SteP 4
Cut Pet Door opening
4A.
Drill
⁄
" (13 mm) holes in inside corners and top angle of
1
2
drawn template on interior wall. DO NOT DRILL THROUGH
EXTERIOR WALL.
Helpful Tips: Use both hands to hold drill steady and straight at a
90 degree angle. Before cutting pet door opening, apply painter's
or masking tape on jigsaw blade guide and along outer edges
of drawn template to help protect wall surface from marks and
scratches during cutting.
4B.
Beginning in one of the holes you just drilled, carefully cut
along drawn template lines using a jigsaw or other appropriate
cutting device.
Helpful Tip: When cutting use both hands to hold the saw slow,
steady and straight at a 90 degree angle to the wall.
Note: From interior side, remove any insulation or debris to expose
exterior wall. Seek guidance or help from a professional to adjust or re-
route utilities, such as plumbing, if interfering with access to exterior wall.
Fit
Slide interior tunnel frame into exterior tunnel frame. Place
Check
assembled tunnel frames into cut-out with interior frame facing interior side.
Align arrow inside tunnel top and bottom or centre rib on outside of tunnel
with drawn centre line on wall. The width of cut-out should be wider than
tunnel frame to allow room for installation hardware which will be installed
in a later step. The height should allow tunnel frame to move freely. If
cut-out is too small, remove tunnel frame and recut slightly to enlarge for
tunnel to fit freely.
4C.
Assemble centre locator template with arrows on outside. Insert tabs
into open slots.
4D.
With arrows pointed up, place assembled centre locator into
assembled tunnel frames until flush with bottom and exterior side
of frames.
4e.
Place tunnel frames with centre locator into cut-out. Push flush against
exterior wall. Centre assembled tunnel in cut-out by aligning arrows
inside tunnel frames or the centre rib on outside of tunnel with drawn
centre line on wall.
4f.
Using a
⁄
" (13 mm) drill bit, drill
1
2
through the three holes in the
centre locator template through
exterior wall. Remove tunnel
frames with centre locator.
Helpful Tip: Using the centre
locator as a guide, hold the
drill steady and straight at a 90
degree angle.
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4D
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4A
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4C
4e