🐶 Dog Mate Pet Doors Review

We bought this door specifically for our cat who is a bit larger (18lbs). We have 3 large dogs (2 labradors and a mixed breed) and they will not be able to get through. Received in the mail today and installed today. It took my friend 1-2 hours to install it. He said the template that came with it was wrong so he had to make his own. So be careful before you cut. When I bought this door online I preferred this "cat helper" door of the same dimensions which was $5 more expensive. So far I'm very

The hard plastic flap on this dog door is especially important in hot Arizona. Ordinary vinyl patches warp when the sun hits them. I have installed tons of dog doors and I have installed these in my house. The brushes around the door make a good seal, and the magnet on the bottom helps keep the door closed immediately after the dogs have gone through. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that it's quite difficult to install. This is one of the most difficult doors to install due to the…

The product is good, but it requires DIY experience to install. This isn't for those whose tool kit consists of a small hammer and a rusty screwdriver in a junk drawer. The hardest part for me was cutting out the door opening (I have a solid wood door) and cutting the screws to length without damaging the threads. I used both a jigsaw and an oscillating saw to cut the hole. A few assembly tips: Instead of gluing the inner frame to the door to mark the hole, I attached the frame to the door with

Doors are likely to be used much more frequently in a kennel than in a normal household. Last fall I started building a small kennel. It has 4 passageways on each side of the building. I only finished one side (4 runs) and bought 4 of these inexpensive doors thinking they would get me this far. Then in the spring, when I was done building and finishing the other 4 runs, I made plans to buy commercial grade dog doors. The Original 4 has now been worn for over a year and shows no signs of wear…

As other reviews have said, the installation is a real problem. This is one of those points that says you only need three tools but you end up using about ten different tools and running to Lowes or Home Depot to get parts that actually work, not the ones they packaged. That. FYI, he asks for a hacksaw to cut the studs to the correct length to fit your door properly. Good luck with it. Well, if you have a hacksaw, you'll ALSO need a vise to hold the screws while you cut them. How many people…

are NOT easy to install AND you will need a jigsaw AND a hacksaw (or be prepared to buy the right screws for your door). It took my brother 2 1/2 hours to install this for me (with a little help from me) and he's not great with projects. Problems: 1) The screws are too long in case you have a very thick door. I don't have a hacksaw so it was a huge waste of time. 2) There are 4 plastic inserts that fit on the sides of the inner perimeter and these also need to be trimmed (do some math here)…