear Silicone Sealant, Caulking Gun
Weather Barrier Tape Application – DP Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Utility Knife, Scissors, Cloth Tape, Clear Silicone Sealant, Caulking Gun
Weather Barrier Tape Application – Non-DP Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Weather Barrier Self-Adhering Tape, Utility Knife, Measuring Tape, Rubber Roller
Removing Screen; Installing Screen Guides; Installing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Screen Adjustment; Installing Screen Keeper – 2-Wide Door Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Measuring Tape, Pencil, Phillips Head Screwdriver
Remove & Install Sliding Panel; Adjust Sliding Panel – 2-Wide Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Stiff-Bladed Putty Knife, Phillips Head Screwdriver
Install Sliding Panels – 4-Wide Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Stiff-Bladed Putty Knife, Phillips Head Screwdriver
Panel Adjustments – All Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Stiff-Bladed Putty Knife, Phillips Head Screwdriver
Shoot Bolt Adjustment – 4-Wide Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Handle Installation – 2-Wide Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Install Lock Keeper – 2-Wide Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Phillips Head Screwdriver, Measuring Tape, #2 Pencil or Carpenter Pencil
Handle Installation – 4-Wide Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Reversing Door Frame – 2-Wide Door Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Stiff-Bladed Putty Knife, Phillips Head Screwdriver, Needle Nose Pliers, Pry Bar
Reversing Sliding Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Stiff-Bladed Putty Knife, Phillips Head Screwdriver, Rubber Mallet, Wooden Block
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