Andersen Corporation

Korey Gearhart

Kelly Hemping

Jesse Baldwin

Door systems and door hardware components are described herein, along with methods of installing the door systems and components. The door systems include a bottom spacer that racks the door system in an opening in which the door system is being installed to facilitate proper spacing of the door after removal of the bottom spacer.

Door systems and door hardware components

Methods of installing door systems in an opening. The methods involve racking the door system using a bottom spacer located between a bottom of a door panel and the sill such that the door system is not square with respect to the opening when the bottom ends of latch side and hinge side vertical jambs of the door system are resting on the sill of the opening.

Door systems including racking spacers located between the sill and the door that can be removed after installation and methods of installing the door systems.

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Norwalk, IA, United States of America

Korey Gearhart