Sealing Sliding Glass Door With Dog Door

The dog door is an insert that displaces part of the sliding glass door.

Sealing sliding glass door with dog door. The maxseal in the glass model pet door is designed to be installed by professional glass glaziers that have experience installing pet doors into glass. This model features the same high performance insulating and sealing characteristics as found in the popular wall and door mounted models. The results are negating features of double pane windows such as. Make certain the sliding glass door closes tightly so outside air does not enter the house.

I thought about hanging a heavy curtain in the. You ve installed patio link pet door insert and now its time to install a weather seal inside your glass sliding door. Sealing the exterior of a sliding glass door only requires a few minutes of your time but it prevents excessive drafts from entering your home saving money on heating bills throughout the winter. The cold or hot air outside can seep into the house.

Caulk around the outside frame of the sliding glass doors to seal any cracks or openings. For this reason this product is only sold under the assumption that a professional will be installing this product. This unit is specially made with a low profile exterior frame for installation in a sliding glass door. The draft sealer is a 3 wide 1 16 thick heavy duty rubber weather seal that has a peel back self adhesive strip.

When you are using a patio pet door insert the sliding door does not seal with the fixed panel. The doggie door is about 15 by 20 inches and has double plastic flaps but they definitely do not completely seal off the opening to winter wind. This provides the optimum sliding door seal and can help with gaps if your slider has settled and isn t flush with the pet door. Watch this video to see how to do it.

If you feel a draft from your sliding glass door it means air is slipping through the cracks between the door and doorframe. Unfortunately since the double pane sliding door doesn t completely shut as designed there is always a gap between the two large sliding glass doors. Use it to seal the gap between your sliding door and the fixed non sliding panel. This dog door can be installed on single pane glass dual pane glass triple pane glass as well as commercial grades.