Homemade Doggie Door Lock

Use the shims on the bottom to fill in the gap.

Homemade doggie door lock.

By mother earth news editors. Cut your dog door into your people door. When it comes to being indoors or out dogs can never seem to make up their minds. Measure the height of the opening and add 1 1 2 inches to allow for attaching the flap at the top of the opening.

Measure your dog door. Install your sliding glass pet door. Close the door and secure with a lock. You can take your door off its hinges or if.

Don t switch to an electronic door. That means you ll have. Measure the opening of the doggie door using a tape measure. A cheap and easy way to make a dog door.

When finished this rubber mat will serve as your new doggie door flap. The size of your doggie door will depend on the size of your dog. 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. Trace your dimensions onto your rubber mat using a pencil and a straight edge.

Add 1 inch to the vertical measurement and jot the dimensions down. I used clear vinyl runner material from hd and some peel and stick magnetic tape. Mount the pet door into the cut wood as directed by the instructions. Next slide the wood into the sliding glass doors frame.

An electronic dog door requires your pet to wear a transmitter on her collar. The dogs were slow at first but. How to make a doggie door burglar proof step 1.