Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 9May 14, 2009 1:11 pm PD Marina 42 Mariposa Contract signed 20 July 2009 Permits in 2 Oct 2009 Construction start 22 Oct 2009 www.broquemansion.blogspot.com Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 10May 14, 2009 5:18 pm Best Price Wardrobes Sliding door robes | Walk in robes Deco panel | Mirror | Melamine 26 to 28 Cottage lane Hackham M: 0402 927 376 http://www.bestpricewardrobes.com.au Trade welcome Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 11May 14, 2009 7:53 pm Building with PD - Regent 23 Cascades on Clyde Estate HomeOne Building Thread - PCI Completed - 28th August. Handover - 11th September. Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 13May 15, 2009 1:03 pm Hi Strummer - yes we do. Small world, we're 'Tony & Emma' from the Dane thread on DOL, seen lots of pics of Loki on there. We have a 5 month old Merle male called Huckleberry. Tons of pics of him, and the house build, on here:- www.mytb.org/tony---emma Security shouldn't be too much of an issue, The patio doors are to to the laundry which is 'Tee' shaped. The patio door is on the bottom of the Tee and then on the two 'ends' are two doors into the house. I intend to put bolts on the house side of those two doors, so once he's in the laundry we can lock him in from the outside (from inside the house) - that way, if anyone gets past him and into the laundry they can't get further into the house. That's the plan anyway. Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 14May 15, 2009 4:30 pm I agree to fit the doggy door into a solid panel of the door and not into the glass.
In glass is not easy, easecially into double glazing - a retrofit without compormising the unit is not possible. To put a standard dog door into a double glazing unit is counter productive anyways as the created air leak will reduce the insulation value provided by the unit. Most wall type solutions have double doors, meaning they create an air gap for insulation. It really comes down to the quality of the door system itself. In regard to burglar resistance and security I can only advise to look at the individual product. An article from America that I saw recently showed that many of tthe doors create an easy access path for burglar, not just because they coudl climb through but also because they can reach handles and key with the right devices. Best regards Kris
Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 15May 15, 2009 4:53 pm For those interested here is a link to a company that makes the removable inserts for sliding doors. I will be getting one for my new house. http://www.patiolink.com.au/ Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 16May 15, 2009 8:04 pm jaxTus For those interested here is a link to a company that makes the removable inserts for sliding doors. I will be getting one for my new house. http://www.patiolink.com.au/ Thanks for the link Best Price Wardrobes Sliding door robes | Walk in robes Deco panel | Mirror | Melamine 26 to 28 Cottage lane Hackham M: 0402 927 376 http://www.bestpricewardrobes.com.au Trade welcome Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 17May 17, 2009 3:07 pm jaxTus For those interested here is a link to a company that makes the removable inserts for sliding doors. I will be getting one for my new house. http://www.patiolink.com.au/ These are fantastic! Thanks! I will be getting one for my new home too! My tac-home-ter: Been in 8 months! Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 18May 17, 2009 10:25 pm That is a fantastic link, I showed hubby and he agrees that is what we'll get when we get our house such a great idea and great for our dog (Australian bulldog). House has been complete since Feb 2010 Moved in April 2010 Outside completed August 2010 Currently working on the inside, painting, blinds, furniture http://ourhouseinperth.blogspot.com/ Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 19Feb 15, 2010 10:09 pm Just some feedback for anyone else looking for doggie doors.. we got one of the dog doors that just inserts into your existing door frame (as mentioned above - Pig In Mud). Had to get the biggest size possible - to accomodate what is currently a 30kg puppy.. but will 1 day be a 60-70kg Dogue De Bordeaux! (Hooooge!) Really happy with the insert.. we were worried from a security perspective about having such a large entry point into our house. Were originally looking at security doors etc.. but every door company we talked to said it voided the concept of it being a security door if there was such a big hole in it. Figured.. why bother.. may as well get the temporary one we can remove if needs be anyway. So we put the insert into the sliding fly screen (we have the doors thats 2 that pull in from the side and meet in the middle - forget the technical name) .. and we can then shut the glass on the inside.. and still lock it. Works a treat ! Re: Dog door fitted into a sliding patio door? 20Feb 16, 2010 8:13 pm We have two large maincoon cats which come and go through a dog door.Our cat enclosure is along the side of the house.We replaced the glass panel with perspect(Sp?) .It looks exactly like glass until you tape on it.It doesnt have any movement and doesnt let the draft though.Its clear material. I’m in a similar position except I’m after sliding 3 stacking doors. I am on a second-story apartment of which the balcony would not adequately fit any bi-fold or… 5 16125 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Thanks Chippy . Did also see a YouTube video before. Removed them . Thanks again for the advice. 2 13950 |