diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/Makefile.in b/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/Makefile.in
index 263909b6d..61203bf77 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+INST_DIR=@ct_demodir@/python/surface_chemistry
+
 all:
 	cd catcomb_stagflow; @MAKE@ 
 	cd diamond_cvd;      @MAKE@ 
@@ -12,6 +14,12 @@ test:
 	cd catcomb_stagflow; @MAKE@ test
 	cd diamond_cvd;      @MAKE@ test
 
+install:
+	@INSTALL@ -d  $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r Makefile   $(INST_DIR)
+	cd catcomb_stagflow; @MAKE@ install
+	cd diamond_cvd;      @MAKE@ install
+
 clean:
 	cd catcomb_stagflow; @MAKE@ clean
 	cd diamond_cvd;      @MAKE@ clean
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/catcomb_stagflow/Makefile.in b/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/catcomb_stagflow/Makefile.in
index 995a87b24..1e6ea575f 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/catcomb_stagflow/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/catcomb_stagflow/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+INST_DIR=@ct_demodir@/python/surface_chemistry/catcomb_stagflow
+
+
 PYTHON_CMD = @PYTHON_CMD@
 
 run:
@@ -7,8 +10,17 @@ run:
 
 test:
 	./runtest
+
+install:
+	@INSTALL@ -d  $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r catcomb.py   $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c   runtest $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c   cleanup $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r output_blessed_0.txt    $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r catcomb_blessed_0.csv $(INST_DIR)
+
+
 clean:
-	rm -f *.log *.csv *.xml
 	./cleanup
 
 # end of file
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/diamond_cvd/Makefile.in b/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/diamond_cvd/Makefile.in
index 302eb38f5..4e8ad1bbd 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/diamond_cvd/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/surface_chemistry/diamond_cvd/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+INST_DIR=@ct_demodir@/python/surface_chemistry/diamond_cvd
+
+
 PYTHON_CMD = @PYTHON_CMD@
 
 run:
@@ -7,8 +10,16 @@ run:
 
 test:
 	./runtest
+
+install:
+	@INSTALL@ -d  $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r diamond.py   $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c   runtest $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c   cleanup $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r output_blessed_0.txt    $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r diamond_blessed_0.csv $(INST_DIR)
+
 clean:
-	rm -f *.log *.csv *.xml
 	./cleanup
 
 # end of file