How To Install A Sliding Door Doggie Door

Cut the opening for the dog door with a hand saw.

How to install a sliding door doggie door.

Position the door so that the location of your pet door is clear of the sawhorses and the interior side is facing up. When installing a pet door in a glass door a panel is inserted into the sliding door track. From outside the house insert the side with no flap into the outer frame of the dog door. Cut out the template as instructed.

Then follow the instructions below. The lock on the pet door couples with the bracket on the sliding patio door to create a secure connection. Sandwich the screen. A regular hollow core door is the easiest to install a pet door in and the complexity increases with different designs and materials such as metal solid and panel doors.

Lay the door flat on a set of sturdy sawhorses. Make sure it sits flush against the door. Place the inner frame of the pet door into the cut opening and then attach the other frame the other side of the door pushing them together until they meet snugly. Insert the pin lock.

Remove your screen door and lay it flat on the ground. Take an old rectangular piece of plywood or particle board. Tape the template in place. The new panel that is inserted has glass on top and a pet door flap at the bottom.

Start in one corner and cut along the outline you made with the template. Take some masking tape and mark the required location by sticking tape in an. Slide the patio door flush against the pet panel then turn the lock. Place the template in the desired location on the door at least 3 inches above the bottom edge of the door.

Once you ve removed all three pins carefully open the door and lift it off the hinges. If your door is heavy have a friend positioned on the outside of the door to assist you. If your pet door doesn t include a template use the plastic slide as a template. Most pet doors include a template for placement.

Measure the height slide the insert into the sliding door frame lock the height adjuster and secure the insert install the lock glass sweep and weather stripping. Screen doors will still function normally with the doggy door panel inserted. Once you install a doggie door in a glass door the slider of the door slides in its track against the sliding glass pet door panel. Every door is different so it s important to consider ease of installation when selecting which door you want to install the doggie door in.

Next you ll need to secure the doggie door to the exterior door by attaching the screws into the predrilled holes. Installing in screen doors 1. Check the design of your.