b'Installing Replacement Recess fromRemoved Doors DoorDrip CapREPLACINGENTRY DOORThe key to replacing an old door with a new, energy efficient, Flashingweather-resistant door is to remove the old door and preparethe opening to be plumb, square, level and with a firm sur-rounding frame that you can properly mount the new to. Caulk/SealantLook through this book at both the window and the door Sill installations to match your wall construction. Once you have Flashingdetermined what the wall construction is, remove the olddoor as carefully as possible to maintain the integrity of thestructural surround and the weather barrier continuity. ShimsWhen the old door is removed, the proper integration of the 5Barriers (see elsewhere in this book) has been destroyed andit will be tough to reconnect the comparable barriers in thenew door system to the remnants of the same barriers in thewall.Lastly, old doors often are mounted in openings that have Sill Pansuffered water intrusion. Use impel rods in the frame wherewater has been and may still reside to prevent mold, mildew, Entry Door w/Brickmouldrot and insect damage. REPLACINGPATIO DOORTreated Wood BuckImpel Rods are placed into holes drilled inwood at key locations. As the Rods dis-solve, the borate preservative migrates to Flashing Caulk/Sealantareas of highest moisture and concen-trates where wood is most susceptible to Drip Capdecay. If the wood dries the Rods stop dif-fusing. The residual preservative remainsin place. When the moisture content risesthe Rods resume diffusion. Depending Shimsupon conditions of moisture, Impel Rodsneed not be replaced for years. A chartincluded in each package that shows rec-ommended rods sizes and spacing foreach type of installation. There are threeeasy steps to installing Impel Rods:1. Drill appropriate sized holes toaccommodate theSill Panpredetermined number andsize of Impel Rods required. Sill 2. Insert the suitable size Flashingand number of Impel Rodsinto the holes.3. Seal the holes with treated Optionalwooden dowel, wood filler (like AluminumPatio Doorwood putty or caulk). Paint if Cap Stockdesired.Window Fitters Guide to Window Installation115 2020 AWDI, LLC Do not reproduce without permission'