Pet Door Installation Steel Door

The width of the pet door should be 2 inches wider than the measurement between your pet s shoulders see pictured.
Pet door installation steel door. Your particular door will have a recommendation for where the shoulder height should be in relation to the bottom of the door. Installing a pet door in a steel or metal door however is a more complex chore because a saw blade can catch on the metal surface of the door and bend or warp it. Pet doors with flaps and metal security inserts allow your pets to move freely from inside to outside without you needing to open the door. In door pet doors are one of the most common investments that home owners make for their pets.
Before purchasing a new dog door or cat door consider the size. Generally you ll want your pet s door to be at least three inches from the floor at a minimum and centered in the middle of the door. Our example is an insulated exterior facing steel door. Internal blinds grilles right hand outswing 1 2 lite clear primed steel prehung front door with pet door model z0364829r 1 149 63.
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How to install a pet door on an existing steel door. The product is one of a kind as there are no other products like this on the market. Mmi door 36 in. Read the fitting instructions that came with your pet door to find out how big the hole in the door should be.
The height of the pet door should be 2 inches taller than the measurement between the top of your pet s shoulders and the bottom of its chest see pictured. Placing a pet door into a metal door differs from installing one in a wooden door however it is still manageable by following these steps.