I actually made a dog door flap but it was nothing like this with no magnets! Whoever came up with the outside flap is a genius! Where'd you buy the magnets?
It's just the vinyl runner with the little spikes used on carpet. I used a knife and cut off the spikes and then used cement glue to glue two pieces of the vinyl runner together for added weight.
I don't get it. I couldn't see 2 flaps. When you said "the other flap". . . . . . I didn't see any second flap. I could only see one. I don't understand why you would need 2 flaps anyway??
The carpet vinyl runner from Lowe's or Home Depot. It has those little spikes that keep it from moving on the carpet. They come on a roll and it gets cut to the length you want. I used an exacto knife and sliced off all the spikes. Then put two vinyl runners together (spike side facing each other) with contact cement to adhere both sides to each other.
When it was in use, the magnets held nicely during windy days. You can always use a wider magnet strip for a stronger hold but make sure your pet can still push through and break that seal.
Wished i could do something like this where i live but living in the country would bring me all kinds of problems. Neighbors down the road had one of these and one morning was woke up by noises in their kitchen. When they got to their kitchen they were shocked to see a big bobcat who was pissed off just by seeing them
Ha! Oh yes! We lived in Montana at the time and had bobcats in the area but none ever came in. However, now living in the country in Oklahoma, no thanks, can't have this door anymore! Way too many snakes and coyotes!
@@Weimaraner03 We have two sets of dog doors. One dog door leads from house to screened in porch and locks. This one goes from screened porch to backyard.
Depends on the flap material. In this video, since I used vinyl, no hinges were needed. I basically placed about 6" of the vinyl flap sandwiched between the wooden door and another piece of wood. Then just screwed in several screws. If you use plexiglass for your flap, yes you will need a long hinge.
How much wind are you talking it will hold out? Our door is on the North side and we get strong N NW wind. 40mph isn't uncommon. Do you think this would stay closed?
Hello! I tried making this over the weekend, I had problems getting magnets to stick, I first used some cement that didn’t hold so I tried riveting but they pulled out. I saw you used a stapler? What stapler did you use that would go through metal?
🤔, I'm not sure what metal you're stapling, but the one I used is a normal stapler for paper but was meant to staple like 40-80 pages, so it's not your typical desk stapler.
Our two cats used it all the time. It just depends on how strong your cat is and how strong the magnets are. They used the corner to push out. If you were to make one, try to get a magnet strip that is maybe 1/4" - 1/2" wide.
Hi Crystal. Great job on this door! Do you happen to remember the name brand of the magnet strips that you used. I've bought some in the past for different projects, and I've found the quality can vary greatly. The ones you used seem to work well. If you have an Amazon link that would be awesome.
Unfortunately I don't remember the brand name, they were just from Home Depot or Lowe's. They didn't work all that well on the vinyl runners because the door faced the south and got hit with the sun a lot. They did very well on the plexiglass though. On the vinyl runner, I ended up using big staples to tack it back to the runner and that worked out for us.
It’s just carpet vinyl runner, you know those plastic runners with tiny spikes on one side? I just cut off the spikes and clued two pieces together to make the flap. You can also get a piece of plexiglass cut, that works great too.
This is just vinyl carpet runner, you know the plastic that has those little spikes on one side. We just cut off the spikes and used cement glue to glue two of them together. My second one, I made the flap out of plexiglass.
