In a wood or steel door installation,
the most important thing is the size of your pet. The
pet door can be placed higher to accomodate a taller pet, or
lower to accomodate a shorter pet.
Installing a pet door in a wood
or steel door is easier than you might think. Basic
installation instructions are as follows: Remove door from
hinges and lay it down on sawhorses. Position template where
the door will be installed. Mark the hole to be cut for the
pet door and the smaller bolt holes by tracing the template.
Drill holes at the 4 corners of the rectangle, and the smaller
bolt holes. Use a jigsaw to cut out the rectangle. Most doors
have an inside and an outside frame and they bolt together
through the door. Place the frames on the inside and outside,
and bolt the pet door together through the door. That's it!
The number one question we get
is: How do I install a pet door into a door with
recessed paneling? The easiest way to do this is to straddle
the recessed area of one of the panels so that the pet door
sits on the flat area in the middle, on the side, and below
the recessed panel. The pet door frame will cross the recessed
area on the top, and here a little extra attention is required.
The easiest way to fill this gap is to get battens or shims
from the local hardware store, and cut them to fit into the
gap between the door and the recessed panel. When that gap
is mostly filled in, caulk the remaining areas to seal the
pet door to the door surface.
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