We are so happy to have our little pup - Bailey and Tucker. They love to go outside and play in the backyard. They also like to make it known when they want to come back in. Bailey and Tucker scratch on our patio door and frame until we let them in. It's their means of communicating with us that it is time to let them in.
We hadn't found a good solution to this problem until this weekend. We fixed all the scratches, primed and painted the door and frame. It looks like new. We then cut three pieces of Plexiglas to the size of the door jamb and kick and mounted them to about 18-inches above the threshold. We made the Plexiglas just wide enough so that it would lap the weatherstripping so they would not scratch it. Since the Plexiglas is clear, it appears to be an integral part of the door and frame. The dogs can scratch now without damaging the wood or the weatherstripping. If they get a little mud on the Plexiglas, no big deal, we just wipe it off.
You trusted handyman Handy Andy
Visit us at www.HandyPro.comNovember 2012