Installation Guide
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
for Swinging and French Patio Doors
5
6
PREPARE STUD-FRAMED WALL
FOR RETROFIT INSTALLATIONS
Remove the old door. Remove sufcient siding to expose at least 9"
of intact building wrap. If damaged, apply new building wrap in a
shiplap manner. Verify header and trimmer studs are structurally sound.
Continue with instructions.
PREPARE BUILDING WRAP
Verify these steps do not void the building wrap manufacturer’s
warranty.
1. Trim building wrap
ush with the edges
of the rough opening.
2. At the head, slit
building wrap 6" at
45°. Tape up as shown.
3. Apply spray adhesive/
primer to the sill pan
and surrounding area.
Follow manufacturer’s
instructions for
application methods.
4. Cut a piece of self
adhesive ashing the
length of the sill and
apply over the sill
pan as shown. The
bottom of the sill pan
should be completely
covered by the self-
adhesive ashing. For
step down landings,
fold ashing down as
shown. For continuous slabs, trim ush with rough opening.
45˚
6"
5. Cut two pieces of self
adhesive ashing 6"
wide by the sill pan
width + 3" long.
a. For continuous slab
landings only, cut
out the inside
corner.
b. Adhere the pieces
of ashing to the
inside corners.
Stretch ashing
as needed to cover
corners and lay at.
6. Smooth gaps or
bubbles beneath self-
adhesive ashing with
a J-roller (remove and
replace if necessary).
7. Seal back corners of
sill pan with sealant.
8. For step-down
landings only, cut
plastic drain screen to
length of sill + 2" and
staple 1/2" below sill
edge. The drain screen
provides a path for air
to dry any incidental
moisture in the rough
opening.
END of Stud-Framed
Wall Instructions
continue with section 7
“INSTALL DOOR.”
Discard
(for
continuous
slab only)
Sill pan
width
3"
6"
Step-Down Landing
Continuous Slab Landing
Sill pan
width
3"
3"
Sealant
1"
1/2"
Sill pan
width
3"
3"