Greyhound Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Hi, I've searched through the topics on dog doors but I didn't come across any about dog doors through walls. I think a 11x15" door with a 12" offset would work for me for a ~65 pound female if it wasn't through the wall. I imagine having to step across a threshold of 6-7" while passing through the door would make it difficult. Any one out there have a through the wall dog door? If so, what size door, dog, offset, and threshold? Hopefully someone has some experience with this. Thanks! GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I have one. That 12" offset might be fine for a young healthy dog. But what about when they get older? Or God forbid becomes a tripod? I've had 11 greys. Two were tripods. Another one was a 15.5 year old lady. My current Canidrome survivor rebroke her elbow 8 weeks ago. None of them could do a 12 inch lift. My door is a Hale dual flap, 11 x 23 and sits 5 inches off the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhound Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) Very helpful, thanks. Do you know roughly how wide your wall is from interior to exterior? Thanks again for the response. GH Edited November 7, 2019 by Greyhound Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teri_d Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 We have a solo door - love it and both greyhounds do great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I have a 6 inch thick wall. It's a modular home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomaa Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 A friend has a through the wall dog door for her Leonbergers. It's huge, as are the dogs, but I think it's flush with the floor, like a regular door. It was built into the wall when the house was being built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhound Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hi, I thought I would post the install I did in case anyone finds it useful. I used a Hale through the wall door in the Large Tall size (11" wide X 19-1/2" tall) with 2 flaps. The top of the pass-through is 27-1/2". This puts the rise of the pass-through at 8". The combined wall thickness at this point would have been ~10" so I recessed the exterior portion of the door into the exterior wall making it a 5-1/2" pass-through that has to be stepped across during use. The interior of my house is 5" higher than the exterior so I made a platform to make for a smooth transition when entering and exiting. Exterior view: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 My dog door is a sliding-door insert, so I don't know about offsets and such. But wanted to add that a 9" rise threshold was no problem for my old lady hound with lumbar stenosis. Quote My current Canidrome survivor rebroke her elbow 8 weeks ago Mary Pat -- oh, no! How? Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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