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Pet Door Installation in Adelaide
Catwalk® and Dogwalk® doors, made since 1999. Any Adelaide glazier can fit one — this page tells you exactly what to ask them for.
We are not going to pretend otherwise: there is no Pet-Tek installer listed in South Australia yet. Every other capital has one, Adelaide does not, and rather than leave that as a gap we have written this page to do something more useful than hand you a phone number.
Because here is the thing — you do not need a pet door specialist. Cutting a circular opening in glass is ordinary glazing work that any competent Adelaide glazier does routinely. What actually goes wrong is people asking for the job badly. So the middle of this page is a briefing checklist you can read straight down the phone.
Finding the right glazier
You are looking for a domestic glazier who does on-site work, not a shopfront installer and not a windscreen business. Search for glass repairs or glass replacement in your suburb rather than for pet doors, because the ones advertising pet doors are a much smaller pool and are not necessarily better at it.
Ask two qualifying questions before anything else:
- Do you cut circular apertures in glass on site? If the answer is no, they may still be able to help by ordering a pre-cut pane — ask.
- Can you tell me whether my pane is toughened? A glazier who can answer that from a photo of the corner stamp is one who knows what they are doing.
What to tell them, in order
Give them these five things and you will get an accurate quote first time instead of three phone calls.
- 1 · Which door, and what it is made of
- "The sliding glass door onto the patio", or "the timber laundry door". This decides whether they are needed at all — timber is a job you can do yourself.
- 2 · Whether the glass is toughened
- Look in the bottom corners of the pane for a small etched stamp. If there is one, say so — toughened glass cannot be cut after toughening, so the pane gets replaced rather than drilled, and that changes both the price and the timeline.
- 3 · The thickness of the glass
- Measure the exposed edge if you can reach it, or say you are not sure and let them check. Single panes are usually 4 mm to 6 mm; a toughened slider is often 6 mm to 10 mm; a double glazed unit is commonly 20 mm to 28 mm overall.
- 4 · The exact model and cut-out diameter
- This is the number they actually need. Our glass fitting doors use cut-outs of 245 mm, 267 mm, 320 mm or 385 mm depending on the model. Give them the figure, not the pet's name.
- 5 · Who is supplying the door
- You are. Say the door is being ordered separately and will be on site — glaziers are used to fitting customer-supplied hardware, but they need to know so they quote labour only.
Order the door first, or at least decide on the model. The cut-out diameter is the one figure the glazier cannot work around, and quoting without it is guesswork on their part.
Glass or timber
Adelaide has a lot of older housing stock with solid timber back and laundry doors alongside the newer sliders. Which you have decides whether you need anybody at all.
| Your door | Range | Opening | Who fits it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass pane or slider | Glass fitting | Round | A glazier |
| Timber door or panel | Wood fitting | Rectangular | You, with the supplied template |
The wood fitting range comes with a cutting template and instructions, and needs a jigsaw and a drill. If your back door is timber, that is the cheapest and fastest route by a distance.
Sizes and cut-outs
Choose by the flap opening rather than by breed. Measure across the widest part of the shoulders and take a flap comfortably wider. Where two sizes would both work, go up — an animal that has to force its way through will stop using the door altogether.
Glass fitting — give the cut-out figure to your glazier
| Model | Suits glass | Cut-out | Flap opening (W × H) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Cat Door | 3–10 mm | 245 mm | 165 × 193 mm |
| Slimline Pet Door | 3–21 mm | 267 mm | 187 × 203 mm |
| Small Dog Door | 3–28 mm | 267 mm | 187 × 203 mm |
| Intermediate Dog Door | 4–32 mm | 320 mm | 216 × 250 mm |
| Dog Door — medium to semi-large dogs | 3–32 mm | 385 mm | 270 × 313 mm |
Wood fitting — no tradesperson needed
| Model | Fits panels | Flap opening (W × H) |
|---|---|---|
| Slim line cat door | 11–30 mm | 155 × 170 mm |
| Cat door tunnel | 11–52 mm | 155 × 170 mm |
| Small dog door | 11–30 mm | 180 × 240 mm |
| Dog door | 5–36 mm | 270 × 320 mm |
Answer a few questions and we will name one model →
How pet door installation works, step by step →
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Join the installer networkCommon questions from Adelaide customers
Is there a Pet-Tek installer in Adelaide?
Not yet — South Australia is the gap in our network and we would rather say so than pretend. It matters less than it sounds, because a glass fitting pet door is fitted by cutting a circular aperture in a pane, which is standard work for any domestic glazier. Use the briefing checklist on this page when you ring around, and you will get an accurate quote without needing a specialist.
What should I search for to find someone?
Search for glass repairs or glass replacement in your suburb rather than for pet doors. Domestic glaziers who do on-site work are the right trade; shopfront specialists and windscreen businesses are not. Ask whether they cut circular apertures on site, and whether they can identify a toughened pane — the answers tell you quickly whether they are the right call.
What do I need to tell the glazier?
Five things, in this order: which door and what it is made of, whether the glass is toughened, the thickness of the glass, the exact model and its cut-out diameter, and that you are supplying the door yourself. The cut-out diameter is the critical one — 245 mm, 267 mm, 320 mm or 385 mm depending on the model — because it is the figure they cannot quote around.
Can I avoid needing a glazier altogether?
Yes, if there is a timber door you can use instead — a back door, a laundry door, or a garage door onto the yard. The wood fitting range is designed to be fitted at home with a jigsaw, a drill and the template supplied in the box. Many Adelaide homes have an older timber door that works perfectly well for this, and it costs nothing beyond the door itself.
How do I know if my glass is toughened?
Toughened panes carry a small etched stamp, usually in a bottom corner. Take a photo of it and send it to the glazier when you ask for a quote. It matters because toughened glass shatters if cut after toughening, so instead of cutting your pane the glazier orders a new one that is cut and drilled before being toughened. The pet door is the same either way — only the method, the price and the lead time change.
What will it cost to have one fitted?
We genuinely cannot say, because we neither set installation prices nor take any share of them. Ring two or three glaziers with the same five pieces of information and compare — giving each one identical details is what makes the quotes comparable. The door itself is priced on this site and is the same anywhere in Australia.
How long does delivery take to Adelaide?
Orders leave the warehouse within one to two business days. Adelaide is a metro destination, so delivery normally sits at the faster end of the two to ten business day window. Shipping is a flat $10 for up to ten doors, GST included, anywhere in the country. Shipping details →
Is the warranty affected by who installs it?
No. The 3-year product warranty covers the door itself regardless of who fits it, including if you fit it yourself. What the warranty does not cover is the installation work — that sits with whoever carried it out, which is one more reason to use a licensed glazier for anything involving glass. Read the warranty →
Tell us what you are working with
Send us a photo of the door and roughly how big your pet is. We will tell you which model fits and give you the cut-out figure to hand your glazier.
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