Contact your installer to place the pet door in and enjoy your pet door in french door install.
How to install a dog door in a glass french door.
For the most part pet door installations are relatively easy.
For single panes of glass.
Installing a french door dog door is much more complicated than installing them in a normal wood door.
Contact a local glazier who can cut glass for pet door installation.
The door is installed directly into the pane of glass in order to keep the structural integrity and look of the french door.
From outside the house insert the side with no flap into the outer frame of the dog door.
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.
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 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.
New glass unit with a pet door installed.
The dog door or cat door is mounted in a new pane which will be installed exactly the same way as the original glass.
You can also get the existing glass pane removed get the desired dog door insert installed in it and get it put back.
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.
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.
However most french doors are made with tempered glass which cannot be cut without shattered.
Measure your pet from feet to shoulder to get the correct flap size.