Installation of Your Wood Door
Installation Guidelines & Roof Overhang
1. Use a minimum of one hinge for each 30 inches of door height on all exterior doors. When using three or more hinges, they are to be equally spaced. Standard height (6’8”) doors require three (3) hinges. Extra height (8 ’0”) doors require four (4) hinges. Quality ball-bearing hinges are recommended for superior service in these hardwood door applications. Hinges must be set in a straight line to prevent distortion. 2. Immediately after cutting and fitting (before hanging), seal all cut surfaces and ends of door with an effective quality sealer. See finishing recommendation for finishing guidelines. Apply the sealer, primer, or first coats of the required finish immediately after fitting, cutting for hardware, weatherstripping, etc. Be sure to finish all surfaces of the door, including those surfaces milled for the hardware prior to installation of the hardware. 3. The door or entryway system must be installed in a protected opening with adequate roof overhang to protect the door and/or entryway. Damage may result from exposure due to installation in an unprotected opening, such as an installation without sufficient roof overhang protection. 4. Damage caused by failure to comply with appropriate and correct door finishing guidelines, failure to perform normal homeowner maintenance, or by attempts other than by GlassCraft to repair the door will void the GlassCraft warranty.
Roof Overhang
Adequate roof overhang depends upon the directional exposure (north, south, east or west) of the entryway, and upon the geographic region of the installation. Minimum roof overhang (see drawing at right) is one in which the roof overhang projects out a distance from the structure no less than one-half of the elevation difference between the bottom edge of the door and the base of the overhang’s highest point above the entryway. This calculation is shown below. Distance in inches divided by elevation in inches must equal at least 0.5” or greater.
Roof Overhang Distance in Inches
Overhang’s Highest Point
Lowest Edge of Door
Roof Overhang
The width of the overhang and/or placement and size of entryway side walls are also very important to adequately protect the entryway. Depending upon the installation application, this overhang may need to be greater than this minimum overhang.
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