While installing a pet door in a door effectively ruins your exterior door a wall mount pet door can often be removed and the wall patched leaving no trace of the dog door or cat door flap system.
Installing pet door in stucco wall.
After removing the drywall.
Stucco exterior and the drywall interior is the perfect example since both sides can be patched and painted to match if the pet door must be removed later.
A dog door that installs into a wooden door or slides in as a panel into a sliding door requires minimal effort and skill when it comes to installation.
From outside the house insert the side with no flap into the outer frame of the dog door.
Now start drilling through the complete wall.
This dog door was one of the top picks for a few different reasons mainly because of how well insulated the door is and because of a few key features that make it convenient and easy to secure when not in use.
Firstly you need to double check the wall for electrical studs and plumbing pipes.
Now you have a clean hole through the wall.
A through wall dog door is usually more sturdy.
Installing a doggie door into your stucco wall takes a bit more time and skill.
Cut the opening for the dog door with a hand saw.
Make sure it sits flush against the door.
Using either the putty knife or key hole saw smooth the edge of the cut.
Slide the pet door in to the hole from the inside.
The endura flap pet door is one of the best models out there due to its overall design and construction.
A putty knife is used to cut through the stucco and mesh wiring.