Ideal Pet Products Aluminum Pet Patio Door, Adjustable Height 77-5/8" to 80-3/8", 7" x 11-1/4" Flap Size, White

Excellent quality item, except for one issue as noted below. The Ideal door has a simple flap that is either open or shut, which is fine if you only have one cat and you are onsite to insert or remove the panel that prevents entry. However, we have two cats each with different needs. We have an electronic cat door that we can program so that both cats can come in at any time, neither cat can go out when it's dark, and only one cat can go out in the daytime (other cat is inside only). We removed the pet door from the bottom section of the Ideal patio panel. The 6 screws came out easily without damaging the plastic panel. (We removed and installed the panel several times in the course of figuring out how we were going to modify the Ideal door. Then we had a local plastics company create two lexan panels with the cutout and screw holes needed for our electronic cat door. We used clear silicone to bond the clear plastic panels to the outside and inside of the patio panel. Then we inserted the electronic cat door and screwed it in place. The only complaint I have is that the patio panel is slightly bowed along the edge that meets up with the sliding door, making it very difficult to configure the weatherstripping to make a good seal. I didn't take a star off for that, because it was my fault for not checking the fit before altering the door. (The old Ideal Pet Door, which was too narrow for the electronic cat door, does have a straight edge.) So my recommendation to buyers is to carefully check that the edge is straight before doing any customization. Obviously I can't return it now that I've glued the lexan panels to the door. The workaround for the poor fit is to buy some very thick but pliable weatherstripping and to install the provided lock or a separate drop bar, applying a bit of pressure to close the gap. We are renting, so we got permission to install the drop bar (which requires drilling into the sliding door frame).

Well made. Looks great and simple to install. Only problem was the white weatherstripping didn’t stick. I had to purchase new.

Maybe you can't anticipate every door design. I think some obvious holes should have been addressed. They need to supply a plastic/rubber trim peice for both sides. Nothing to seal against.They should double the door seal roll. Both sides need it. I ended up using 3 strips. One on the door to compress when I lock it. Difficult to drill a perfect snugg lock pin hole.

For the price this thing is pretty well built. I was surprised. Be prepared to buy extra insulation to put around it as they don't give you enough. For me this is just a temporary solution until our puppy grows to full size and we can put the appropriate size permanent doggie door in the wall. As a temporary solution this door is just fine. The little flap is holding up well. I use the little plastic cover/lock over the doggie door at night to keep the nighttime cold out (to be expected as this only has 1 flap).Little tip.. Like others mentioned if you are right at 77-5/8" height I had a 'lip' on my patio door top and bottom and I could not for the life of me get the thing to go in the door track as it was just too tall.. however if you remove the little plastic spacers at the top there are screws and I was able to unscrew it and remove the aluminium piece that moves and up and down. Then I could put the door in and slide the aluminium piece on when the main door was in sitting the track. Not perfect, I had to use a little duck tape to hold it together since I could not put the screws back in but for a temporary solution for 6-9 months its just fine.I'm happy - our puppy started using it within a day and its been a great time saver not having to take her out all the time now she just goes out herself when she wants to go potty.

I saw pet doors for sliding glass doors and prices up to $1,000. Some advertised dual pane glass as how much cold air comes through these things can be a concern.I chose this door as I wasn't sure the value was there for anything more expensive. It was easy to install with the exception of it being a really tight fit to get it standing upright inside the sliding door track. The house I bought had a lot of things put in it by someone with no construction trades experience. So the challenge getting the door up could be from the previous owner not having installed the door properly in the first place. But, with a little help from a rubber mallet, I got the door up.It does require a lot of additional weather stripping besides what they give you with the door. And some creativity with it.About getting your petsto use the door, I had read one reviewer had cut the door flap in half, removing the bottom half completely. They were going to buy another door later after their pets adapted to it. You don't need to do that because you can just unscrew the door and substitute a more lightweight piece of vinyl or plastic. I chose to use bubble wrap because that was handy.Everything pertaining to the flap gets installed from the outside, so you just take the cover piece off that goes over the screws whose tips end up on that side after you screw the three screws from the side of the door inside your house. The flap goes on the outside of the door.One of my cats learn how to go in and out on day one with the original flap. The second did not trust it so I had to open the flap to let her in and out. My third cat wanted to give it a try but I could see he didn't like getting used to the weight of the flap on his back as he came in and out.So, I just taped the flap up on the door from the outside to keep it up so no one would feel it and let the bubble wrap hang down. If you cut the bubble wrap to serve as a substitute for the hard flap while your pets are getting used to going in and out, if you cut it very slightly larger than the original flap, you won't experience cold air get in getting in.My two other cats are still in training on day two and I think they will adjust to it pretty quickly now that they're just going through bubble wrap. Eventually I'll lower the original flap more over time and I will gradually work towards removing my homemade bubble wrap flap as they get more comfortable with it.

Hands down, this is the BEST CAT DOOR EVER!!!! It was so simple and easy to install 😍 I highly recommend this pet door above and beyond all other brands!! You will not be disappointed 😉 well worth the price💵