Installing A Dog Door In A Glass Door

Place the template in the desired location on the door at least 3 inches above the bottom edge of the door.

Installing a dog door in a glass door.

To begin installing your pet door for french doors you ll first need to. The dog door or cat door is mounted in a new pane which will be installed exactly the same way as the original glass. Historically mounting a pet door in glass has been nearly impossible but with the plexidor glass series we are working to provide you with a pet door in your french doors sliding patio door or glass patio door. In the glass models are offered for those customers wanting to install a high quality pet door through glass primarily sliding glass doors.

There exists a variety of of patio family pet doors in existence. This type of application is very attractive to those customers who do not wish to install a pet door through a door or wall. New glass unit with a pet door installed the first option is to hire a glazier to replace the entire glass panel with another one that already has a hole cut through for the pet door. This is not a do it yourself job.

If your pet door doesn t include a template use the plastic slide as a template. To install a plexidor pet door through glass an installer will come to your house and measure the width thickness and height of your existing pane. From outside the house insert the side with no flap into the outer frame of the dog door. There is an enormous number of family pet doors to choose from on the market today but if you will absolutely trying to find a door that may be set up without cutting any kind of holes in the door or walls then the patio pet door is a solution.

This type of installation requires very highly skilled glass glazier. One piece of glass with grid work. Use a glazier the glass in your slider window or sidelight is going to be tempered and you can t cut that. How to install a dog door in a glass french door determining the type of your french door.

Make sure it sits flush against the door. Cut out the template as instructed. Start in one corner and cut along the outline you made with the template. Tape the template in place.

This video will walk you through step by step on how to install utah pet access s conversion kit for glass patio slider or french doors with custom glass. The glazier will measure your door and create a custom made door that s suitable for your home.