Installation Guide
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Wall
surface
Hinge
bracket
Hinge
Guard
Door
Jamb
3-1/2”
screw
Rough
frame
Hinge
Guard
Door
Jamb
Rough
frame
3-1/2”
screw
B
3.
Hold the upper Hinge Shield
in position and pre-drill the holes
for the Hinge Shield as laid out on
the diagram with an 11/64 in. drill
bit. Be sure to drill through the
finished frame and at least 1 inch
into the rough frame. The supplied
securing screws are over 3 inches
long so pre-drilling should be deep
enough to accomodate this length.
4.
Secure the door jamb with the
Hinge Shield attached to the rough
frame with the supplied 3-1/2 inch
screws . Drive screws until the
heads seat flush against the door
jamb.
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Take care not to over
tighten the screws as this may
cause unwanted jamb
displacement.
5.
Check to verify the door and
door jamb are still true. If the door
is not true, take all neccessary
steps to correct this issue before
proceeding.
6.
Once the door is true, secure
the second Hinge Shield as
detailed in
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7.
Repeat steps 1-4 for the bottom
hinge with the second Hinge
Shield.
8.
Once installation of Hinge
Shields is complete, verify that the
door is true and operates correctly.
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Pre-existing
hinge screws
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Above, the hinge screws are visable only for illustrative
purposes. These will not be visable as they will be covered by the
Hinge Shield.
Hinge
bracket
Top
hinge
Bottom
hinge
B
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