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Prepare the door for installation – Pella CLAD HINGED PATIO DOOR (INCLUDES STANDARD User Manual

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PREPARE THE DOOR fOR INSTALLATION

TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE PANEL AND

FRAME SAFELY.

A. remove plastic wrap and cardboard packaging from door. Do not remove plastic shipping

spacers. The shipping spacers will help keep the door square during installation. Do not unlock

or open the door until it is fully fastened.

Designer Series only:

DO NOT cut the strap that goes from the lock holes to the sill of the door.
Note: If grilles or hardware are removed from the door at this time, label them and store

them in a protected area.

R. cut a piece of flashing tape to the width of the opening. Install to the flanges of the sill pan

and overlap the tape from step 1N by 1”. If needed add a second or third piece of flashing tape

until the sill pan is covered to the interior sill pan lip.
Note: The purpose of this tape is to seal the sill screws when installing the door.

S. cut two pieces of flashing tape 1-1/2”

x 6”

and apply to the bottom corners of

the opening by beginning in the corner of

the sill pan, with 3/4” of the tape applied

to the sill pan and 3/4” of the tape

applied to the side flange. The remainder

of the tape is to be at a 45 degree angle

onto the exterior.

EXTERIOR SILL P

AN LIP

INTERIOR SILL P

AN LIP

1R

1S

1"

EXTERIOR SILL P

AN LIP

INTERIOR SILL P

AN LIP

1T

T. attach the aluminum sill support or

wood blocking

to the exterior of the

box plate to support the edge of the door

sill. Place the sill support flush with the

subfloor.

B. Fold out installation fin to 90°. Be careful not to remove or

tear the fin corners
Note: If the fin corner is not at 90°, the door will not line

up correctly on the interior.

StanDarD FIn appLIcatIon go to Step 3

Applications for Performance Upgrade and

HurricaneShield product requires additional clip

installation or screw installation. Clip installation prep is

included in Step 2C. Screw installation steps are included

in Step 5.

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