"Monroe" wrote in message
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This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
faced doors.

Why?

"Monroe" wrote in message
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Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
it? thanks
--

Monroe

I have a dog door installed on our steel faced exterior door with no
problems. It is even the faux six panel type. Once the door was installed
(dog door) I ran a bead of silicone around it and was just a little more
generous where the frame did not mate up over the panel indentation.

Cheers,

Paul

Monroe wrote:
Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
it? thanks
--

Monroe

You can install a doggy door in a steel clad exterior door, it just
takes a bit of thought in how to cut the steel cladding.

I did one with a sawz-all with metal cutting blade.

An 18 x 24 pet door is pretty big and may cause you problems with heat
loss in the winter unless it opens onto a porch or entry room.

Monroe wrote:
Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
it? thanks

Just be warned that if you have cats, you will wake up to dead bodies laying
around the house. I knew someone who had four cats. And woke up to SEVEN
corpses of various animals one morning. Her cats had a good night.

The pet door were boarded up that day.

I found a place on the net to install a "tunnel" type door for my bulldog in
Louisville. It wasn't exactly cheap, but it was worth the price. The sales
guy even gave me a 50$ credit on my credit card a month later for sending
him pictures of the project along with a monologue. Apparrently, they
didn't know how to put one in a brick wall. I didn't either, but I figured
it out. Not exactly rocket surgery.

Here's my one moment of celebrity, or rather my dog's:

http://www.moorepet.com/moorepet/ind...dbrickwallinst

They have dual flap doors that seal and insulate well. Now that I'm back in
the Chicago area and about to buy yet another doggy-door-less house, I'm
going back to them. This will be for a metal faux-six-panel door. They
have all kinds. I think the trick is the dual flap thing.

--Hedley
--Binge in Moderation



"Monroe" wrote in message
...
Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
it? thanks
--

Monroe

Sorry. The boss told me to check PetSmart and I found a double flap
doggy-door that might fit the dog for only about 90$. Beats the hell out of
300$.

I knew I kept her around for something bedsides making me miserable.


"Hedley" wrote in message
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I found a place on the net to install a "tunnel" type door for my bulldog
in Louisville. It wasn't exactly cheap, but it was worth the price. The
sales guy even gave me a 50$ credit on my credit card a month later for
sending him pictures of the project along with a monologue. Apparrently,
they didn't know how to put one in a brick wall. I didn't either, but I
figured it out. Not exactly rocket surgery.

Here's my one moment of celebrity, or rather my dog's:

http://www.moorepet.com/moorepet/ind...dbrickwallinst

They have dual flap doors that seal and insulate well. Now that I'm back
in the Chicago area and about to buy yet another doggy-door-less house,
I'm going back to them. This will be for a metal faux-six-panel door.
They have all kinds. I think the trick is the dual flap thing.

--Hedley
--Binge in Moderation



"Monroe" wrote in message
...
Looking to replace an exterior residence door with a door that would
be both well insulated and constructed as well as one that would allow
the installation of an 18 in x 24 in frame for a "pet door" within the
bottom half of the door. This (I believe) rules out wood framed/steel
faced doors. The door would be exposed directly to the elements i.e.
no exterior storm door. Any ideas? I've heard of solid wood
engineered doors, but no knowledge of them locally from any of the few
suppliers in the area. Anyone have this same requirement and solved
it? thanks
--

Monroe