Pet Door Related

The Salmon Creek area in Clark County Washington. Our client was tired of having to always open the door to let the dogs in and out. Don’t forget that you can click on the photos to enlarge them.

Time for a new Vinyl Sliding Patio Door as well. We ordered our own insulated glass with the necessary cut-out for our Security Boss Brand Dog-Door, which we modified slightly on our table-saw. http://www.securitybossmanufacturing.com/

Thus far, we have found them to be a superior pet-door, especially as it relates to installing them directly into glass. Phil McNair fills the overlapping portions of the frame with silicone caulking…

…after which the first side is slid in beneath the door as it sits upon the saw horses in our shop. Again, Phil employs the caulking-gun…this time filling in the area between the Pet-Door and the cut-out edge of the insulated glass.

And then the second, opposing frame is installed after it too is adequately plied with sealant. The lower portion is held in place by its placement over the sawhorse, while the top portion is held fast via a plank and a bag of sand.

It is left like this for a day or two, so the sealant can cure properly. After which the excess sealant is carefully removed to avoid scratching the glass. Note the low profile of the dog-door frame, as it relates to the glass. It’s about a quarter inch.

The new Patio Sliding Door, with its Security Boss Pet Door is ready for installation. Note the security-panel that is slid into the channels on the interior of the dog-door-frame.

Technician Tim Afonin goes about trimming back the siding to facilitate our properly flashing the new door assembly into the moisture-barrier. After installing the new door, the space is filled-in with a quality exterior trim.

The finished product

We tried to coax the dogs to demonstrate the use of the new passage, but they apparently remained wary of the strangers who made so much noise.