installation instructions 2-panel vinyl sliding doors - Superior Windows

EXTERIOR9” Flashing Paper OverNail-on Fin and SealantFRAME INSTALLATION CON’TDo not use an automatic nailer. Caution should be made to avoid bowingframe. Apply an additional bead of sealant to the exterior face of the nailonfin at the door’s head. Bead should be inline with prepunched holesand over the top of all fasteners. Apply 9” wide flashing above the openingbeing sure to imbed the flashing in the sealant. Flashing should extendpast the door by 10” (DIAGRAM 4). Check the sill under the screen track.If it does not make contact or sags, a full length support may be needed(DIAGRAM 2).45 6FIXED PANEL INSTALLATIONLocate the sill riser bar and insert it into the center track of the sill makingsure it butts up against the fixed jamb. Gently tap it down into the sill toensure proper installation. Standing on the exterior, lift the fixed panel (thepanel that has not been punched for the handle) and place the panel intothe center channel of the head (DIAGRAM 5) and lower it on to the sill riser.NOTE: The glazing bead should face the exterior. Slide panel sidewaysinto the jamb as far as it will go (DIAGRAM 6). Install the head cap into thecenter track by gently tapping it into the open space between the vent jamband the fixed panel. Repeat his process with the sill cap. Caps are precutto fit. If it appears too long, make sure the fixed panel is pushed all the wayinto the jamb. From the interior, secure the fixed panel into the jamb with 2- #8 x 1” screws through the wall of the jamb and into the stile of the fixedpanel (DIAGRAM 7). Locate one screw approximately 2” from the top of thepanel and the second at the center point.INTERIOR7