During this time your new glass panel is cut to size the mounting holes are drilled and the opening for your pet door is cut into the glass.
How to make a dog door in a glass door.
The maxseal in the glass model pet door is designed to provide you the ultimate performance in pet doors.
This is not a do it yourself job.
It s a pretty good rule though you can probably shave a little off the width if needed.
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.
Next slide the wood into the sliding glass doors frame.
Use a glazier the glass in your slider window or sidelight is going to be tempered and you can t cut that.
The glazier will measure your door and create a custom made door that s suitable for your home.
Rule of thumb is to make the door two inches wider than your dog at her widest point and two inches longer than the height of her torso with the bottom of the dog door an inch below the bottom of her torso.
Use the shims on the bottom to fill in the gap.
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.
New glass unit with a pet door installed.
Step 5 make the pet door hinge.
Flaps are easily replaced by the customer unlike other brands.
Then your new glass panel is placed through a toughening treatment to ensure it is strong and durable to support the pet door and every day wear and tear.
The dog door or cat door is mounted in a new pane which will be installed exactly the same way as the original glass.
The easiest way to make a pet door hinge with motion in both directions is to use a strip of very heavy duty polythene.
This material is remarkably durable and does not tear easily if you ensure that the grain of the polythene is.
Place the foam strips around the wood.
Mount the pet door into the cut wood as directed by the instructions.
Install your sliding glass pet door.
Close the door and secure with a lock.