Setting and fastening the door – Pella 81AK0101 User Manual

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SETTING AND FASTENING THE DOOR:

A. Place three 3/8" beads of sealant.

Place the first beads sealant 1/2" in

front of the base of the interior sill pan

lip. This bead should also continue up

the corner of the sill pan at each end,

sealing the vertical joints of the sill

pan legs. Continue the first bead up

6" onto each jamb side of the rough

opening. The second bead should be

approximately 1/2" from the exterior

edge of the rough opening, running from jamb to jamb with

a 2" break in the middle of the opening. Place a third sealant

bead in the groove of the sill support from end to end or 1/4"

from the exterior edge of the wood blocking.

TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE

FOLLOWING STEPS:

B. Designer Series® Patio Doors:

Cut and remove the strap

that runs from the door lock to the sill of the door.

C. For doors with no lock/bore: remove the screws and

blocking from the head and sill.
Caution: The door panels will swing freely

D. Insert the door from the exterior of the building. DO NOT

slide the bottom of the door into the opening. Sliding will

damage the sealant lines. Place the bottom of the door at

the bottom of the opening, then tilt the top into position.

Center the door between the sides of the opening to

allow clearance for shimming, and insert one roofing nail

in the first hole from the corner on each end of the top

nailing fin. These are used to hold the door in place while

shimming it plumb and square.

E. Plumb and square door. Place shims at each hinge and

lock strike location between the door and the sides of the

opening. Keep shims back 1/2" from the interior face of

the door frame. Insert shims in other locations as needed

starting up 6" from the bottom of the door to square it in

the opening. Check for frame twist; confirm consistent

weatherstrip compression around the perimeter of the

door. Make sure the panels are even across the bottom.
Note: On center latch double doors the lock strike will not

be shimmed since it is located in the

center of the unit. DO NOT over shim.

Exterior

F. Check the interior reveal. Make sure

the measurement from the interior face

of the door to the interior face of the

wall is equal at several points around

the door.
Note: If the dimensions are not equal,

check to make sure the fins are folded

out to 90° at all points.

6”

Applications

without sill pan

Exterior

Interior

2 0 3 0 40

5 0 6 0 70

INCHES

EXTERIOR SILL P

AN LIP

INTERIOR SILL P

AN LIP

2nd Bead

Leave a 2" break

in center of pan

1st Bead

3rd Bead

1/2"