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HANDLING, SITE FINISHING AND
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
- Unsealed doors must not be subject to abnormal heat, dryness
or humidity, or sudden atmospheric changes. Deliver to building
site after plaster or cement is dry. If doors are stored for
more than one week, the entire door including all edges and
cutouts for hardware must be sealed. Usually wood stains are
applied before sealer coats to ensure proper penetration of
stain. Most solvent-based stains have some sealing qualities;
however, this type of stain should not be relied upon fact achieving
adequate sealing.
- Handle with clean gloves and do not drag across other surfaces.
- Store flat on a level surface in a dry, well ventilated building.
Cover to keep clean, but allow air circulation.
- The structural integrity of the door must not be impaired
when fitting the door. There must be no alteration for frames,
panels or any other special details. Care must be taken in the
fixing of the hardware.
- Before finishing, door must be clean. Remove handling marks,
loose wood fibers, raised grain, etc. by sanding with fine sand
paper.
- Certain species of wood contain chemicals, which react unfavorably
with certain finishes. Where possible, the surface should be
tested for unfavorable reactions.
- Finishing must proceed immediately after fitting, cutting
for weather strip, threshold and hardware. Most stains are wiped
after application. The length of time the stain is allowed to
penetrate before wiping and the amount of rubbing with the wiping
cloth will determine the depth of color. Most stains lighten
in color before drying. Some will darken slightly upon application
of clear sealer and varnish. Before hanging any interior or
exterior door, the entire door including all edges and cutouts
for hardware must be thoroughly sealed with two coats of good
quality sealer. For interior doors, then apply at least two
coats of high quality varnish and for exterior doors at least
two coats of high quality exterior grade polyurethane or spar
varnish. Sand lightly between coats and apply finish to all
surfaces, edges, cutouts for hardware and the wood under and
behind. For prehung doors, you must remove hinges so that sealer
and finish can be applied under hinges. If doors have been sealed
and finished prior to job site fitting, any newly cut edges
must be sealed and refinished.
- For painted doors, sand with fine sand paper to remove any
loose wood fibers, handling marks, raised grain, etc., then
prime the entire door including all edges, cutouts for hardware
and the wood under with a high quality oil base primer followed
by at least two coats of a high quality exterior grade paint
being sure to apply finish to all edges, cutouts for hardware
and the wood under and behind wrought iron. For prehung doors,
you must remove hinges so that primer and paint can be applied
under hinges. If doors have been primed and painted prior to
job site fitting, any newly cut edges must be primed and repainted.
- Most finishes on exterior doors deteriorate relatively quickly.
Inspect the doors periodically for finish deterioration. Maintenance
is recommended annually.
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