Instructions / Assembly

Installation Instructions
for Siteline
®
Wood/Clad Wood Casement and Awning Pocket Windows (JII-90020)
4
INSPECT PRODUCT
Remove Packaging
Remove packaging materials such as corner covers, shipping blocks
or pads. If there is a protective lm on the glass, DO NOT remove it until
installation and construction are complete.
1
CONFIRM MEASUREMENTS
2
Scan the QR Code for our Measurement Guide
for Siteline Casement/Awning Pocket Windows
(JMI005) or locate the document in the Product Support
section at jeld-wen.com.
Inspect Window
• Cosmetic damage and/or shipping damage.
• Included parts.
• Correct product (size, color, grid pattern, glass type, energy-efciency
requirements, etc.).
• Manufacturing abnormalities (e.g., warp, bow, squareness).
If any of the above represents a concern, BEFORE installing, contact your
dealer or distributor for recommendations.
Some units will ship with a "sill angle adapter" (see page
one) placed on top of the window. DO NOT discard.
3
REMOVE EXISTING SASH AND PREPARE OPENING
Original Frame Prep: Sloped Sill
Installing a Pocket Window from the Exterior:
• Remove or cut the exterior blind
stops at the head and sides, ush
with the jambs.
• Remove and dispose/recycle the
existing sash, balance system
(cut balance cords and unscrew
pulleys), head and jamb blind/
parting stops.
• DO NOT remove the interior trim
stops or the sill stop.
Interior Install
Head
Remove
trim stops
DO NOT
remove sill stop
Both Installs/Interior View
Remove old
balance system
Jamb
Exterior Install
Remove
blindstops
Head
Original Frame Prep: Non-Sloped/Flat Sill
Installing a Pocket Window from the Exterior or Interior:
• Remove the existing sash or
glassunit.
• Remove any wooden stops
or trim to expose the main
window frame. Remove
parts with caution if trim/
stops will be re-used as part
of the nishedinstallation.
• Remove all hardware from
the window frame (locks,
latches, clips, hinges and/or
cranking mechanisms).
• Putty or apply sealant to any
holes left in the mainframe.
Sash
Main
frame
Hardware
Wooden stops
Installing a Pocket Window from the Interior:
• Remove or cut any interior trim
stops at the head and sides
ush with the jambs. Interior
trim stops may be reused if
notdamaged.
• Remove and dispose/recycle the
existing sash, balance system
(cut balance cords and unscrew
pulleys), head and jamb parting/
trim stops.
• DO NOT remove the interior sill
stop or the exterior blind stops at
the head and side jambs. NOTE:
Factory exterior trim kits cannot
be used in this type of installation
(trim accessory groove will be hidden behind the exterior stop).
Disposal
After removing the old window, contact your local waste management
entities for proper disposal or recycling of products being removed.