How to Install a Doggie Door in a Metal Door
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- I needed to install two doggie doors, one from the house to the garage and the other from the garage to outside. Both doors were metal. I installed the first door and discovered how to do it. This video shows how I installed the doggie door in the metal door from my kitchen to the garage.
The doggie door I used I purchased on Amazon. amzn.to/2MCTpxB
This instructional video was made specifically for this product, but it's highly likely that the installation is similar to most brands.
I used jigsaw blades with the T Shank Design. I purchased a package of blades similar to this one on Amazon. amzn.to/3njCvRb
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Thanks, Dan! If you had put blue painter's tape on the door outside of where you cut the hole, you could have avoided scratching the door with the jig saw.
Thanks for the tip!
Great idea. Also if you go around the outside of the dog door with clear silicone it will seal your gaps and make it a Little more weather protected!
Doing one today, will use this tip. Thanks
Heads Up! Keep in mind if you're installing a pet door within a door leading to the garage, you will ruin the 1-hour fire rating of the door. When you go to sell your home, the Buyer's inspector will call it out. The remedy at that point is the installation of a new door.
Thanks for the heads up.. I was gonna install a pet door for my garage door so I can keep the litter box in the garage and out of the house. I wonder why it’s an issue and ruins the 1 hour fire rate.
Fire-rated doors slow the movement of fire from the garage to the house. This is why garage-to-house doors have spring-loaded self-closing hinges. Garages are often a source of housefires because people store flammables in their garages. So unless the pet door is rated as a one-hour door, your fire-rated door will lose its rating. A home inspector will call the violation a life safety issue. If you can find a fire-rated door for pets, I would guess it will be expensive. @@NittyGritty420
So helpful!! I didn’t know it was possible to put in a dog door in a metal door. Ours looks exactly like yours. That will be really helpful for us to have for our dog.
Great video! I liked the details of how you decided where to put it, and how you were troubleshooting the blade not being long enough. I'm sure I will run into the same problem, so I'm glad you showed me a good way around it!
Thank you for the video. I’m definitely going to put this information to use and install one for myself.
Glad I could help.
You also could've measured from the edge of the inside of the door(where the hinges are) to each corner of your drawn out square. That way you dont have to rely on if you were straight when drilling the holes. I hope that all made sense.
Awesome thanks I think I’m going to tackle this project this weekend.
Best install video EVER! Thank You!!
Solid Video, Dan.
Great Job!
Thank you, Dan!! Gonna do it in my house.
Thanks, I will be making one tomorrow and then teaching them to go through it!.lol
Thanks for the video!
Your welcome!
Great job Dan where can I get the same doggie door my metal door is the same.
Solid tutorial. If Dan Can, so Can Me!
Good instructional video. Thanks
Thanks for the Video. Just going to use some masking tape so I don't have to repaint. THANKS AGAIN...
Thanks Dan. Maybe even a Ute fan can do it, huh? A friend asked me do it for him today. I don't have pets. So it will be the first time. Hope I don't screw it up.
Thank you for uploading that...
Awesome! Thank you!
Since the door has paneled design on one side, the pet door would look better if centered!
He didn’t want the extra gap
Very good video thank you
Thank you!
thanks dan, this is great
Go Cougs! 🤙
Nice video Dan -- doing a renovation on a cabin / home office in my backyard and the built-in pet door steel doors I'm looking at have a 8-12 week delay. I think this will do the trick.
Is there a particular brand or specification?
Man, I hate BYU, oh well, I guess I may gain the knowledge I want even from a BYU fan.
great video thank you....but if I use a longer blade on the jigsaw would that prevent me from having to do a flip side as you did?? Meaning, just one cut all the way through??
Yes, the longer blade will make it possible to only cut on one side.
@@dan_can thank you....this project is on my list as soon as I find the right door👍
Thanks for the tips. How long did it take for the actual cutting of the door ? I plan to get a longer blade and do both sides of the same time.
Dan can you put a link to where you bought the doggie door, thanks for video!!
Thanks. Good idea. I included a link to the product I used in the video description.
Did I miss it or did you not fill in the gaps?
Go cougs!
What kind of drill bit did you use?
It was a 1/4 inch standard point drill bit. I didn't have a bigger size so I just used what I had.
Nice video, I would have went in the middle.
Next time!
What kind of doggie door is this
Were you not concerned with weather proofing the dog door by putting silicon in the main outside doors grooves? If not then why?
I was not concerned because this door went into the garage. I didn't worry about the other door either because it went from garage to the outside. If you only have one door to the outside you could always put silicon between the outside of the door and the dog door. It wouldn't hurt.
@@dan_can ok that makes sense, thanks for the reply. Keep up the great videos.
How would you do that? (Weather proof?) Also I wonder if you could fill in the gaps with some sort of putty or something.
Good video Dan. Hey what brand dog door is that?
Ideal Pet Products Designer Series Plastic Pet Door with Telescoping Frame
This is great and all but can you do one for cats?
This door could be used for cats or dogs. My two cats and my dog all use this door. If you purchased a door made special for cats it will only be smaller, so the process will be the same.
Awesome!
Do we need safety glasses for the process? Or no ?
thats a wooden door tho
Quite possibly the stupidest idea ever, nothing like removing all the insulating qualities of a door....why cause people are too lazy to get up and let the dog out
Also a great security breech as well
I'm doing this for my interior doors to allow my cats to use their litter box in the basement. I don't think it's lazy to want pets to have full access to their toilet, which I don't want in my main space on my wood floors. I think many people have good reasons to install these doors. They certainly seem to sell well. Cheers!
@@raksnishi I should have specified exterior doors, most interior doors have no insulation...As far as containing pet odors etc. If u have pets this is what it is there isn't really a way to contain it other then to keep cleaning...good luck tho