Veranda 144205 Installation guide

Dover Gate Kit

Assembly and Installation Tips

To complete your project,

you will also need:

 •Doverfencepanel

 •Drilldriver

 •¼”drillbit

 •Circularsawwithane-toothbladeorahandsaw

 •7/16”wrench

 •Tapemeasure

 •Pencil/marker

 •Safetyglasses

 •4x4treatedwoodpost

Planning

 •Priortoconstruction,checkwithyourlocalregulatory 

  agencyforspecialcoderequirementsinyourarea.

 •Contactyourutilitysuppliertolocateandmark

  undergroundlines.

 •Carefulplanningandmeasuringofyourfenceproject 

  isessential,asmovingpostsaftertheconcretesetsis 

  extremelydifcult.

Digging Post Holes

 •Digpostholeforthehingepost18”to24”indiameter 

  and36”to42”deep(dependingonlocalordinanceor 

  expectedfrostdepthinwinter).Werecommendthatyou 

  insertapieceof4x4treatedlumbertosupportthegate 

  hingepost.SeeFig.1.

 •Actualgatesizewillvary.Theinsidepost–to-postdimension 

  willbethewidthofthegateplus1-1/4”.Double-check

all measurements!

Assembling the Gate

Note: For optimal performance and aesthetics, we recommend a walk gate width of

40-1/2”. This is accomplished utilizing the width of 4 pickets from the Dover fence

panel.

 •Measuretheopeningwhereyourgateistobeinstalled.Gatewidthwillneedtobe 

  reducedby1-¼”toallowfora5/8”gaponbothsidesofthegatebetweentheposts.

 •MeasureandmarktheDoverfencepaneltothedesiredsize.Thefencepanelwill 

  needtobetrimmed3-1/2”lessthanthedesiredgatewidthtoallowforthedimensions

  ofthegatejambs.Foreaseofassembly,itisrecommendedtoutilizefullfencepickets.

  Ifapicketdoesneedtobetrimmedtolength,theroughedgeshouldbeplaceinsidethe

  gatejamb.

 •Removethetop&bottomfencerailsfromthepicketsandtrimtothedesiredwidthusing

  acircularsawwithane-toothbladeorahandsaw.TheDoverfencerailshavetabs

  oneachendforinstallationintothefenceposts.Thetabbedendsmustbetrimmedoffthe

  paneltocreateaatfacefortheinstallationofthegatejambs.SeeFig.2.Layallgate

  componentsoutonaat,cleansurface.Re-assemblethepanelbyinsertingthepickets

  intothebottomrailrstandthenslidingonthetoprail.Allrailsneedtobeushwith

  thepickets.

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•Slidethegatejambontothefence

 panelandplacethehingesinthe

 centerofthefencerail.Usingthe

 hingeasaguide,drillthefour(4)

 necessary¼”holesforthehinge

 bolts.Ensuretherailsarefully

 insertedinthejambbefore

 drilling.Theboltsneedtogo

 throughthejambandrailtofunction

 properly.SeeFig.3.

•Inserttheboltsandlooselyattach

 thenuts(thesewillbetightenedlater).

 Duplicateforeachofthefour

 corners.Onceallcornersareloosely

 fastened,measurefromcorner-to-

 cornertoensurethegateissquare.

 Whensquare,tightenallboltswitha7/16”wrench.

 Donotover-tightenasitmaycrushthegatejambs.SeeFig.3.

Installing Gate

•Measuretobesureyoucaninstallthegatetothepostwith

 approximatelya2”gapfromthegroundtothebottomof

 thepanel.Aligntherailsonthegatetotherailsonthefence

 panels.

•Hangthegatebetweentheposts.Usea5/8”spacerbetween

 thegateandtheposts.SeeFig.4.Secureinplacewithshims

 underthegateorclampthejambonthegatetothepost.

 Makesurethegateislevelandsquare.Attachhingebrackets

 tothegatepostwiththeprovidedscrews.SeeFig.5.

•Removeanyclampsandshims.Attachlatchusingscrews

 provided.SeeFig.6.

•InstallapostcaponeachpostusingPVCcementoran

 exterioradhesive.

Note:TheDovergatelatchisdesignedto

beusedontheleftorrighthandsideofthe

gate,dependingoncustomerpreference

ordesign.Thelatchisassembled,ready

tobeinstalledontherighthandsideof

thegate.Ifyoudesiretoswitchthelatch

followthesesimplesteps:

•Removethe2shoulderboltsandspring.

•Changeorientationoftheclicker

•Re-attachspringandinsertshoulderbolts.

•Shoulderboltsmustbefullytightened.

Threadlockingadhesiveisrecommended.

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Thediagramsandinstructionsshownareforillustrationpurposesonlyandarenotmeanttoreplacealicensedprofessional.Anyconstructionoruseoftheproductmustbein

accordancewithalllocalzoningand/orbuildingcodes.Theconsumerassumesallrisksandliabilityassociatedwiththeconstructionoruseofthisproduct.Theconsumeror

contractorshouldtakeallnecessarystepstoensurethesafetyofeveryoneinvolvedintheproject,including,butnotlimitedto,wearingtheappropriatesafetyequipment.

EXCEPTASCONTAINEDINTHEWRITTENLIMITEDWARRANTY,THEWARRANTORDOESNOTPROVIDEANYOTHERWARRANTY,EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,ANDSHALL

NOTBELIABLEFORANYDAMAGES,INCLUDINGCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.

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•Deslicelajambadelapuertaenelpanel

delacercaypongalasbisagrasenel

centrodelabaranda.Usandolabisagra

comoguía,taladreloscuatro(4)huecos

de¼depulgadaquesenecesitanpara

lospernosdelabisagra.Asegúreseque

loslistonesesténcompletamenteinsertados

enlajambaantesdeperforar.Lospernos

debenatravesarlajambayellistónpara

funcionarcorrectamente.VealaFig.3.

•Insertelospernosypongalastuercassin

apretar(éstasseapretarándespués).Repita

encadaunadelascuatroesquinas.Una

vezquetodaslasesquinasestánsujetadas

sinapretar,midadesdeunaaotraesquina

paraasegurarsequelapuertaestáencuadrada.Cuando

estéencuadrada,aprietetodoslospernosconunallave

inglesade7/16depulgada.Noaprietedemasiado,ya

 quepuedeaplastaralasjambasdelapuerta.

 VealaFig.3.

Instalación de la puerta

•Midaparaasegurarsequepuedeinstalarlapuertaalposte

conunespaciodeaproximadamente2pulgadasdesdeel

suelohastalaparteinferiordelpanel.Alineeloslistonesde

lapuertaconloslistonesdelospanelesdelacerca.

•Cuelguelapuertaentrelostrespostes.Useunseparadorde

5/8depulgadaentrelapuertaylospostes.VealaFig.4.

Fíjelaconcuñasdebajodelapuertaoaancelajambade

lapuertaalposte.Asegúresedequelapuertaestéanivel

yencuadrada.Fijelossoportesdelabisagraalpostedela

puertaconlostornillosprovistos.VealaFig.5.

•Quitecualquierabrazaderaocuñas.Sujeteelpestillocon

lostornillosprovistos.VealaFig.6.

•Pongaunatapadepostesobrecadaposte

 usandocementoPVCounadhesivopara

 usoexterior.

Nota:ElpestillodepuertaDoverestádiseñado

paraserutilizadoenelladoizquierdooderecho

delapuerta,dependiendodelapreferenciadel

clienteodeldiseño.Elpestilloestámontado,listo

paraserinstaladoenelladoderechodela

puerta.Sideseacambiarelpestillosigaestos

sencillospasos:

•Quitelos2pernosdeajusteyelresorte.

•Cambielaorientacióndelclicker.

•Vuelvaacolocarelresorteeinsertelos

 pernosdeajuste.

•Lospernosdeajustedebenestarbienapretados.

Serecomiendaelusodeunadhesivobloqueadorderoscas.

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Losdiagramasylasinstruccionesquesemuestransonsóloparanesilustrativosynosustituyenaunprofesionalconlicencia.Cualquierconstrucciónousodelproductodebe

estarenconformidadcontodosloscódigoslocalesdezonicacióny/odeconstrucción.Elconsumidorasumetodoslosriesgosyresponsabilidadesasociadosconlaconstruc-

ciónoelusodeesteproducto.Elconsumidorocontratistadebetomartodaslasmedidasnecesariasparagarantizarlaseguridaddetodoslosinvolucradosenelproyecto,

incluyendo,peronolimitadoal,usodelequipodeseguridadapropiado. EXCEPTOPORLOQUESEINDICAENLAGARANTÍALIMITADAPORESCRITO,ELGARANTENO

OFRECENINGUNAOTRAGARANTÍA,EXPRESAOIMPLÍCITA,YNOSERÁRESPONSABLEPORNINGÚNDAÑO,INCLUSODAÑOSCONSECUENTES.

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