Install Patio Door Vinyl Siding

They often have aluminum frames although they may be vinyl steel or wood.

Install patio door vinyl siding. Mark the perimeter of the opening for the new door onto the vinyl siding with a carpenter s pencil in the location where the door will go. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. Sliding patio doors usually have one door that is fixed and another that slides. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.

Unlike swinging doors which require that objects be set well away from the doorway sliding doors require no room to swing. Cut the siding with a circular saw taking care not to cut too deeply. Our installation method seals the patio door in a weather tight manner and uses a sill pan to capture and drain incidental storm water from under the patio door. Attached are jeld wen s recommended installation instructions for vinyl patio doors with nailing fin.

With a helper hold the door up against the house check it for level and plumb and mark the siding for cutting. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Thank you for selecting jeld wen products. In most cases you want the door s exterior molding to fit inside the house s siding rather than sitting on top of it.

Gap at all ends. Sliding patio doors are space saving alternatives to swinging doors.