How-To Install Doors

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Your new SECURITY STORM DOOR can be hung very easily if the proper tools are used and you follow these steps:

1. Find the fastener package included in your door carton. This package should contain fifteen #10 x 2" phillips head screws, two slotted headless vault pins, five #10 x 2" tamper resistant screws, and six #10 x ¾” TEK phillips head screws. Carefully measure the height of the opening on the hinge side from the bottom of the header (brickmold) to the threshold or sill on which the bottom of the door will seal.

2. Cut the hinge side Z-Bar (the Z-Bar without the cut-out) 1/8" shorter than the measured height.

3. Place the cut Z-Bar against the hinge side brickmold (door frame) using your level to check for vertical plumb and fasten with two 2" x #10 phillips head screws approximately 5 inches from the top and bottom on the outer face or the Z-Bar. You must leave 1/8" clearance between the top of the hinge side Z-Bar and the framework to allow clearance for the Z-Bar header. Use a 9/64 drill bit for mounting the Z-Bar.

4. Now install the Z-Bar header into the opening -perpendicular to the hinge side Z-Bar so that the weather-stripping meets at a right angle. Drill holes with the 9/64 drill across the outer face of the header 5 inches from each end. Fasten with two 2. #10 phillips head screws.

5. Removal of the glass will make the door much lighter and easier to handle. Now you are ready to hang the door for ease of installation use 2 wedge shaped shims (not included) to support the door while you are hanging it. Allow 1/8" gap between the door and the Z-Bar on both the hinge side and header. After your margins are set drill and fasten one 2" x #10 phillips head screw in the top hole of each hinge.

6. Lay the lock side Z-Bar against door so that the lock cut out lines up with the lock on the door and cut the top of the Z-Bar 1/8" longer than the top of the door. Measure the opening from the Z-Bar header to the threshold and cut the bottom off the lock side Z-Bar to get your total length needed.

CAUTION: LOCK SIDE Z-BAR IS CUT OFF FROM BOTH ENDS.

7. Drill lock side: Z-Bar at top and bottom and use two # 10 2" phillips heads to attach it to the door frame leaving at least 3/16 margin between the door and the Z-Bar. Mark the Z-Bar Iock cut-out on the brickmold and chisel out the wood to match the cut out on the Z-Bar. Chisel the hole approximately 1" deep. Be sure not to cut the holes any further back than the face of the Z-Bar.

For a finished look, paint inside the cut out with black paint

8. Assemble the locks in the door according to the instructions in the lock carton. Attach the strike plate for the lock to the Z-Bar using the brass wood screws.

9. After the entire Z-Bar is in place and your margins are set, install the other screws. You will notice that there are 5 tamperproof screws (non-reversible). Install one of the tamperproof screws in the center hole of each hinge (using the hooded screwdriver). The other two tamperproof screws are used on the face of the lock side Z-Bar immediately above and below the slambar on the door. Complete the hinge mounting with the remaining 1/2" screws. Set aside four 3/4" x #10 TEK phillips head screws to attach the expander and the closer to the door. The remaining 2" x #10 phillips head screws should be evenly distributed on the Z-Bar.

10. Slip the expander on the bottom of the door until the vinyl properly seals with the concrete or the threshold. Secure the expander with two 3/4 x #10 TEK phillips head screws on the inside face of the door.

11. Attach closer in the center of the door using the two 3/4" x #10 TEK phillips head screws on the "T" bar provided between the center glass and the top or bottom glass. This is not applicable to the Custom Series or the Ornamental Collection where the closure is mounted at either the top or bottom of the door. Install the closer by manufacturers instructions.

12. To install the deadbolt pins, mark the location of the center of the two 3/8" holes on the hinge edge of the door (when the door is closed) onto the Z-Bar. Drill two 1/4" holes in the Z-Bar only. Screw in the deadbolt pins until only 3/8 of an inch is protruding from the Z-Bar. The door will then close over the deadbolt pins securing it.

13. Stand back and admire your new SECURlTY STORM DOOR!