Category: Dog Door Installation

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Category: Dog Door Installation

Dog door installed into a glass sliding door

Dog Doors in Aluminium Glass Sliding Doors

I’ve written a general 101 guide which has some basic info about glass sliding doors, click here For a more in-depth break down of the process, please read on… When measuring, we focus on the following specifics Installation When installation day comes around, remember we’ve done hundreds of sliding door repairs. Installing a dog door

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Small Dog Door/Cat Door installed into a low light

Dog Door Minimum Window Size Requirements

All of our dog doors are installed into toughened glass. Toughened glass requires a certain amount of room on either side of the hole. For a more in-depth understanding about toughened glass please read here Toughened Glass for Dog Doors Small Dog Doors: Hole size is 267mm, with a minimum window size requirement being width

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Small Dog Door in a timber frame glass door

Dog Doors in Timber Frame Glass Doors

The most common timber frame glass doors we install dog doors into are hinged. These mostly always have timber beads around to hold the glass in. I can safely say the most important part to mention when installing dog doors into timber frameglass doors is you will notice some minor scuffing. Being timber and being

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Hole cut out for a small dog door in toughened glass

Dog Door Installation for Aluminium Glass Doors 101

Precision is paramount when it comes to measuring glass. This step is critical because once the hole is cut, there’s no going back. Toughened glass cannot be altered or cut once it’s set. When measuring, we focus on the following specifics: Once measurements are finalized, we proceed with ordering the glass, typically taking 4-5 days.

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Transcat Cat Door

Dog Door Installation 101 – MUST READ

Why we don’t cut holes in existing glass If your window or glass door is currently float glass we could technically cut a hole in your existing glass. Reasons this is not possible is if it was a door, then that would not be to code (AS 1288:2021 glass in buildings). And even if it

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Extra Large Dog Door

Professional Dog Door Installation Importance

I found most people don’t know that a glazier has been installing Dog Doors and Cat Doors in glass well before any “Pet Door” specific companies existed. Back in the day when I started my Apprenticeship, it was just Transcat, and it was just glaziers installing them into the glass, at least that I know

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