Our pet door installation expert shows step by step how to install a Freedom Pet Pass pet door into a raised panel door. The same instructions apply to flat panel doors.

Short Edited Video Previewing of all 5 installation steps. 2:04

The Freedom Pet Pass comes with a two piece window lite frame that holds our pet door into your home door. The inside of the window lite frame is pre sealed with a good EBM tape. What this does is create an air tight, water tight, weather tight seal when the widow lite frame is squeezed together for the application.

The pet door itself is housed within the two window lite frames that secure the pet door to your home door. The window lite frame is engineered to fit all industry standard 1 ¾ flat panel or raised panel doors.  The window lite frame is hand crafted by a company in Michigan who specialize in window lite frames for homes.

Tools Required to Install a Pet Door into a Raised Panel Door. 1:3

Tools required to install a Freedom Pet Pass^® into a raised panel door include the following:

• Tape measure
• Clamps
• Battery operated drill
• Shield
• Skill saw
• Proper blade
• File
• Caulk gun
• Blue painters tape
• Squares
• Level or strait edge

Begin the project with the interior your home door facing up on saw horses. The object here is to locate and center the product where it will best fit your door and your dog.  Pre measure for the dog.

Use the window lite frame with the screw holes. Take the frame and mark the center of the frame and center of the door. On raised panel doors you want to place the window lite frame above the top of the panel or below the panel to minimize the open area. Next, line up the two points and trace around the window lite frame with a pencil.

Begin with a good saw and the proper blade installed to cut through your home door application. Certain saw blades are designed to cut through metal, wood, ect…  
Start your cut at the back corner and work counter clockwise around the door.

Line up the saw blade with the pencil line and with a good grip on the saw carefully begin your cut.

We don’t recommend cutting into our door if it is your first time using a saw. The next step details how to make the end cuts and remove the door panel.