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INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

INSTALLATION & FINISHING GUIDELINES

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Tools needed:

• Level

• Tape measure

• Hammer

• Safety glasses

• Phillips screwdriver

• Nail set

• Caulking gun

• Square

• Rubber gloves

• Power drill and 1/8" drill bit

Materials needed:

• Lockset

• shims

• caulking

• sandpaper

• 10d galvanized casing or finish nails or #8 x 3" & #8 x 2-1/4" drywall screws

• Paint or stain

To determine door swing (left or right), face the closed door from the

outside (the side where hinges cannot be seen). Open the door. If the

door swings away from you to your left, it is a left hand swing door. If the

door swings away from you to your right, it is a right hand swing door.

PARTS OF A DOOR SYSTEM

For most installations, the rough framed

opening (the distance between studs

on the right and left and the distance

between the header and the sub-floor)

should be 2-1/4" wider and 3" taller

than the door itself (not including the

door jamb Fig. 1).

Steel and Fiberglass doors are generally

1" shorter than wood, so the rough

framed opening may be somewhat

shorter. Also, most door units use a 1-1/4"

high threshold which provides adequate

clearance for both carpet and pad. If your

threshold is higher

or lower than 1-1/4", the rough framed

opening may need to be adjusted.

Check the rough framed opening to be sure

it is level and square and not twisted (Fig. 2).

Minor out of level conditions can be corrected

with shims during installation. If the opening is

badly twisted (not plumb), you may need to

repair this condition before proceeding.

If your prehung door is fastened in the

closed position with a duplex nail or

removable plastic plug, remove these along

with the packaging and crating. NOTE: If

your door unit has pre-hanging clips (Fig.

3), do not remove them until instructed to do so.

These clips hold the door system aligned and

closed during installation.

Put a generous bead of caulk along the

outside edge of the sub-floor and another

generous bead of caulk 1/2" in from the

first (Fig. 4). Be sure caulking beads seal

the threshold and sub-floor to prevent the

infiltration of moisture.

From the outside, tilt the entire prehung

door unit into the center of the opening (Fig.

5). Make sure the sill is in contact with the

caulking and that the hinge jamb is level.

Temporarily fasten the jamb in place with two

10d finish nails (or two #8 x 3" drywall screws

if the jamb is to be painted instead of stained).

Do not set nails. Place one nail or screw

(centered in the jamb) approximately

2" above the bottom hinge and one 2"

below the top hinge (Fig. 6). Loosely fasten

through the jamb and into the stud.

From the inside, level and shim the hinge

jamb. Place shims behind each hinge

(Fig. 7). Be sure the hinge jamb is level

in both directions and is square in the

opening.

Level, square and shim the latch jamb.

Place shims in at least three locations

between the jamb and the stud.

Temporarily fasten the latch jamb

approximately 2" from the bottom and 2"

below the top of the jamb with two 10d

finish nails (or two #8 x 3" drywall screws

if the jamb is to be painted). Do not set

the nails. Do not shim or fasten the top of the

jamb to the header on a single door unit. If

a sidelight is to be used, shim and fasten the

top of the unit where the sidelight joins the

door jamb.

After rechecking the hinge jamb to be sure

it is still level and square, securely fasten the

hinge jamb in place by setting the two nails

or screws installed earlier. Add an additional

nail or screw centered between the first two. Remove any pre-hanging clips

(Fig. 8). Be sure the door opens freely and that the space between the door

and the jamb is even on all sides. Be sure the weatherstrip meets the door

evenly and seals on all sides. Adjust if necessary. If adjusting is necessary,

loosen or remove the latch jamb fasteners and adjust the latch jamb until

there is even contact with the weatherstrip.

Make sure the door sweep contacts

the threshold evenly. You can adjust

the threshold contact by adjusting the

squareness of the door unit or, if an

adjustable threshold is used, by turning the

adjustment screws on the threshold (Fig. 9).

Re-check for smooth door operation and

even spacing between the door and jamb.

Secure the latch jamb in place with two more

10d finish nails or #8 x 3" drywall screws.

Place the nails or screws evenly between the

first two already in place and fasten through

the shims and into the studs.

10. Install four #10 x 2-1/4" wood screws

through the hinge jamb and into the studs;

two into the top hinge in the holes closest

to the weatherstrip; and one each into the

other hinges in the top hole closest to the

weatherstrip (Fig. 10). You may need to

remove the screws supplied with the hinges

to insert these longer #10 x 2-1/4" screws.

11. If you have a double door unit to install or a

door unit with sidelights, some additional

fastening is required. Double doors should

be fastened through the top of the door

jamb into the door header with two 10d

finish nails or two #8 x 3" drywall screws

(Fig. 11).

On doors with sidelights installed on a wood

floor, the door unit should be screwed to

the floor with two #8 x 3" drywall screws

in each sidelight as shown in (Fig. 12).

On concrete slab floors, doors, sidelights

and thresholds should be glued to the

concrete with construction adhesive

instead of caulk. Be sure to complete

installation before adhesive cures.

12. Caulk around the outside of the door unit

between the siding and brickmold, along

the front side of the threshold and between

the jamb sides and the threshold (Fig. 13).

13. Fire rated doors have additional installation requirements. Obtain these

requirements from JELD-WEN if not supplied with the door.

14. IMPORTANT: Please refer to page 193, Appropriate Protection for

Exterior Doors, to determine the appropriate protection for your door.

15. Failure to follow proper installation and finishing instructions may

result in the denial of a warranty claim.

BOTTOM HINGE

BRICKMOLD

RAIL

STILE

HINGE

JAMB

THRESHOLD

SWEEP

LATCH

JAMB

HEAD

JAMB

Prehung Installation Guidelines for Non-Structural Performance

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