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Door will not open or close properly – Therma-Tru Doors Troubleshooting User Manual

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Trouble Shooting

SITE 4

2014

4.9

Door Will Not Open or Close Properly

PROBLEM: Door will not open or close properly.

Cause

Solution

Refer to…

Door not meeting weatherstrip

evenly when it closes, hitting

the top or bottom first.

Adjustable strike plate not

properly aligned.

Door sagging out of square in

frame (uneven head margin).

Frame out of square (uneven

sill/door bottom margin).

Realign, reshim, readjust

lockside jamb so the door

meets the weatherstripping

evenly from top to bottom.

Realign adjustable strike plate.

Make sure LONG hinge

screws provided are properly

installed in the top hinge

through the jamb to the stud.
Usually caused by plumb

frame members sitting on

unlevel floor/sill area. Free

lowest jamb leg and shim it up

to level the sill and maintain

an even head margin.

SITE 1- Pre-hung Unit

Installation

SITE 1- Pre-hung Unit

Installation

SITE 1 - Pre-hung Unit

Installation