Dog door cover: How to permanently seal a dog door hole ‣ MyFixitUpLife

By Mark HisFixitUpLife How-to Pet projects

‣ MyFixitUpLife 1 Dog Door MyFixitUpLife Repair mark Before — The dog door that needs to be removed and the hole needs to be covered and secured.

Need to remove a dog door and cover the opening?

A pet door removal project can seem a little daunting, especially when you think about how it penetrates the exterior of your home. You need the exterior to be watertight and not leak conditioned air. There’s a lot to consider. When you remove a dog door, there’s more to it than just taking it out. There’s a gaping hole where the door used to exist. You’ll need a dog door cover and the basics on how to permanently seal a dog door hole.

This means that the majority of work involved in this pet door removal project is focused on replacing the door opening with a new secure material to cover the hole.

Before you begin taking out the dog door, make sure you have the materials and tools ready. And make sure you have enough time to complete the project so your house doesn’t linger with a hole.

For this project, I chose diamond plate for the new material. Since the rest of the trim on the home is white, I spray painted the diamond plate and fasteners white for a more cohesive look.

While this fix gets rid of the dog door and makes the house secure, you could spend more time to make the hole blend in even better with the house. But that’s a project that will take more than an afternoon.

Check out the video on how to permanently seal a dog door hole.

Here are the steps for the removing a dog door and installing dog door cover. Then, keep reading below for more details on how to remove a dog door.

‣ MyFixitUpLife 2 Dog Door MyFixitUpLife Repair mark spax - pet door removal — I fastened 1-by in the opening to the metal with Spax screws.

‣ MyFixitUpLife MyFixitUpLife mark krylon paint diamond plate — Before covering the dog door opening with diamond plate, I painted it white to match the house trim.

‣ MyFixitUpLife I painted the fasteners to match the diamond plate, and the rest of the house trim. — I painted the fasteners to match the diamond plate, and the rest of the house trim.

‣ MyFixitUpLife 5 Dog Door MyFixitUpLife Repair Mark After - Dog Door Cover - How to permanently seal a dog door hole — This is the dog door cover that the homeowner wanted, and I’m glad that I could help.

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Mark

A licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast, and elite Spartan Race competitor, he writes about home improvement and tools for national magazines and websites, and teaches hands-on clinics for other remodeling professionals. Check out his book, The Carpenter's Notebook.

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