Measure your pet from feet to shoulder to get the correct flap size.
How to install a dog door in a glass french door.
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.
Contact your installer to place the pet door in and enjoy your pet door in french door install.
For single panes of glass.
The best way to install a dog door in a single pane french door is to replace the glass pane with one that has a dog door installed at the bottom.
Cut the opening for the dog door with a hand saw.
Even when you are faced with solid material that needs to be cut the process of installing a pet door is not very difficult but things change when you are faced with glass panels.
The door is installed directly into the pane of glass in order to keep the structural integrity and look of the french door.
The glazier will measure your door and create a custom made door that s suitable for your home.
Installing a french door dog door is much more complicated than installing them in a normal wood door.
Make sure it sits flush against the door.
Start in one corner and cut along the outline you made with the template.
The dog door or cat door is mounted in a new pane which will be installed exactly the same way as the original glass.
From outside the house insert the side with no flap into the outer frame of the dog door.
However most french doors are made with tempered glass which cannot be cut without shattered.
For the most part pet door installations are relatively easy.
Contact a local glazier who can cut glass for pet door installation.
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.