my window channel is 3/4" wide, and side panels of chubby cat door is 13/16" wide. what should i do?
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I'm not sure if I can answer this BUT my window is 28" wide from the outside, they are 10 year old windows so they have a screen that slides up or down, the door was a fraction to small with the side panels so I took off the white side panels ( they are screwed in) and it turns out there are 2 metal push rods top and bottom that move the panels to fit your window, the window just fit into the slot that the screen was in so I pushed up the screen and the little metal rods keep the window in place. I can now open and close the window and that is great since I live in New England and keep the cats in at night. Not sure if that helps but I was able to make it work and then just put foam strips around to help keep out the cold.
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Clearly per the installation video the actual cut out is 7.5 inches. Watch the video. I think people are confusing the door opening (for the cat) with the cut out.
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I suspect the width is standard for doors with kerf inserts. I had no problem installing on my 8 year old door. I did need to staple the ends for added strength. It works great.
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I just measured the door in which I placed this cat door. The large door has a width of 3.5 cm. I don't think an extra .5 cm would be a problem.
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my door is 35 1/2 wide and it BARELY fit. i also hade ti buy small half inch nails to tack it along the sides - the velcro and 'tacks' they include are useless. I have a 8 ft door height and i had to add a foot wide pice of wood at the top and still had to add 4 inches of material at the bottom (i just saftypinned it on) i then painted the wood to the same color as my apt blding and you cant even tell the difference - its a GREAT screen i love it it works great it puts that magic mest to shame!!(i went thru TWO of those)
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They have different sizes so you would have to take measurements and get the appropriate one. The ones I purchased I used on my sliding picture windows so they obviously would be too large for the door.
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one side is smaller than the other. i'd say it's a 2:3 ratio. you have the option of switching the two doors around.
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The gaps are about 2.5 inches at any given point. The widest one is slightly more, the thinnest is slightly less. So it depends how rotund or inventive Mr. Kitty is! You could maybe screw some garden wire-mesh stuff into the gate if he's a very little guy.
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I would get slightly larger door then the opening! Over lapping 2 inches on each side ! Don't know the manufacture
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Im sorry I cant be any help on your problem.The only thing Ican tell you is check your needed dimentions closely and alter to fit.
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I really depends on the window. The cat door doesn't have anything built in. A simple solution might be a stick the right size to wedge in the window to prevent it from opening.
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Trim frame sticks out about 1/4 inch on both sides of door. Even if door has enough clearance you would have to see if cat door trim will hit on pocket door frame every time door is slid open/closed. If one side of pocket door is not very visible cat door trim can be eliminated on one side leaving surface flat. If door hole is neatly cut would not look bad. Pocket door is not ideal but try to envision problems before you cut. You could tape some 1/4 inch thick cardboard (about 2 layers of brown corrugated box), about the size of cat door on pocket door to see what happens before committing to cutting door. Is great little door. Good luck. Trim frame sticks out about 1/4 inch on both sides of door. Even if door has enough clearance you would have to see if cat door trim will hit on pocket door frame every time door is slid open/closed. If one side of pocket door is not very visible cat door trim can be eliminated on one side leaving surface flat. If door hole is neatly cut would not look bad. Pocket door is not ideal but try to envision problems before you cut. You could tape some 1/4 inch thick cardboard (about 2 layers of brown corrugated box), about the size of cat door on pocket door to see what happens before committing... » Read More Trim frame sticks out about 1/4 inch on both sides of door. Even if door has enough clearance you would have to see if cat door trim will hit on pocket door frame every time door is slid open/closed. If one side of pocket door is not very visible cat door trim can be eliminated on one side leaving surface flat. If door hole is neatly cut would not look bad. Pocket door is not ideal but try to envision problems before you cut. You could tape some 1/4 inch thick cardboard (about 2 layers of brown corrugated box), about the size of cat door on pocket door to see what happens before committing to cutting door. Is great little door. Good luck. « Show Less
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I had originally bought these not realizing their were different sizes. I think you may be talking about the same issue we had. Not sure what your doors look like, but I would look at http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B5EFFQE/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?psc=1&redirect;=true&ref;_=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 We needed the 3/8 in. inset. Hope this helps cause I had to return the first ones for only a partial credit.
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WheelinDealin is correct. I have a casement window that is 15.25" in width and had to cut the lower metal section out to make the A/C fit into one of my rental homes. This effectively ruins that side of the window and it must remain locked in place.
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I believe I went 3/4". Sorry to recall, I am on the road for work. Best way is to lay them on the floor and move the right panel until it looks best at that distance (to the center panel). Measure and use the same distance for both sides. (There may be some variance from set to set)?
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Width wise your fine. Depth wise you would have to take the glass doors off. It would be about a inch too big.
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I pulled out the accordian sides and the maximum width is around 37 inches. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way after purchasing this. My windows are around 42inches high (vertical mount). :(