Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
it? thanks
--
Monroe
Sorry. The boss told me to check PetSmart and I found a double flap
doggy-door that might fit the dog for only about 90$. Beats the hell out of
300$.
I knew I kept her around for something bedsides making me miserable.
"Hedley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I found a place on the net to install a "tunnel" type door for my bulldog
>in Louisville. It wasn't exactly cheap, but it was worth the price. The
>sales guy even gave me a 50$ credit on my credit card a month later for
>sending him pictures of the project along with a monologue. Apparrently,
>they didn't know how to put one in a brick wall. I didn't either, but I
>figured it out. Not exactly rocket surgery.
>
> Here's my one moment of celebrity, or rather my dog's:
>
> http://www.moorepet.com/moorepet/index.cfm?fuseaction=customer.hspdbrickwallinst
>
> They have dual flap doors that seal and insulate well. Now that I'm back
> in the Chicago area and about to buy yet another doggy-door-less house,
> I'm going back to them. This will be for a metal faux-six-panel door.
> They have all kinds. I think the trick is the dual flap thing.
>
> --Hedley
> --Binge in Moderation
>
>
>
> "Monroe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
>> be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
>> the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
>> bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
>> faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
>> no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
>> engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
>> suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
>> it? thanks
>> --
>>
>> Monroe
>
>
Monroe wrote:
> Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
> be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
> the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
> bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
> faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
> no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
> engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
> suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
> it? thanks
> --
>
> Monroe
You can install a doggy door in a steel clad exterior door, it just
takes a bit of thought in how to cut the steel cladding.
I did one with a sawz-all with metal cutting blade.
An 18 x 24 pet door is pretty big and may cause you problems with heat
loss in the winter unless it opens onto a porch or entry room.
"Monroe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
> be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
> the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
> bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
> faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
> no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
> engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
> suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
> it? thanks
> --
>
> Monroe
Jeepers, around here, I'm sure the raccoons would LOVE that! Mind you, I
suppose one could put a lock with a code, and just make sure the dog doesn't
blab.
"Monroe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
> faced doors.
Why?
"Dave Mundt" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> Actually, for not TOO many bucks, a person could put an RFID
> reader above the door. Chip your critters and only unlock the door
> when the right ids come near it.
But will it stop a cat bringing home their kill?
There are lots of stories of people who put in pet doors for cat and wake
up with dead bodieslaying around the house. I am no expert on cat
psychology but one prominent theory is that they do this because they love
us and are hunting food to give to their extended family.
> Monroe wrote:
>> Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
>> be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
>> the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
>> bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
>> faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
>> no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
>> engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
>> suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
>> it? thanks
Just be warned that if you have cats, you will wake up to dead bodies laying
around the house. I knew someone who had four cats. And woke up to SEVEN
corpses of various animals one morning. Her cats had a good night.
The pet door were boarded up that day.
On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:44:40 -0400, "Lee Michaels"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Just be warned that if you have cats, you will wake up to dead bodies laying
>around the house. I knew someone who had four cats. And woke up to SEVEN
>corpses of various animals one morning. Her cats had a good night.
It's even better when they hide the bodies behind furniture. You
always notice the smell when guests sit down for coffee. <G>
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:48:58 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Lee
Michaels" <[email protected]> quickly quoth:
>
>"Dave Mundt" <[email protected]> wrote
>>
>> Actually, for not TOO many bucks, a person could put an RFID
>> reader above the door. Chip your critters and only unlock the door
>> when the right ids come near it.
>
>But will it stop a cat bringing home their kill?
In fact, some do! Et voilá:
http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm
>There are lots of stories of people who put in pet doors for cat and wake
>up with dead bodieslaying around the house. I am no expert on cat
>psychology but one prominent theory is that they do this because they love
>us and are hunting food to give to their extended family.
Ain't that sweeeeet?
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On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:54:10 -0400, "Buck Frobisher"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Monroe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
>> be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
>> the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
>> bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
>> faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
>> no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
>> engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
>> suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
>> it? thanks
>> --
>>
>> Monroe
>
>Jeepers, around here, I'm sure the raccoons would LOVE that! Mind you, I
>suppose one could put a lock with a code, and just make sure the dog doesn't
>blab.
>
Actually, for not TOO many bucks, a person could put an RFID
reader above the door. Chip your critters and only unlock the door
when the right ids come near it.
Regards
Dave Mundt
"Monroe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
> be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
> the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
> bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
> faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
> no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
> engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
> suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
> it? thanks
> --
>
> Monroe
I have a dog door installed on our steel faced exterior door with no
problems. It is even the faux six panel type. Once the door was installed
(dog door) I ran a bead of silicone around it and was just a little more
generous where the frame did not mate up over the panel indentation.
Cheers,
Paul
I found a place on the net to install a "tunnel" type door for my bulldog in
Louisville. It wasn't exactly cheap, but it was worth the price. The sales
guy even gave me a 50$ credit on my credit card a month later for sending
him pictures of the project along with a monologue. Apparrently, they
didn't know how to put one in a brick wall. I didn't either, but I figured
it out. Not exactly rocket surgery.
Here's my one moment of celebrity, or rather my dog's:
http://www.moorepet.com/moorepet/index.cfm?fuseaction=customer.hspdbrickwallinst
They have dual flap doors that seal and insulate well. Now that I'm back in
the Chicago area and about to buy yet another doggy-door-less house, I'm
going back to them. This will be for a metal faux-six-panel door. They
have all kinds. I think the trick is the dual flap thing.
--Hedley
--Binge in Moderation
"Monroe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
> be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
> the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
> bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
> faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
> no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
> engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
> suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
> it? thanks
> --
>
> Monroe