How To Install A Cat Door In A Garage Door

Tape the template in place.

How to install a cat door in a garage door. Place the template in the desired location on the door at least 3 inches above the bottom edge of the door. Following the instructions that came with the pet door insert the main pet door frame into the hole and secure it to the wooden frame you have created. Run a piece of masking tape across the garage door at this height. The door has three pieces.

Fit the other half of the frame and secure it. Measure where the top of the pet door opening will be. Use the square to draw perpendicular lines horizontally and vertically marking the upper corner for the pet door. Mark the spot with a pencil.

Using a strong glue fit the frame around the hole in the door on the inside of the door. Loosely attach the interior side of the cat door frame to the hollow wooden door by driving the center screw of each side into. Connect the actual door to the frame. 2 measure the width of your pet from.

Measure your pets height from the bottom of his paw to the top of his shoulder blade. Fit the three pieces together through your door. A plastic tunnel which fits in the door itself a door flap for the inside and a piece of molding for the outside. Then follow the instructions below.

Safety factors to consider when installing a cat door. Cut out the template as instructed. You may need to trim the tunnel a little depending on the thickness of your door. Ideally your cat door will allow your pet to access a safe and escape proof enclosure but if you use it to give your cat access to the outdoors in general be sure the door opens to a relatively safe area and not out to a driveway or adjacent to a busy street dr.

If your pet door doesnt include a template use the plastic slide as a template.