Dog door advice, question and install

[Mick-Boy]

I did this at my mother-in-law's house. I used the same process Muddywings and rondog are describing.

Double check that there is nothing inside the wall that I don't want to cut then cut an opening of appropriate size.

Frame in the opening so the door is sitting on something solid.

Install the door.

Clear silicon caulk to seal the outside edge.

It took about an hour. Piece of cake.

[sniper7]

Awesome, thanks guys. Ordering now

[Irving]

Cut the inside wall first, so if there IS something in the way, you only have an interior hole to patch.

[KS63]

I have a in wall, double flap with magnets on the bottoms to keep the flaps shut. Carpeted in the tunnel. Best thing ever once the doggies where house broken. Bought from a local company that made it.

[colorider]

Just a few things. 1st, which is not important now is that you can't cut the glass on a sliding glass door. It's tempered and can't be cut. But again, not important now.
The dual flapper doors work great. HOWEVER, I have the petsafe brand and my neighbor has the Hope Depot one. On both, after a year the flaps get warped and distorted and need to be replaced. if not, you don't get a goot seal. They are expensive to replace. Or at least to me they are expensive. I think it was around $60 for the Petsafe ones. Seemed really high for stupid flaps. looking at amazon now and they are about $40 each for the petsafe ones. That's a total ripoff.

[sniper7]

Just a few things. 1st, which is not important now is that you can't cut the glass on a sliding glass door. It's tempered and can't be cut. But again, not important now.
The dual flapper doors work great. HOWEVER, I have the petsafe brand and my neighbor has the Hope Depot one. On both, after a year the flaps get warped and distorted and need to be replaced. if not, you don't get a goot seal. They are expensive to replace. Or at least to me they are expensive. I think it was around $60 for the Petsafe ones. Seemed really high for stupid flaps. looking at amazon now and they are about $40 each for the petsafe ones. That's a total ripoff.

I read that on the reviews as well. My redneck side will at that point make my own using templates from the old ones and reusing the magnets

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Here's some advice. Get a real dog. One big enough you wouldn't consider making a dog door for.

[sniper7]

Here's some advice. Get a real dog. One big enough you wouldn't consider making a dog door for.

Ouch, you hurt his feelings! The little dog just growled at you which meant "bring it"!

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Damn that's quite a haul of pheasants!

[Irving]

You should make the template now, before the door is installed and the flap is warped.