Full Product Manual

PRODUCT GUIDE
Interior & Exterior Doors (JPG013)
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DOOR SWEEP (INSWING DOORS ONLY)
The door sweep is mounted on the bottom of the door slab and lls the
gap between the threshold and the slab. Due to continual contact with
the threshold, the door sweep may lose its shape and cease to provide
an effective seal.
1. Remove slab.
2. Lay slab on at
padded work surface.
3. Remove staples in
door sweep with
needle nose pliers or
side cutters.
4. Pull door sweep
loose by starting at
one end and working
to the other.
5.Cleanoldsealantoff
rail with putty knife.
6.Trimnewdoorsweep
to same length as the
existing one.
7. Cover face (the side with the barbs) of new door sweep with silicone
sealant.
8.Workattachmentbarbsintokerfsfromoneendofthepaneltothe
other.
9.Securesweeptothedoorpanelwithstaplesandwipeoffsealant
squeeze-out. Seal the sweep on both ends with silicone sealant.
Reinstall slab.
WEATHERSTRIP REPLACEMENT
ORDERING NEW WEATHERSTRIP
Weatherstrip gaskets and foam wedges are critical to water and air
inltration control. Check placement and quality of weatherstrip.
Replace if damaged.
Fire-rated doors require specic weatherstrip. Please contact us if
replacing weatherstrip in a re-rated door.
Doors will have weatherstrip in the frame where the slab(s) are when
normally closed. Some doors have a sweep attached to the bottom of
the operating panel where it contacts the threshold. Double doors will
have weatherstrip in the astragal.
Information for Replacement Weatherstrip
Product Identication
Weatherstrip Location
Weatherstrip Type
Color
Amount Needed
1. Determine amount needed by measuring each piece to be replaced.
Note the location on the door of each type of weatherstrip.
2. For each type of weatherstrip, add all measurements, then add an
additional 10%.
3. Round up to the nearest foot.
4. Fill out the following table.
Possible Weatherstrip Locations on Double Doors
5.Purchasenewweatherstripfromalocalsupplier.
FRAME/THRESHOLD/ASTRAGAL/MULLION WEATHERSTRIP
When replacing both
the side and the head
weatherstrip in the
frame, install head
weatherstrip rst.
Astragal weatherstrip
runs vertically along
the astragal (between
the two slabs of double
doors).
1. Open active panel.
2. Grip weatherstrip
and gently pull out
of kerf.
When replacing
frame weatherstrip,
if applicable, trim
and overlap the new
weatherstrip in the
same way as the old
weatherstrip.
1. Cut new weatherstrip
to length.
2. Work the attachment
barb into the kerf
from one end to the
other.
Threshold
Door
Sweep
Head
weatherstrip
Side jamb
weatherstrip