Custom Installation

Sometimes an 'off-the-shelf' dog door just won't work.

Scenario: a pet door for sliding glass door with an unusual track height. There's no 'standard' height and even though every manufacturer offers one or more common ranges, there are still many that need something custom built. The sideways dog door for sliding glass doors or windows presents the same situation; it's really a miniature sliding glass door, but no sliding glass dog door is going to fit. You must have one built 'custom height undersized'.

Another scenario: french doors. If you remove one or more panes, the resulting hole will not match the 'rough cut out' of any off-the-shelf pet door unless you happen to be extremely lucky. You'll need one built to your specific dimensions. Some pet door installation situations are unusual in that it may not be obvious how best to proceed with your dog door or cat door. 

In light of the above problems that come to surface when installing a dog door or cat door shop our selection of custom pet doors. We offer custom dimension pet doors as well as storm pet doors. Thinking about purchasing a preinstalled dog door? Bad idea! Read why our experts believe preinstalled pet doors are not all they're cracked up to be!

Types of Custom Pet Doors

Custom Dimension Pet Doors

Having a pet door built to your custom dimension can be a great help in solving a cat door or dog door installation problem. Common situations are when you want to remove a pane, or several panes, from a french door, replacing an old pet door that's no longer available or for just fitting a dog door between two studs in your wall. Shop now for custom dimension pet doors.

Storm Doors for Pets

Installing a pet door on a storm door is a great solution if you don't want to cut a hole in your main door. Installing a pet door on storm doors is as easy as following the instructions we have in our storm doors for pets page. We recommend using higher quality pet doors frames for storm doors, as these will perform best in a wider variety of weather conditions. Show now for storm doors for pets.

Pre-Installed Pet Doors 

We have all the information you need to know for pre-installed pet doors. We officially recommend purchasing doors without pet doors pre-installed. You can shop now for our recommended custom dimension pet doors here. You can read more about why we do not recommend pre-installed pet doors by clicking below.