You see, that little door goes into the front foyer, which has a coat closet and 2 additional doors into the large rooms downstairs {the den and living room}. That little room doubles as a dog house for our furry little fellas, and they sure like it that way. Apparently they like the room so much they wore the plastic/rubber door out within a year of installing the dog door. We looked into a replacement door, but it would've been a) more plastic to wear out and throw away in a relatively short time, and b) cost almost as much as a whole new doggy door.We discussed options, which included a hinged wooden replacement, and decided to install a fabric option. I took the old doggy door, which tore off right at the part where it attaches to the door, and made a fabric sleeve, slipped it in there, then added fabric reinforcement along the top, where the screws go through to attach the door to the frame. I used an extra 5 layers for the reinforcement to *hopefully* keep this door up for a while longer than the original part. If not, no worries--the cloth is cotton and I can just throw it into the compost and sew a new cover out of a stronger material.
So, whatd'ya think? Tacky or cute? Is it worth it to fork over another $40 to have a "normal" looking doggy door?
2 comments:
A little late to the party here but what if you added some grommets around the screw holes (?) for even more reinforcement?
Nice work!
Hey Abby--Thanks for stopping by! (I have a box in my studio right now with your name on it! Lite Brite sound familiar?? Yeesh, I'm so lame)
Grommets are a great idea. I'm going to add some rivets to keep the plastic from sinking down in the sleeve, so I think I'll add grommets at the same time. It's gonna be one tough doggie door!
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