INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Your Hy-Lite window will arrive as a complete, factory-assembled unit with a protective coating applied to both sides.  This coating will protect the unit during the normal course of construction and should be left in place until all painting and finishing is done to ensure long-lasting beauty of the product.

General Conditions

• Install plumb, level and square.  See that perimeter frame members are not twisted during or after installation.
• Nailing fins are designed only for attaching to structure and are not intended as adequate flashing.  Interfacing wall materials should be flashed and or sealed around the full perimeter of the frame to provide a weather resistant wall.  Hy-Lite recommends flashing and caulking procedures set forth by the Plaster Institute Information Center, 5131 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, CA 95129.
• WARNING! Protect all frame and block surfaces from plaster, mortar, concrete, paint and construction material.  Remove such materials by following Hy-Lites "Cleaning and Maintenence Guidelines" and avoid the use of tools that scratch the block surface.
• The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the consequences of inadequate or improper installation or lack of care and protection of the installed product.

While Installing

1. Level and nail off sill only with 6d or larger galvanized or other corrosion resistant fasteners (placed 12 inches on centers).
2. Adjust perimeter frame to jambs to obtain a uniform margin before nailing off.  Shim under nailing fin if necessary to maintain a consistent plane.
3. Complete securing of frame by nailing off jambs and head as instructed in steps 1 and 2.

Check sills of large windows to see that they are adequately supported.  Block if required.

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Installing Shower Walls & Partitions

FRAME CONSTRUCTION

Nail On Frame

• Streamlined design.
• For interior home-accent use, frames can be capped with a flat or rounded end caps.
• Available with 45- or 90-degree corner caps to connect panels in multiple formations.

Available with either 2- or 3-inch blocks.

The aluminum frames come with a 7/8-inch nail fin offset (the distance from the nail fin to the exterior surface of the frame). 

1 3/4" Frame 

The 1 3/4-inch aluminum frame has no nail fin and is used primarily for sidelites, doorlites, and transoms.  Use trim or casing to block the window in the opening.

Block Frame (Aluminum Frame used for replacement windows, shower walls and partitions.) 

The nail on aluminum frames can be installed into an interior wall.  Snap off the nail fins, shim the window in the opening, and install moulding or drywall to block the window in the opening.

*Order BLOCK FRAME and we will remove the nail fins for you.

SHOWER WALLS AND PARTITIONS

Installing Partitions and Shower Walls Using Flat Cap

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Flat Cap

Flat cap can be used to finish off the end of a panel or partition.  For installing partitions and shower walls, mount flat cap to the floor or shower curb and vertically to the wall.  Then, snap the panel onto the cap.

Round Cap

Round cap can be used on the end of a panel or partition for a bullnose finish.

90-degree Corner Cap

The 90-degree corner cap is used to snap together two panels at a 90-degree angle.

45-degree Corner Cap

The 45-degree corner cap is used to snap together two panels at a 45-degree angle.