Installation Guide

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
for Pre-Hung Exterior Entry Doors (JII106)
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INSTALL DOOR
Warning! To avoid injury, use at least two people to install. Adequately
support the door until fully installed.
PREPARE DOOR
1. On the interior
side, apply a
continuous bead
of silicone sealant
where the exterior
trim meets the
door frame as
shown. Tool into a
llet shape.
2. Applya3/8"
continuous bead
of sealant across
the sill pan back
dam and over the
ashing joints as
shown.
INSTALL DOOR
WARNING! If installing fasteners through berglass components, we
recommend pre-drilling holes to keep the berglass from splitting.
Note! This section covers single door, double door, and doors with a
transom or a sidelight(s) already installed by the factory.
1. Remove any pre-hanging clips that are fastened to the outside of
the jamb that will be covered when the unit is placed in the rough
opening. Adequately support the slab to keep it from swinging
open during installation.
2. Forunitswith
brickmould trim,
applya3/8"bead
of sealant to the
back of the trim
where it will contact
the structure. From
the outside, tilt the
entire pre-hung
door into the center
of the opening.
Make sure the sill
contacts the sealant
on the sill pan back
dam (upturned leg
on the interior).
3. Temporarily fasten
the door as follows.
For metal frames,
drive a nail or screw
through one lower
hole in the ange.
For doors without a
sidelight(s), secure
the hinge jamb
by placing one
10d casing nail (or
one #8 x 3" deck
screw) horizontally
centered in the
hinge jamb or
brickmould trim
20" from the top
and bottom (or
just above the
lower hinge) of the
door. Do not set
nails/screws. For
appearance reasons,
fasteners can be
driven behind (but not through) the weatherstrip if desired. Secure
sidelight(s) in a similar manner through the frame and into the wall.
4. From the inside, shim the jambs as follows: One shim on each end
of the sill (between jamb and sill, not under sill). Single/double units
at each hinge location and at the strike plate. Units with sidelights,
betweenthesidelightandwallinatleast3placesuntilthedooris
square in the opening.
5. For doors with metal frames, secure with nails or screws through the
provided holes in the frame either above or below every oval slot. For
allotherdoors,temporarilyfastenthelatchjambbyplacingone10d
casingnail(orone#8x3"deckscrew)horizontallycenteredinthe
latchjamb16"fromthetopandbottomofthedoor.Donotsetnails/
screws.
6. Verifythedoorunitis square,thensecurelyfastenthehingejamb
by setting the two nails or screws installed earlier. Add an additional
nail or screw centered between the rst two and one 4" from each
corner.
7. Remove any remaining pre-hanging clips. Be sure the door opens
freely and that the space between the door and the jamb is even
on all sides. Adjust if necessary by loosening or removing the strike
jamb fasteners and adjust until there is even contact between the
slab and weatherstrip. Secure all fasteners.
DOUBLE DOOR, SIDELIGHT OR TRANSOM INSTALLATIONS
1. If installing a door with a sidelight(s), shim the head on both sides of
the joint where the sidelight joins the door jamb. Fasten next to the
shims and then remove shims.
2. Shimtheheadofdoubledoorunitsorunitswithsidelight(s)atthe
center of each slab/sidelight. Fasten next to the shims and then
removeshims.Fastenatransominasimilarmannerevery16".
Sealant
Sealant
20"
16"
20"
16"
Shim locations
Fastener