20. BOTTOM TRACK
• Measure and cut a length of bottom (shallower) profile to fit on-top “L” profile of the door strut, in the front of the viv.
• Check that the newly cut bottom profile fits, with about a 1mm play on each side.
• Make any adjustments if required.
• Apply a bead of silicon along the centre of the front “L” profile above the door strut.
• Carefully align the bottom track profile to the front edge of the sides.
• Press the profile with a light, but firm pressure to bed it into the silicon.
21. Allow the silicone to cure for 4 -6 hours before trying to fit the doors.
22. DOORS
To work out the dimensions of the sliding doors, the following measurement are required to be taklen.
1. The internal width of the viv at the front.
2. The height between the top and bottom tracks.
3. The depth of the top track.
• Calculating the width if the two sliding doors:
1. Divide the internal width by 2.
2. Add 5mm to the above result.
3. The final result is the width measurement for each of the two sliding doors
The 5mm added to each door, result in the overlap, when the doors are placed in the tracks.
• Calculating the height if the two sliding doors:
1. Add the depth of the top track and the height between the top and bottom tracks.
2. Subtract 2mm to the above result.
3. The final result is the height measurement for each of the two sliding doors
The 2mm deduction allows just enough clearance when lifting the doors in and out of the tracks.
23. FITTING THE DOORS
• Before fitting the doors, make sure that all the edges have been rubbed down properly.
• Pay a little more attention to the corners of each door, ensure that they are rounded off and smooth.
• Take a small block of pure bees wax and lightly rub it along the top and bottom edges of each door.
• Check that there are no obstructions in the tracks.
The doors are fitted in a sequence; this sequence is used in reverse when you want to remove the doors.
A. Hold the First door by the sides.
B. Insert the top edges into the top track channel furthest from the front.
C. Lightly push the door all the way, up into the track.
D. Gently swing the bottom of the door over bottom track.
E. The door should just clear the bottom track.
F. Position the door over the furthest channel in the bottom track.
G. Carefully lower the door in the channel.
H. The door should now sit in the both the top and bottom track and slide side to side.
Repeat the above steps to insert the other door into the channel closest to the front.
To remove the doors, this process is followed in reverse.
24. At this stage you have a complete working viv.
25. But there are a few additions that can be made to improve the ways that the doors seal.
26. DOOR SIDE CHANNELS
27. DOOR OVERLAP GASKET
