INSTALLATION
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Finish Work
Install Magnets and Strike Plates, If Applicable
If the shutter panels do not have panel locks, you may need to install magnets and strike plates
if they are not already installed.
1.
Review the diagrams below. Strike plates are installed at the top and bottom of all shutter
panels. Magnets are installed behind the strike plates to the frame or sill.
2.
Using a pencil, mark the frame (top and bottom)
where the stile meets the top and bottom rails,
on the side where the shutter closes against the
frame.
➤
With three-sided frames, mark the sill at the
bottom.
3.
Install the magnets to the frame’s light block
so that the magnets are
3
/
8
" in from the mark,
toward the center of the shutter panel.
➤
With three-sided frames, install the magnet
to the sill
3
/
8
" in from the mark. Align the
magnet with the frame’s light block.
4.
Install the strike plates on the rear of the panels
so that they align with the magnets. The corner
of the plate should be
3
/
8
" in from the stile and
the edge of the top or bottom rail.
➤
With three-sided frames, install the bottom
plates flush with the edge of the bottom rail.
5.
Close the shutter panels to check function and
closure. Adjust magnet or strike plate position, if
necessary.
4-Sided Frame
Individually-Hinged Panels
Rear
View
Strike
plates
3-Sided Frame
Bi-Fold Panels
Sill
Flush with
Bottom of Rail
3
/
8
"
Frame
Magnet on Frame
Strike Plate
Strike Plate
Top Rail
Bottom Rail
Side
View
Plate
Flush
with
Bottom
of Rail
4-Sided
Frame
3-Sided
Frame
Magnet on Sill
Bottom Rail
3
/
8
"
3
/
8
"