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Pet Doors installed in Overhead Garage Doors

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Installing a pet door into an overhead garage door can be tricky. You need to make sure that there is enough room in the lower panel for the door so that it will fit your pet. For smaller pets, this usually is not a problem. When you begin to look at pet doors for larger pets, you need to make sure to select a pet door that will give enough clearance so the dog will not have to slouch to go through the opening. This often can cause hip and back problems. Customers with taller dogs find many times that installing a dog door in the overhead garage door simply does not allow for enough room for the door required for your pet.



With that said, make sure you pay particular attention to the exterior dimensions of the pet door. It is this dimension that needs to fit within the dimensions of your lower garage door panel. The other aspect is the thickness of the garage door. Pet doors are designed to fit different thicknesses. Make sure your selection will work for you. Finally, the pet door frame needs to have a low-profile so that there is no interference when the garage door is opened and lowered.

 





Due to the different considerations of this unique type of install, Moore Pet Doors has a chart below of recommended doors that work best for overhead garage doors.

Pet Dog/Doors for Overhead Garage doors

Recommended pet doors for overhead garage doors.

Rating
Brand


MaxSeal
®

PetSafe Freedom Door

Ideal
Deluxe



PetSafe Classic



Staywell Original



Ideal Original



PetSafe Ultimate


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Type of Flap
single or dual flexible
single flexible
single flexible
single flexible
2-piece hard
single flexible
2 piece flexible
Thickness door will work with
1 1/4"-
2"
3/8-
2"
1/2-
1 3/4"
1/16-
2"
any
1 1/4-
1 3/4"
1 1/4-
1 3/4"
Color choices
10
1
3
2
3
1
1
Comments
Best  weather seal, most secure , low profile.
New PetSafe addition that works very well for thinner to thicker applications

Aluminum framed, low profile, replaceable flaps, recommended utility door, thermoplastic security cover
Aluminum frame, utility door, replaceable flaps, plastic slide in cover
Rigid flap design is very effective, low cost door, fits very thin surfaces, flaps are replaceable, plastic security cover, also locking tab
Plastic version of the Ideal Deluxe. Replaceable flaps, utility, plastic security cover
Aluminum frame, 2-piece flap design. Low profile, metal security cover

 

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