I was wondering if anyone has ever constructed their own 'doggie doors' (doors that the dog can open himself to get out). I need quite a few and they are pretty expensive. I've thought of using the truck mud flaps that someone recommended for crates, but the commercially available doors have a magnetic strip to keep the wind from blowing it open and I can't think of a strip that would be strong enough. Any ideas? Also, on the idea of crate liners, I've found that rubber door mats work really well and even my most chewy dogs haven't eaten them.
Cindy,
You can use a really heavy duty piece of plastic-I don't know what it's called, but the guys at the hardware store probably do. You can buy yourself a magnetic strip-get a good heavy one, metal if they have it, I would find a strip about half inch wide, drill holes in either end, and use screws and nuts to affix it to the plastic. Put another magnetic strip on the frame of your doggie door. oh, and make sure you line them up when you're hanging the flap or you defeat the whole purpose...
If you're not handy, explain what you're doing to someone who is, or sometimes the hardware store guys can do it as well.
Now that I've said all that, I must add that I really like the homemade doggie door at my mom's house-none of the dogs use it, but when I lock myself out, I have a way in. I think it's useless.
Oh I almost forgot-when you're putting the magnetic strips in, make sure you use that falt tip thingie on the drill (looks kinda like a hoe) to make an depression in the frame to set your magnetic strip in-and try to do the same on your plastic-just scrape out a depression (Not all the way through!) to set the strip in.
To make the door sit flush, you understand? So weather can't come in?
This is really a lot easier to DO than to EXPLAIN.
For a magnetic closure, look for something called rare-earth magnets. Some hardware stores carry them -- especially if they cater to the woodworking trade. The woodworking stores may have other closure solutions.
They are very small and very powerful. One local store had to move them to behind the counter because customers keep pinching their fingers and getting blood blisters while playing with them.
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