EFCO 5XPT Series - Manual (Page 26)

EFCO CORPORATION 6/8/2012 PART NO. YW44 Page 26 of 34
5XPT SLIDING GLASS DOOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
See Fig. 8 for Steps A and B below (operable jamb to threshold):
Step A. The full length sealant across the sill at the threshold will need to wraparound the
weather-strip leg to the jamb.
Step B. Marry a vertical seal to the sealant across the sill and seal the joint between the weather-strip
leg and threshold. This seal joint will follow the underneath profile of the threshold and fill the
gap between both the horizontal and vertical weather-strip. All sealant joints must be
continuous with one another and tooled with no voids.
See Fig. 9 for Steps C and D below (fixed jamb to fixed panel):
Step C. The full length sealant across the sill at the fixed panel will need to wraparound the weather-
strip leg to the jamb.
Step D. Marry the full length sealant up the jamb with the sealant across the sill. This sealant will
marry with the sealant at the head. All sealant joints must be continuous with one another
and tooled with no voids.
All sealant must be continuous with
one another and tooled with no
voids.
All sealant must be continuous with
one another and tooled with no voids.
FIXED
PANEL
FIXED
JAMB
JAMB
SILL
SILL
THRESHOLD
Full length sealant up jamb
Full length sealant across sill
Full length sealant across sill
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Weather-strip leg
Weather-strip Leg