fortdoors Garage Door Fitting Instructions
- June 12, 2024
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Garage Door Fitting
Instructions
Side Hinged Unframed Fitting Instructions V2.0
Warning!
Garage doors are heavy and a poorly installed frame could lead to serious
injury if the door comes loose or falls in any way.
Before you start!
Check
The stated sizes are the frame opening size and the door sizes are slightly
smaller for tolerances.
Pack Contents
The unframed version of this door has 2 or 3 steel hinges per leaf, two
tower bolts and a lock that is pre fitted to the door.
The door is delivered with the handle and keys located at the back of the
door.
Safety Equipment
Wear adequate protection when installing
Fixings Recommended (not supplied)
24x 4.0 x 30mm wood screws & light oil (3in1 or WD40)
Tools required for installation:
Minimum frame requirements
You have elected to fit the doors to your own timber frame. This requires a
minimum additional width of 30mm and a minimum depth of 70mm. A slamming strip
of 16mm ¾’’ square is required later for all 3 sides.
Handy information:
Caution!
Garage doors are heavy and this item must be installed by two people.
Do not!
Do not allow children to assist in the installation, adjustment, or operation
of this door. Garage doors can inflict severe injury if not used correctly.
For technical help:
Helpline: 01217 497 977
Email:sales@fortdoors.co.uk
Website: www.fortdoors.co.uk
Installation
Hold the first door leaf in the open position (90 degrees from the frame).
Using your timber wedges, level the door so you have around 6-8mm gap between
the top of the door and the underside of the frame.
Drive 1 screw into the top hole of the top hinge followed by 1 screw in the
top hole of the bottom hinge. Try the door at this stage to ensure it closes
correctly. Repeat for the opposite door.
Close the doors and assess the overall appearance. If the doors are out of
line simply mark the hinge with a pencil then remove the door and chisel the
hinge in.
Tip!
Do not close both doors without someone inside . Its almost impossible to
break in without major damage to the doors .
Tip!
Chisel the top hinge in 2mm raises the outer edge around 6mm. Chisel the
bottom hinge in 2mm lowers the top edge around 6mm. If you chisel the top in
2mm you must chisel the middle hinge if fitted 1mm to avoid strain and
squeaking when the door moves.
Once you are happy, set the bolts, drill into the top frame and into the
floor.
Fit the lock
Fit or adjust the lock depending on style of door. If your lock is separate
see the additional instructions. If the lock is fixed then you need to push
the handle through from the front, push the internal handle over the spindle
and tighten the bolt.
Attach the slam strip
Now tack on the slam strip so it butts against the back of the door in the
closed position, this should not be too tight as to stop the doors closing.
Cut the slam strip around the bolt as required.
**** EC Declaration of Conformity
We, the Fort Doors company of the United Kingdom, do hereby declare that the
building industry product described in the detail below conforms in all
respects and meets all requirements if assembled and maintained in accordance
with the installation instructions.
Product: Fort overhead garage door for manual operation
Standard: Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates – Product
standard – Part 1: Products without fire resistance or smoke control
characteristics.
EN 13241-1
EN 12604: Mechanical aspects – requirements
EN 12605: Mechanical aspects – test procedures
We furthermore declare that the technical documents including test
certificated will be made available to the relevant governing authority upon
request.
Authorised persons for the compilation and management of the technical
documentation:
The Directors
Fort Doors
25/06/2013
Fort Doors, Unit 19, The Fort Industrial Park,
Dunlop Way, Birmingham B35 7AR
Fort Doors reserves the right to alter specifications to design and manufacture without notification. All specifications are correct at time of publication, errors and omissions excepted. Colour samples are, due to the print process, intended as a guide only, please request a sample if unsure.