To stop a door dropping the glass itself has to be braced diagonally corner to corner by the insertion of plastic packers placed in the gap between the glass and frame behind the glazing beads around 150mm from the corner edge.
Toe and heel french doors.
Toe and heeling works by supporting the double glazed unit on the lock side with packers or small rubber blocks.
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Placed at opposite diagonal corners on the inner frame of the window or door packers help to brace the glazing within the frame reducing.
It is imperative that a bi folding door is correctly toe and heeled first time.
Once you have your equipment ready the process of toeing and heeling your customer s door can begin.
How to toe and heel a door properly.
That s why it s necessary to toe and heel glazing when fitting windows and doors.
Begin to toe and heel the door.
It s best to start with the longer.
Ok so we used the word properly and this although maybe a provocative statement hopefully will not only instruct but also be helpful in training up any double glazing fitter or fitters mate reading this.
A video tutorial on how to toe and heal a upvc door.