JELD-WEN JII036 User Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

for Custom Swinging Screens (JII036)

Determine if the unit is a single unit entry door or double unit and if it is a
wood or aluminum clad frame. For primed or clad units, determine which
door screen will be mounted on the active side of the opening. The active
side is the door screen which will be used for passage through the door
unit while the passive side is left closed.

NEEDED TOOLS & MATERIALS

•#2 Phillips
screwdriver

•#3 Phillips long bit

•Hacksaw or le

•Pencil

•Regular slotted

screwdriver

•Power drill with bits

•Level

•Tape measure

•Utility knife or

scissors

•Masking tape

•Washers

•Glue stick

Note! Do not over tighten screws and strip out mounting screw holes.

HEAD Z-BAR INSTALLATION

Verify the head is straight
and level. If not, washers
can be placed behind
z-bar mounting holes as
necessary. Use a glue stick

Head

Optional
washer

to hold washers in place.
Center the head z-bar
between the door jambs.
Drive one of the supplied
#8 x 1" self-tapping
Phillips at-head screws

Jamb

Head
Z-Bar

#8 x 1" screw

through the pre-punched
hole in one end. Continue
driving screws through the rest of the holes.

HINGE SIDE Z-BAR INSTALLATION

1. Verify door hinge side jambs are straight and plumb. If not, washers can
be placed behind z-bar mounting holes as necessary. Use a glue stick to
hold washers to the z-bar.

2. Pivot z-bar 90° open
from screen assembly
and place into door
frame. While holding
z-bar against door

Optional
washer

#8 x 1"
screw

jamb, lift screen
assembly up until snug
against the head z-bar.

3. Using the supplied #8 x
1" self -tapping Phillips

Hinge
Z-Bar

Screen
assembly

at-head screws,
position a screw in the
top of the uppermost
pre-punched hole and
drive until secure.
Continue down, driving
screws through the
remaining pre-punched
holes.

Door
frame

Hinge
Z-Bar

#8 x 1"
screw

4. If installing double
screens, repeat steps for
the other screen.

5. Close the screen
assembly(ies) and check for uniform gap between the door screen
assembly and head z-bar. For double units check for uniform 1/2" to
9/16" gap between the two screens. If necessary, remove and add or
remove washers as needed and reinstall.

LATCH SIDE Z-BAR INSTALLATION

Note! Applies to single entry units only, double screen units skip this step

and will install an astragal in the next step.

1. Close the screen
assembly and check
for a uniform gap of
1/8" - 1/4" between the

Door
frame

screen latch stile and
the door frame. Place
washers behind the
z-bar mounting holes
if needed. Use a glue
stick to hold washers in
place.

1/8" - 1/4"
gap

Screen
assembly

2. Re-open the screen
assembly approximately
90° and place the latch
side z-bar against the
door frame latch side
jamb and up against
the underside of the

Head

head z-bar. Install in
the same manner as the
hinge side. Close the
door screen assembly
and re-check for a

Optional
washer

uniform gap between
the screen perimeter
and the latch side z-bar.

#8 x 1"
screw

If necessary, remove
and add or remove
washers as needed and

Jamb
Z-Bar

reinstall.

DOUBLE UNIT ASTRAGAL INSTALLATION

1. Align the astragal on
the passive screen
side stile with the top
of the screen frame
and against the inside
ange.

2. Hold in place and drive
one of the supplied

Passive
screen
side stile

Astragal

#8 x 1" self-tapping
Phillips at-head screws
through the top hole
and into the screen
frame.

3. Hold the astragal against the inside ange and install the remaining
screws. If the bottom end of the astragal rubs on the door sill, remove
and trim as needed.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

for Custom Swinging Screens (JII036)

SILL EXPANDER ADJUSTMENT

Using a utility knife, trim
the exible ap so that
it will just touch at both
ends when the screen
assembly is closed. The
exible ap should just

Screen
assembly

Adjustment
screw

touch the door sill. If
adjustment is necessary,
loosen the adjustment
screws slightly and move
up or down as necessary.

Sill

Flexible
ap

Retighten screws.

PASSIVE SCREEN ASTRAGAL SLIDE BOLT INSTALLATION

1. Position a slide bolt on
the screen assembly top
rail 3/8" from the edge
of the screen stile and
1/16" below the bottom
of the head z-bar. Mark
screw hole locations
and drill 7/64" pilot
holes where marked.
Secure with two screws.

Door
frame

Screen
assembly

Slide
bolt

1/16"
gap

3/8"
gap

2. Place the strike plate on
the door sill ush with
the edge of the screen
stile and against the
inside face of the sill
expander. Mark screw
hole locations using the
slot ends furthest from
the sill expander and
drill 7/64"pilot holes
where marked. Install
strike plate screws but
do not tighten.

3. Position a slide bolt
on the sill expander

Sill
expander

Door sill

Slide
bolt

Strike
plate

3/8" from the edge of
the screen stile and
1/16" above the top of
the strike plate and mark screw locations. Drill 7/64"pilot holes where
marked and attach the slide bolt. Pull the strike plate in against the
slide bolt tip and tighten screws.

4. Cut foam pad 3/8" square and apply just below the slide bolt to provide
a cushion between the screen and the strike plate.

SINGLE & DOUBLE ACTIVE SCREEN HANDLE & STRIKE INSTALLATION

1. Seat the spindle and
spring into the outside
handle. Reverse feed
the handle through the

Strike
shim

Strike
plate

Spring and
spindle

backside of the housing
and ensure the handle
is properly seated.

2. From the exterior, seat
the outside handle
and spindle through
the pre-drilled holes
(spindle will seat

Door
jamb

Push
button
latch

Screen

Outside
handle

through the middle
hole). Support the
handle until screws are inserted in next step.

3. From the interior, align the inside handle and spindle so that the spindle
seats into the hole located in the middle of the inside handle set. Ensure
the inside handle will seat ush against the screen door. Insert machine
screws and tighten until the outside handle and inside handle are
secured.

4. For a single door, position the latch strike plate (and strike shims if
required) onto the door jamb at the approximate vertical center line of
the inside handle. Mark and drill two 7/64" pilot holes in the center of
the screw slots and install with two screws. Close the screen assembly
and check for proper operation and engagement. If necessary, adjust
shims behind the strike plate.

5. For passive screen handle installation on a French screen, follow steps
1 - 3 above.

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