Installation Guide

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
for Wood Patio Doors with Exterior Trim or Nailing Fin (JII026)
4
INSTALL SILL PAN
3
INSTALL SILL PAN
1. Set the sill pan in
the rough opening,
aligning the front
edge (for continuous
slab) or folded down
edge (for step-down)
with the exterior of
the rough opening.
2. Mark a line across
the front and back of
the sill pan.
3. Apply three 3/8"
beads of sealant
between the lines.
4. Place the sill pan in
the rough opening.
Firmly press the sill
pan into the sealant
with a J-roller.
Sealant
The sill can be prepared using one of two methods: We recommend
SureSill
™
Sloped Sill Pan
™
available from SureSill at www.suresill.com,
building supply stores, and some manufacturing locations. As an
alternative, a sill pan can be fabricated on site, by following the
instructions shown. If installing a SureSill
™
sill pan, follow SureSill
™
’s
instructions for installation and skip to section 4 “PREPARE STUD-
FRAMED WALL“.
JOBSITE FABRICATED SILL PAN
1. Cut a piece of sheet
material to the
length of rough
opening sill plus 1"
as shown.
2. Lightly crease folding
lines 1/2" in from the
two short sides and
one long side.
3. Measure the width
of the frame and
add9/16".
4. Take this distance
from the back edge
and lightly crease a
folding line across
the sheet material.
5. For step-down
landings, cut 1/2"
in at this line on
both sides of the
sheetmaterial.
6. For continuous
slab, cut across the
foldingline.
7. Fold the three back
sides up to make a
3-sided box, and, for
step-down landings,
fold the front
apdown.
Frame
width
+9/16"
Folding Line
Length of rough opening sill plus 1"
1/2"
1/2"
Fold sides and back up
Fold corner
forward
Fold front
ap down
Remove for
continuous slab
Measure
frame
width
Interior