Ideal Pet ProductsDesigner Series Ruff-Weather Pet Door Wall Installation Kit, Medium, 7.25” x 13” Flap Size (Pet Door Sold Separately)

After 25 years we replaced the inner dog Door. It was easy and looks so much better.

A little more difficult to install then the smaller size we last purchased. We also bought the wall extension. Once in, it works perfectly! We have a Great Dane and a large lab, they love the freedom, we love not having to open and close the pedestrian doors for them all day and night. It keeps the weather out pretty well, we installed it in a garage wall that leads to our side porch.

This is a part that is required if installing the Ruff Weather Doggie Door in the wall. It should be included with the door kit, and don’t understand why it is not. All the other doors come with the „bridge“ for the door cut out, but not this one.The part is sturdy and closes the opening, making it weatherproof from wet dogs coming in, and keeping the bad weather from affecting your walls. Very much worth the price when you don’t want water in your walls and house.

Pro: The materials are quality, sturdy, and the instructions are clear. The unit is well designed but requires some facility with tools to assemble and install and the ability to solve a few minor engineering problems because sliding doors are not particularly standardized and this device is a one-size-fits-all.Cons: 1. It only comes in one color (unless I missed something): white. My sliding door happens to be "Ivory" so I either will have to paint it or live with it.2. The flap is very well made, built like a 3-section double-pane window (apparently for insulation) but doesn't work for our small dog, a miniature dachshund with a sensitive pointy nose. I suppose it would work better for a heavy or large flat-face hard-headed dog like a bulldog or pit-bull. So I removed the bottom two of the three horizontal segments and taped two vertical light plastic strips with bottom weights in their place. Now the dog scoots in and out through the center. An optional clear single-thickness plastic flap that could be split vertically in the center would be a good product improvement.3. My main beef, no fault of the manufacturer, is that it doesn't work well on a 6-foot wide door, which has a 3-foot opening, is because after installation you are left with only a 2-foot opening. Fortunately we are not big people but it is an inconvenience, especially if you need to move a large chair or a table in or out. Once installed it can be removed by lifting off its hooks, but this type of unit is more suitable for an 8-foot wide sliding door. Also the sliding screen door has to be closed all the way, blocking the doggie door, or there will be an open space at the free end for bugs. Luckily we don't have many bugs.Conclusion: This well-made, high quality, reasonably priced device is perfect for a strong, flat-faced hard-headed dog when it's placed into a white vinyl 8-foot sliding door. When I get time I will replace it with a through-the wall unit..

I have two labs and they love this door. Maybe a little too much because they like to play through it. We got the super xl and it is actually a little too big. Since the dogs are only a year old we purchased based on assumptions they would get a lot bigger (currently 85 lbs).

Installation of the largest size dog door was a bit hard because it's wider than the joist spacing in our house, but there's no way around that and it's not the fault of the product. The dogs now have access to the outdoors at will, which is surprisingly frequent. The flaps magnetically seal and keep the house from becoming a wind tunnel even during high winds. The no-access sliding door is strong enough to keep a willful Bronto from barging into the house even at full speed. (Think "Here Fifi! Faster!" from The Far Side.)It's a very well designed product.I recommend installing it somewhere without high speed straight line access for the dogs. Use the same entrance safety techniques as seen at embassies worldwide: there should be a 90 degree turn immediately before entering the door and another 90 degree turn after entry to keep entry speed down.

This kit is required when the Ruff-Weather series pet doors are installed in anything thicker than a 1.5" door.As other reviewers have stated, and especially at this price, the manufacturer should include at least 3 different screw sizes for different thickness walls.Having to measure, cut, and then "chase" the threads of the newly cut 4 long bolts provided is a rip-off at this price.The cheapness of the thin PVC also does not match the quality expected from such a product at this price.

Easy to install and fit perfectly.

Absolute garbage. This item makes it so the door doesnt close properly at all. But what can I do now, with a giant hole in my wall just have to go with it and let all the bugs ..rain..snow and wind into my house apparently . Can NOT BELIEVE how much it cost for this piece of crap that doesnt so what its suppose to at all. It doesn't attach to the door. Except for 2 little pieces of double sided tape that dont do basically anything. So its just kind of floating in the middle with air gaps and it isn't flush so the flaps catch on it..GARBAGE!!!Only but the door if you plan on installing it in a door!

opened the tiny box to find just plastic insert for in the wall ... no door flap no cut out trace no outer framing. nothing