A dog door can be fitted to almost any French door, by cutting into the glass, replacing one pane, or fitting the door into the frame.
French doors are harder than a standard timber door because of the panel layout. Most are narrow glass panes in a timber or aluminium frame, so there is often no single pane wide enough for a large dog door. The first thing we do is work out which part of the door can take it.
Done properly, the pet door sits neatly within the door and looks like it belongs there.
Which one suits your door depends on the width of the panes and the type of glass. We confirm it on site before any cutting starts.
The cleanest option, when the pane is laminated glass and wide enough for your dog. The glass stays in the frame and our glass cut-in technician cuts the opening on the spot.
Needed when the glass is toughened, which cannot be cut once it has been made. A pet door specialist glazier makes a new pane with the opening already in it, and we fit it.
When the individual panes are too narrow, the dog door goes into the timber frame or an adjacent panel instead. On French doors with many small panes this is often the only route, and it gives a solid, well sealed installation.
Not sure whether your glass can be cut? Read can my glass door be cut for a dog door?
On a French door the limit is usually the width of the pane, not your dog. A Labrador needs a much larger opening than a Cavoodle, and if the widest pane cannot take it, the frame or a side panel becomes the place for the door.
Tell us your dog’s size and send a photo of your French door, and we recommend the door and the method. Our dog door sizes guide explains how; for a big dog, see large and extra large dog doors.
We install dog doors from Petway, PetSafe, Pet-Tek, Ideal Pet Products, La Luna and Sure Petcare, with frames in a range of colours and a colour matching service where nothing matches your doors.
Laminated glass is cut on site. A toughened pane is made first and fitted on a return visit. We work clean, take the offcuts with us and leave the door working exactly as it did. Send us a photo of your French doors and we can usually tell the glass type and the likely method before we arrive.
For a free quote, call 0421 575 229 or get a quote online.
Choose the right size: Dog door sizes: how to choose · Large and extra large dog doors
The same door for your cat: Cat doors for sliding doors, windows and glass
Other doors we fit: Dog doors for glass doors and fixed panels · Dog doors for timber doors · Dog doors for sliding glass doors
Good to know: Can my glass door be cut for a dog door?
Yes. We fit dog doors to timber framed and aluminium French doors, multi pane and single pane, including older and custom designs. We choose the method from your photos and confirm it on the install day.
No. We choose the least invasive method for your door, whether that is cutting the existing glass, replacing a pane or fitting into the frame, and the door keeps working as it did.
It depends on the glass. Laminated glass is cut on site in one visit; if a toughened pane has to be replaced, it is made first and fitted on a return visit.
Yes. Frames come in a range of colours and finishes, and we offer a colour matching service where nothing in the range suits.
Every door we install includes a locking panel, so you can close the opening off completely at night or when you are away.
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Dog doors fitted into French doors, through the glass and through the frame.
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