Installation Instructions
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STEP 7 - Preparing Bottom Door Section
Step 7-1: Spread the hardware on the garage oor in groups
so that you can easily nd the parts.
Step 7-2: Find the section with the aluminum weatherstrip
retainer fastened to one edge. The aluminum weatherstrip
retainer is on the bottom edge of the bottom section. Place the
section on saw horses face down. (FIG. 7-A) Be sure to cover
saw horses with carpet or cloth so as not to scratch section.
Step 7-3: Bend and break apart bottom brackets by hand
along end tabs as shown. (FIG. 7-B) Be sure to remove
connecting tab.
Step 7-4: Insert safety tabs on bottom bracket into slots on end
stile of door. Slide bottom bracket up to fully engage tabs. (FIG.
7-C) Attach all hardware with #14 x 5/8” sheet metal screws.
Attach the bottom brackets with two screws to the bottom
corners of the section. Screws go into the end stiles. Hook
the looped ends of the steel lift cable over the buttons on the
bottom brackets. (If your door came with standard extension
springs, the lift cables are the longer and smaller diameter
of the two sets of cable. If your door came with EZ-Set™
Extension Springs, do NOT attach lift cables at this time! Do
NOT use the shorter safety containment cables as lift cables,
as this can cause improper door function). (FIG. 7-D)
Failure to properly engage safety tabs on bottom bracket
into slots on edge of door can result in severe injury when
spring tension is applied.
Step 7-5: Hinges are identi ed by number 1, 2, 3 (and
sometimes 4, on 5 section doors only). This number is
stamped on the hinge. Attach a number 1 hinge at each center
stile location along the top edge of the section using #14 x 5/8”
sheet metal screws. The number is stamped on the side of the
hinge that is to be attached to the section. (FIG. 7-E)
NOTE: If Table 7-A below shows a need for a reinforcing strut
on the bottom section, it should be attached just above bottom
brackets. Use 1/4” x 3/4” self tapping screws to attach strut as
shown in the illustration. When pre-drilled holes in strut do not
line up vertically with stiles, you will be required to drill (2) 3/16”
pilot holes through the strut and the stile at each end stile and
each center stile, or use a drill or impact wrench with a 7/16”
socket to drive self-tapping screws through strut and stile.
(FIG. 7-E)
NOTE: Doors installed in high windload regions (Florida
and other high wind prone areas) may require additional
reinforcement beyond what is detailed in these instructions.
Please refer to supplemental windload instructions for these
areas.
WARNING
FIG. 7-E
FIG. 7-D
FIG. 7-C
FIG. 7-B
FIG. 7-A
Door Width Bottom Section 3rd Section Top Section
15 & 16 ft. - - ✓
17 & 18 ft. ✓ ✓ ✓
Over 18 ft. 2 in. – One strut per section
Table 7-A - Sections Requiring Struts
Aluminum Weatherstrip Retainer
#14 x 5/8" Sheet Metal Screws
Weatherstrip
Safety Tabs
Bottom
Bracket
#14 x 5/8” Sheet Metal Screw
Bottom Section
10
Slots
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STEP 8 - Lift Handle Attachment
Bottom Section
From the front of the door section, drill (2) 1/2" holes through
the section according to the Bottom Section Hole Pattern
(FIG. 8-B). A T-Square should be used to ensure that they are
vertically in line. If your door has an outside keyed lock, the
hole pattern should be drilled on the bottom section directly
below the lock. If your door does not have an outside keyed
lock, the hole pattern should be drilled directly below the hinge
closest to the horizontal center of the door. Install the lift handle
& inside step plate assembly using (2) #14 x 5/8" sheet metal
screws (Fig. 8-A).
IMPORTANT: Use a wrench or a socket to drive screws.
Do not over tighten. Do not use an electric drill or driver.
2nd Section (to be installed at the completion of Step 9-4.
Not Required on Doors with Outside Keyed Lock)
From the front of the door section, drill (2) 1/2" holes through
the section according to the 2nd Section Hole Pattern (FIG.
8-B). A T-Square should be used to ensure that they are
vertically in line. The hole pattern should be drilled directly
above the hinge closest to the horizontal center of the door.
Install the lift handle / inside step plate assembly using (2) #14
x 5/8" sheet metal screws (Fig. 8-A).
Painting Lift Handles
Plastic Lift Handles can be painted using a quality spray on or
brushed on enamel paint.
Lift Handle Hole Drilling Pattern
Outside View
2nd Section
Bottom Section
Measure to Hinge Holes
On Opposite Side
Measure to Hinge Holes
On Opposite Side
3/4"
3/4"
Center Line Of
2nd Section
OR
2-3/4" Offset Of
Bottom Edge
Of Door
1/2" Dia.
FIG. 8-B
11
#1 Hinge
Strut
(if necessary)
Center Stile
1
/
4
”
x
3
/
4
”
Self Tapping
Screws
(2 per Stile)
FIG. 8-A
2ND SECTION
BOTTOM SECTION
LIFT
HANDLE
LIFT
HANDLE
INSIDE
STEP
PLATE
INSIDE STEP
PLATE
#14 X 5/8
SHEET METAL
SCREW
DO NOT USE THE PRE-STAMPED HINGE HOLES
FOR LIFT HANDLE PLACEMENT - MEASURE
PER THE DRILLING PATTERN BELOW.