Installation Guide
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
for Pre-Hung Exterior Entry Doors (JII106)
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6. Forcontinuous
slab, cut across the
folding line.
7. Fold the three back
sides up to make a
3-sidedbox,and,for
step-down landings,
fold the front ap
down.
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. Markalineacross
the front and back
of the sill pan.
3. Applythree3/8"
beads of sealant
between the lines.
4. Place the sill pan in
the rough opening.
Firmly press the sill
pan into the sealant
withaJ-roller.
A sill pan can be ordered with some products (check with a salesperson),
found in building supply stores or online (search “sill pan”), or
fabricated on the jobsite (details below) with the proper tools and
materials.
JOBSITE FABRICATED SILL PAN
1. Cut a piece of
sheet material to
the length shown.
2. Lightlycrease
foldinglines1/2"
in from the two
short sides and one
long side.
3. Measurethe
distance from the
back of the trim to
the interior edge
of the frame and
add9/16".
4. Take this distance
from the back
edge and lightly
crease a folding
line across the
sheet material.
5. For step-down
landings,cut1/2"
in at this line on
both sides of the
sheet material.
INSTALL SILL PAN
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Frame
width
+9/16"
Folding Line
Length of rough opening sill plus 1"
1/2"
1/2"
Measure
frame
width
Interior
Continuous slab
Step-down
Fold sides and back up
Fold corner
forward
Fold front
ap down
•Determinepriorto
installation what the
actual nish oor
height will be and
adjust the rough
opening if needed
to accommodate a
taller unit height.
Most doors use a
13/8"high
threshold which
provides adequate
clearance in most
applications. This
ensures that the
door does not drag
on interior oors
after installation.
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INSPECT ROUGH OPENING
A
B
D
C
E
Verify Square, Level, and Plumb
•Verify the door is 1" narrower and 3/4"shorter (1/2" each smaller if code
requires)thantheroughopeningwidth/height.90-minuteredoors
should be 1 1/4" narrower and 5/8" shorter.
•Verifytheroughopeningissquare.The(A)and(B)measurements
should be the same. Maximum allowable deviation from square is
1/4".
•Verifytheroughopeningislevelandplumb(C).Themaximum
allowable deviation is 1/8".
•Theroughopeningsillmustnotbecrownedorsagged(D).
•Theexteriorfaceoftheroughopeningmustbeinasingleplane(E)
with less than 1/8" twist from corner to corner.
•Minimumdoublestudsshouldbeusedatallwoodframedrough
openings.
•Theheadermustbesupportedbytrimmerstuds.
Sealant