HAVAHART7110 Small Plastic Pet Door

UPDATE: Havahart contacted me after I posted the review below. They offered to send me another door free under their one year warranty. I emailed the required Amazon invoice and heard nothing for 10 days. In response to my followup email, they said they'd not received the first one (I sent all my emails to the same email address), so I sent the documentation in again and received the new door a few days later. Installed it without issue. I also put a short screw through the top center hole to hold the flap in place (will have to remove this screw if I ever need to insert the security panel). I wish they'd design a better mount for the flap, since this is why I had to buy a new door in the first place.ORIGINAL REVIEW: Cheap, flimsy plastic breaks easily, doesn't last. Our first door lasted about a year when the plastic split at the upper left corner and would no longer hold the flap in place. The second one broke upon installation and then would not go in the opening correctly or in a useful way. Yes, I was being slow and careful, having dealt with these fragile parts before. You'd think it would be a plus that the Havahart slide-in security panel and the screws are metal (unlike the cheap plastic snap-on panel and screws that come with PetSmart doors), but given that they are used on cheap plastic parts, the metal is more likely to break the plastic. Will try another brand next time.

The box said it had a template. I searched and searched and didn't see a template. Then I realized the instruct6ion sheet might be the template since it had vertically and horizontally "centered" lines. The center wasn't actually the center, though. Anyway, per instructions and using this as a template the door was marked and cut, but the pieces could not be properly screwed together. Another approximate 1/2" all around had to be cut. Once that was done the frame fit in perfectly. I'm using this on an interior door, so I left the flap out of it. I just wanted to be able to lock the door at night yet give the cats free access. Had no problem getting them to use it. They're used to hooded litter boxes.I might add,when I first opened the box and didn't see a piece marked template and noticed the plastic frame looked dirty, I wondered if this was an item that had been returned-that may still be the case since the template was incorrect.So if the template hadn't been wrong, I'd give this 5 stars.

I just installed this door over the weekend. I think it took all of 20 minutes to install, because I had the opening already constructed and framed out in the patio enclosure. My only complaint is that the metal door is hard to slide in at times. I am hoping that with more use, it'll wear down a little and make it easier to slide in and out. Otherwise, we love it.

We had to build an additional frame around the opening in order to fit the new dog door. It's made for a door that's almost 3 inches thick. It didn't come with the screws either, and they're a specific size and thread. The door is the right size, and now that it's in the dog likes it. It's loud too when he goes through, but I think they all are.

I bought this for a beagle kennel I built into my barn. It works good for that but I don't recommend this for the house. It is not even close to the same quality as the one that's in my house. Forget the brand name of the house one but I bought it from lowes. My complaint with this one is that is really flimsy and the magnet is under the plastic. The one in my house is on top and catches and stays closed a lot better.

This product is really nice. I installed it in my basement door for my wife's 2 dogs; a large chow/black lab mix and a peek-a-poo. I like the metal sliding door insert for night time use to prevent uninvited "guests". Racoons or any other little furry critter.oldyeller

I returned this door because it wasn't quite what I needed. I replaced an existing "custom" dog door that was mounted in a wall and knew that I would have to make a lot of modifications to make a dog door fit. I didn't feel that this door sealed very well.

a friend installed this for me, and there was one problem with one of the screws - the threads did not fit, and my friend had to improvise to make it work. Once installed, it's excellent and definitely worth the price.