Sneak Peek: MultiSlide Patio Door Installation (

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In the newest episode of Building Resilience, we installed a multislide patio door unit from PlyGem. We also installed a handful of windows, but most of the fun was the multislide patio door unit.
Set up the workspace
The process begins with clearing space to work and laying out the frame parts on the floor. Seal the geometry of the frame before assembling it. Insert the frame into the opening, and flash the sill one way or another. Flexible flashing tape is a great way to do it quickly. Extend about 6 inches up the jams with the sill flashing. This flashing layer is for water protection. Now use regular flashing to cover all the wall layers. This is an airtightness step, sealing all of the layers to connect the outer WRB back to the framing.
Installing the frame and patio doors
We add a second piece of flashing tape to the face to ensure we have a solid seal from the WRB. Because we didn't have wider tape, hopefully, you verified that the opening is ⅛ inch wider and ¼ inch taller than the door frame. Insert the frame in the opening, ensuring the face is flush with the outer face of the wall, and screw it in place. Doors are then popped into place like so. Actually, you have to tilt the top of the door into the frame, swing in the bottom, and then drop it into place. Well, don't drop it; set it in place so the rollers rest on the roller track, and you can adjust the rollers through the holes at the bottom of the door.
Doors slip the other doors in, and you're ready to break for lunch.
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