composite door installation guide

Composite Door Shop18 Mimram Road, Hertford

Hertfordshire, SG14 1NN0800 954 1777✆Customer Helpline

www.compositedoorshop.co.ukOur Complete Door Installation Video is available to view online at:

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a guide to the Installation of yournew composite door...

Installation Guide

IMPORTANT:These instructions should be read andcompletely understood before any workcommences.

Remove outer packaging carefully and DO NOT runa knife down the face of the product as damagecould occur.

Check door is correct specification, hinged on thecorrect side, opens the correct way and all ancillariesare present. Any defects or missing parts must bereported immediately.

Before removing existing door check that the newdoor will fit in the existing opening and that asuitable lintel is fitted above the doorway.

- Electric drill withhammer action

- Stanley Knife

- Crowbar

- Chisel

- Tape Measure- Screwdrivers

- Observe health & safety recommendations when lifting andpositioning all heavy objects.

- Care should be taken when handling the door, help should besought due to the weight.

- Avoid sharp edges.

- Follow the manufactures instructions when using steps, and othertools.

- Keep electrical leads and cables away from sharp and abrasivesurfaces and protect against tension and moisture. An RCD breakershould be used as per the manufactures instructions to protectfrom electric shock.

- Keep children and pets away from building operations.

- All waste products should be disposed of correctly and safely.

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1. Plastic Packers (Various sizes)

2. 6.5mm SDS drill bit

3: 1 x Tube of silicone sealant LMA(Low Modulus Acetoxy) white

4. 1 x Tube of acrylic sealant

5: 10 x Star frame fixings

6: Torx T30 screwdriver bit

Your optional fixingpack includes

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SAFETY:

Re-measure the existing door and frame Carefully remove all packaging fromyour new door, and dispose of itresponsibly

Measure the new door to ensure it willfit before removing the old door

REMEMBER: BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION:

NOTICE FOR DOORS SUPPLIEDWITH BUTT HINGES

- Hammer- Silicone sealant gun- Saw- Rubber Mallet- Long & Short Spirit Level- 3mm allen key- 4mm allen key

RECOMMENDED TOOLS:

Our Composite Doors supplied with butt hinges are fixed to thedoor frame with two screws per hinge for transportation purposesonly. There are two more screws per hinge supplied with the door.To make the installation easier we recommend the door leaf isremoved from its frame before fixing. Ensure the door frame issquare within the aperture before securing to the brickwork. Thenre-attach the door leaf to the fixed frame whilst making sure youhave an equal gap around the door leaf. IT IS IMPORTANT THATALL SUPPLIED HINGE SCREWS ARE USED

Run a Stanley knife along the old doorframe on all sides internally andexternally

Insert the crowbar into the gap to helppry the frame away from the wall

Your cill is provided oversize to createa cill horn if required

Place the cill on a bed of silicone

Remove the old door slab from theold door frame

Carefully remove the whole of the olddoor frame

Measure the distance from the insideof the plasterwork to the outside ofthe brick

Ensure the cill is completely LEVEL

Saw half way down the door frame,and lift away with a crowbar, ensuringyou place a packer between thebrickwork and crowbar to protect brick

Measure the distance between thedoor opening

Carefully transpose the measurementsonto the cill and remove the unwantedcill area

Place the spindle and the white plasticspring mechanism on to the doorhandle

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Plastic Springmechanism

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Locate the handle to the outside ofthe new door

Remove the protective tape from theinside of the new door

Open the door in the frame andensure the door is safely supported inthe open position

Measure a maximum of 100mm downfrom the inside of the outer frame andmark where the 1st whole brick is togain a good fixing. DON’T drill throughmortar or half brick

Place the white plastic springmechanism on the spindle in the door,before placing on the inside handle

Carefully offer up the door in the dooropening

Ensure the door is level on the verticalplane on the hinge side and adjustaccordingly (repeat this on the lock side)

Place the inside handle over the spindleand plastic spring and fasten with thetwo screws provided

Wedge in packers between the doorframe and brickwork until the door isstable

Ensure the door is level on the insideplane on the hinge side and adjustaccordingly (repeat this on the lock side)

Drill through the frame and the wallon these marks with 6.5mm drill bit(included in optional fixing pack)

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Screw the frame to the wall withsuitable frame fixing screws.(Do NOT over tighten screw)

Break off the packers using a hammerand chisel

Tighten the cylinder screw located onthe door edge

The door hinge can be adjusted witha 4mm allen key if necessary

Pull the door almost closed to theouter frame and ensure the gap iseven all the way down the door, sothat it will close nicely into the keeps.

Remove all the remaining protectivetape

Test the handle and lockingmechanism to ensure all operationsare working correctly

Seal the outside using an LMA siliconesealant along all edges

The keep in the door frame can beadjusted with a 3mm allen key ifnecessary

Where paint finishes are to be used onon the inside, use an acrylic basedsealant to seal the whole of the insideof the door

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If you purchased numerals, offer upthe numerals in a suitable position,using a sticky backing (not provided)

Once you are happy with the positionof the numerals, drill though the predrilled holes in the number to gothrough the outer GRP skin only

Screw the numerals to the door withthe screws provided

Composite Door Shop18 Mimram Road, Hertford

Hertfordshire, SG14 1NN0800 954 1777✆Customer Helpline

www.compositedoorshop.co.ukOur Complete Door Installation Video is available to view online at:

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All information in this manual is provided for guidanceonly. We cannot be held responsible for the way in whichthe information in this manual is interpreted. We reservethe right to alter specifications and descriptions withoutpriornotice as part of our policy of continual development.Copyright © The Composite Door Shop.

See our door care guidefor more information available onlineat www.compositedoorshop.co.uk

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