Homemade Doggie Door Lock

Don t switch to an electronic door.

Homemade doggie door lock.

Measure the height of the opening and add 1 1 2 inches to allow for attaching the flap at the top of the opening. Trace your dimensions onto your rubber mat using a pencil and a straight edge. Install your sliding glass pet door. Make the flap for the doggie door using a rubber auto floor mat.

How to make a doggie door burglar proof step 1. An electronic dog door requires your pet to wear a transmitter on her collar. I used clear vinyl runner material from hd and some peel and stick magnetic tape. When it comes to being indoors or out dogs can never seem to make up their minds.

When finished this rubber mat will serve as your new doggie door flap. Add 1 inch to the vertical measurement and jot the dimensions down. Use the shims on the bottom to fill in the gap. A cheap and easy way to make a dog door.

That means you ll have. Next slide the wood into the sliding glass doors frame. The size of your doggie door will depend on the size of your dog. Mount the pet door into the cut wood as directed by the instructions.

Place the foam strips around the wood. By mother earth news editors. A homemade pet door winter can be cold and cruel but build this pet door and your dog or cat won t have to be on the outside looking in. The dogs were slow at first but.

A far better deterrent for door crossing burglars is an old fashioned lock and key. Cut your dog door into your people door. Measure your dog door.