how to install a pet door
How to Install a Pet Door
Give your pet the liberty to roam outside whenever he wants by installing a pet door. This article on how to install a pet door will give you some tips on pet door installation. Keep reading...
- Pet door (according to the size of your pet)
- Tape measure
- Masking tape
- Pencil
- Drill
- Jigsaw
- Screwdriver
- Exterior caulking
- First thing to do is to measure the height of your dog's chest from the ground which will give you an idea of the height of the dog door. Mark this height on the door which should lie horizontally on the center of the door. Now with the help of a pencil marker extend the lines vertically and horizontally to about a level of four feet from the height marked.
- Now take the pet door template and place it on top of the door so that the center of the template comes exactly above the intersection point of the lines drawn. Check that it is placed straight and in one level. Now with the help of a pencil, trace the outline of the template which will give you a rectangular box structure.
- Now take a drill and drill four holes on the four corners of the rectangle. Always keep the drill vertical while drilling. Make holes of about ½ inch depth. Now insert the jigsaw into one of the holes and cut across the line of the rectangle. Completely cut out the rectangular part from the door.
- Put exterior caulking all around the opening of the rectangle so that the pet door remains water tight. Now place the pet door frame on the rectangle and press it. Remove the excess caulking and cover it with the help of painter's tape so that it doesn't come out.
- Now put a security panel on the pet door from the inside of the door so as to prevent the entry of other wild animals when you are away from home and also to restrict your pet from going out at night.