Pet door for sliding glass door-opinions

[rondog]

I put a doggie door in the wall from the dining room out to the back patio, one of those double-door units. It wasn't that hard, just make sure there's nothing in the wall between the studs like an HVAC duct or wiring. I damn near cut into a space with a duct in it that feeds our guest room. But our beagles can come and go as they please, they use the hell out of it. Almost time for a new one.

[muddywings]

Thanks all. SuperiorDG-sent you a PM. Probably to far for you to come down to C Springs but would be curious to see any of your work.

We have the option of going out via the interior-garage-garage-outside but unfortunately my golden has trained my wife and I very well now. It will just turn into dog sitting at the slider, giving us the puppy dog eyes then it will be get up, open door, close door, sit down, repeat 40 times a night.
I'm figuring $750 with install and everything. Hope I'm right.
ughhhhh

[UncleDave]

I have one of the in wall units too. I've had it for 6 years and it is holing up well to my GSD's and Rotties. Pet door USA is the company I bought mine from. I installed it myself in about 3 hours +/- in a snowstorm no less.

[KS63]

Had a local company install an in-wall one with two doors. The doors are made from a clear rubber sheet. One on the interior and the other exterior with a carpet lined box. The best $400 we've spent on our dogs. Waking up at 3am to let the dogs out sucks.

[wyome]

we got a Hale pet door 5 yrs ago...double flaps with magnets, really bad winds will open it a bit. have it installed in the sliding glass door....not cheap , but super worth it...

[generalmeow]

We had one of those sliding door dog door inserts for about 5 years. It was always cold around the door, and in the room with the door, and I can only guess how much money we wasted in heating because of it. It was really the only option in our last house though due to the layout. Every winter I'd be packing on blue tape around it and the sliding door, but you cant do much about the flap. No matter what, it's a gaping hole to the outside.

We finally got a through wall dog door with two flaps at the end of this winter at our new house. That's the way i'd recommend if its an option. I can already tell its going to be much better in terms of the cold getting in.

[Danimal]

I got one of these and the door to match and mounted it in the wall next to my sliding glass door. It works great and seals real nice. If you install it yourself (and it really is simple if you have a sawsall and a drill) you will save hundreds over the other options. Plus my neighbor has one just like your picture and they hate it because it has a weighted bottom that goes fwap fwap pretty loud every time a dog goes through. They have three noisy ass beagles so they deserve it, but either way the one in my link is really quiet.

[muddywings]

I guess I'll add, for those searching this subject, that the Ideal Ruff Weather Door and the tunnel that Danimal linked to is what I used when I was in Alaska. Went through the garage wall to a side yard. The double pane door worked great and the tunnel was a nice way to finish it off. I did have to pin nail a 2x4 under it before I installed the tunnel to make it more sturdy.
I would highly recommend. In fact, when I sold the house, that was a strong selling point for the new buyer as he really wanted to get a dog.
As for me this time, it just won't work with the layout.

[newracer]

Lots of good info so far, I am now reconsidering which one to get.

[muddywings]

To add-
These guy's products are great:
http://www.idealpetproducts.com/welcome
I have used their Ruff-weather through the wall doggy door as per my post above and currently have their patio door draft stoper insert.
http://www.idealpetproducts.com/prod...opper-fast-fit