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Installation instructions, made for your job.

Every job gets its own set of installation instructions. It covers only the window and door types on that building, and every step is drawn in 3D from our own models.

The cover and index of a job's installation instructions, open in the Install app
One job, one set

Built from your window and door types.

The Install app makes the cover and the index for each job from that job's own types. It counts the windows, doors and openings, the mullions, and any louvers, trickle vents and insect screens, and lists a section only when the job has it. A job with no sliding doors gets no sliding-door section.

The engineered numbers, such as how far apart the straps go, come from the job's shop drawings. Where an instruction and the shop drawings differ, the shop drawings govern.

The index
Materials and toolsWhat the crew needs on hand for the install
Window types summaryEvery type on the job, with its count of windows, doors and openings
Window installationWith the job's count of mullions, louvers, trickle vents and insect screens
Door installationADA, sliding and outswing doors, each only when the job has them
Louvers, trickle vents, insect screensA section each, only when the job has them
Drawn in 3D

Every step, drawn from our own models.

The drawings come from 3D models of our own frames, built on our CAD installation details. Each step has one instruction and one drawing, so the installer sees the strap, the shim and the bead the way they will look in the opening. Vi6 and Vi5 each have their own set.

01Check the opening

Waterproofed, plumb, level and square, with both diagonals measured, and in line with the openings beside it.

02Straps on first

Each strap slots into the frame's track and twists 90° before the unit is lifted in.

03A shim at every anchor

Bend the strap back, shim behind it, bend it over the shim and fasten. Shims at every anchor point, including the head.

04Seal it

Backer rod, then the bead, inside and out, and around every strap.

A window from inside: where every strap and every shim goes
A window from inside: where every strap and every shim goes
A door: straps up both jambs and across the head, continuous shims under the sill, nothing screwed through it
A door: straps up both jambs and across the head, continuous shims under the sill, nothing screwed through it
Strap install: slot the strap into the frame's track, then twist it 90°
Strap install: slot the strap into the frame's track, then twist it 90°
Shim behind every strap, then bend the strap over the shim
Shim behind every strap, then bend the strap over the shim
A door sill, cut open: no screws through the sill, and the weight on the jamb legs
A door sill, cut open: no screws through the sill, and the weight on the jamb legs
Vi5 with a nailing fin, at the sill: sealant behind the fin, continuous, and a bead outside and inside
Vi5 with a nailing fin, at the sill: sealant behind the fin, continuous, and a bead outside and inside
A louver band: into the glazing pocket, then the beads go on
A louver band: into the glazing pocket, then the beads go on
Trims on Vi6, and on Vi5 with a nailing fin: the trim sits on the frame edge
Trims on Vi6, and on Vi5 with a nailing fin: the trim sits on the frame edge

Drawings shown for a sample unit.

Where it lives

In the Install app, with the rest of the job.

The instructions open inside the Install app, from the job's own page, beside its shop drawings and window types. Download them or print them from the same screen. The adjustment instructions for the job's hardware sit next to them.

Who has itYour installer, your site manager, and our project team on the job
Opens onPhone, tablet or desktop
On paperDownload or print from the viewer
AccessBy invitation: a sign-in link by email, and only your own projects
Before there is a job

The standard set is open to everyone.

The installation details and step-by-step sheets on the professionals page are the general set. Your job's set takes only what applies to your building, and where the two differ, the job's set governs.

The standard installation set ›The Install app ›What is in a set of shop drawings ›

Starting a job with us?

Ask your project manager to invite your installer and your site manager to the Install app.

Call 929-668-2340

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