Pet Sliding Door Installation

Then attach the 1 x 3 or 4 hook in the groove of the frame.

Pet sliding door installation.

To install a dog sliding door first measure the sliding track. No more squeezing through a 9inch slot to get to the patio. Attach to the bottom or middle panel of the pop up pet door nearest the sliding door frame. Pet doors must be installed at least 1 above the tallest part of the dog s back and at least 3 from the floor.

Installing a sliding glass dog door means you ll be inserting a panel into an existing sliding door track. 2 5 removable piece on the side that creates an opening for the screen door latch. Install the lock glass sweep and weather stripping. Most pet doors include a template for placement.

The new panel features glass on top and a pet door flap at the bottom. The best thing to do is to measure your pet and know exactly the measurements you need. Based on this height you ll adjust the height of your sliding glass dog door. Those measurements should be based on the flap dimension not the pet door frame.

Not too many places make these doors and aj was the best price of the ones i considered doing business with. There are 2 measurements that you ll need here. 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. You can measure this from the inside of the upper track to the inside of the lower one.

Lock the height adjuster and secure the insert. The height of the doggy door depends on the height of the doggy. Firstly the height of the track. Then line them up and attach them to each other.

Cut out the template as instructed. Slide the insert into the sliding door frame. The door is awesome but even better is having full use of the sliding glass door where the old panel dog door was. Watch the installation video.

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.