9. Doors Summer Garden Buildings – Hipped Summerhouse 270
Open the hinges out flat on the left door. Position the door as shown below with the hinge flat against the frame of the front panel. Align the hinge so that the knuckle sits
forward of the panel. Adjust the height of the door to fit centrally in the gap and secure the hinge in place using 24 x 25mm screws. Repeat for the right-hand door. To fit
the door handle. Push the door lock into the rebate on the edge of the right-hand door as shown and secure using 2 x 25mm brass screws. Push the metal handle bar
through the door latch mechanism. Fit a door handle to the metal handle bar on each side of the door and secure them in place using 4 x 30mm black countersunk screws
per handle. On the other door fit the lock plate using 2 x 25mm brass screws. With the doors fitted adjust the distance between the front panels to allow the doors to shut
properly then tighten the front panel screws to lock their position. Please refer to section 3.
Side view
Hinge knuckle sits
forward of the front
panel
Front panel frame
25mm
Hinge knuckle
Door
Front of
assembly
25mm
25mm
Metal handle bar
Important Note:
Once the doors are fitted adjust the distance between the
front panels to allow the doors to shut properly then fully
tighten the screws at the top of the front panels to lock the
position. Please refer to section 3.
30mm
10. Door weatherstrips and beading
To the right-hand door position a weatherstrip over the join between the 2 doors and secure in place to the inner door only using 4 x 38mm screws. Position a second
weatherstrip in the same position on the left-hand door and secure in the same way to the inner door only. The third weatherstrip is positioned on the left hand door so that
it overlaps the edge of the outer door, secure in place with 4 x 38mm screws. Fit the beading strips to the frame of the front panels as shown below and secure in place
using 5 x 20mm nails per strip.
For each screw drill
a 3mm pilot hole in
3mm
the weatherstrip
Drill
only.
Overhead view of left-hand door and front panel
beading fitted to the front
panel framing.
Weather strip overlaps door
edge.
Left front panel
Left outer door
Left inner door
Weather strip overlaps both
doors and secured to inner
door only.
Overhead view of right-hand door and front panel
20mm
beading fitted to the front
panel framing.
38mm
Right front panel
Right inner door
Right outer door
Weather strip overlaps both
doors and secured to inner
door only.
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