Frequently Asked Entry Door Questions
With these entry door FAQ's, we answer your questions for all things related to entry doors. Please browse the frequently asked entry door questions below.
Door with 2 sidelites
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What if the wall is racked or twisted at the opening?
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The header margin is too small on the strike side.
Door with a single sidelite on the strike side
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The header margin is too small on strike side and rubs when closing.
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The strike margin is too small making the door panel hit the frame on the strike side.
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What if the strike margin is too large?
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What if the wall is not plumb?
Single Entry Door
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My problem is that the wall is not plumb.
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The header margin is too small on the strike side.
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The strike margin is too large.
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The strike margin is too small causing the slab to hit the frame on the strike side.
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What if I’ve applied new tile, carpet, or hardwood flooring and it is higher than the sill plate?
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What if the header margin is too large on the strike side?
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Shim directly under threshold in strike mullion area and also under threshold and strike on the end sidelite jamb to raise sidelite and door header away from door panel.
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The unit must be plum, so shim to the brickmold side to fill any space needed.
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Shim directly under the jamb and threshold in mullion area until the frame is square and also under threshold and strike on the end sidelite jamb to raise sidelite and door header away from door panel.
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Simply loosen the hinge side shims and pull the hinge jamb side toward stud by tightening the hinge security screws.
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Add to the shim depth behind the hinge on the jamb side and secure.
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Shim behind the wood brickmold to put wood frame in plumb position.
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Shim behind the wood brickmold to put the wood frame in a plumb position.
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Shim directly under the wood jamb on the strike side to raise frame away from door slab.
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First, increase the shim depth behind the jamb on the hinge side. Then, increase the shim depth behind the jamb on the strike side.
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Loosen the hinge side shims a little and pull hinge frame toward stud by tightening the hinge security screws. Also, you could loosen the strike side shims and pull the strike frame toward the stud by tightening the screws behind weatherstripping.
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The sill area will need to be built up so that the new door slab will clear the carpet, hardwood, etc.
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Shim directly under the wood jamb on hinge side to raise the door slab in the frame.
