Handling & Care

UPON RECEIVING YOUR DOOR UNIT

•Inspectyourdoorunitimmediatelyandreportanydamagesordefectstothestoreinwhichyoumadeyourpurchase.

•Donotinstallanydoorunitthatisdefectiveandordamagedasinstallingsuchdoorwillvoidthewarranty.

•Anylaborcostswillnotbecoveredbythewarrantyafteradefectiveordamageddoorunithasbeeninstalled.

•Concealeddamageswillnotbecoveredafter48hoursofreceivingdoororoncethedoorunithasbeeninstalled.

STORAGEANDHANDLING

•Unnishedproductmustbenishedimmediatelypriortostorage

•Storeinawellventilatedarea.

•Donotuseawaterbaseprimer.

•Ifpainting–Higherglosspaintswillofferbetterprotectionthan“at/lowgloss”paints.

•Ifstaining–Followthestainmanufacturer’sinstructionsandthemaintenanceinstructionslisted.

MAINTENANCEFORPRE-FINISHEDWOODENTRYDOORS

•Yournewdoorunitisanepieceoffurnitureandmustbemaintainedassuch.Exposuretotheelements(sun,rain,snow,sleetand

airpollutants)willcauseawellnisheddoorunittobeaffected.Thefollowingrequirementswillhelpyouunderstandthemaintenance

neededtoprotectyourinvestment.

•Directsunlightwillcausethenishonanydoorunittodeterioratefaster.

•Theentrywaymustprovideadequateprotectionagainsttheelements.SeeFigure1.

•Inspectyourdoorunitperiodically.Ifthetopcoathasbeendamagedorisshowingsignsofdeteriorationanadditionalapplicationof

hang must provide protection of the door unit from direct exposure to

the elements.

• INSTALLATION OF A STORM DOOR WILL VOID WARRANTY!

• INSTALLING A WOOD DOOR IN ANY DIRECT SUNLIGHT

WILL VOID THE WARRANTY!

• LACK OF PROPER OVERHANG WILL VOID THE WARRANTY!

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