Dog Doors

[Phillip]

What do you report about dog doors in exterior doors?

I have a client that ask why I did not write up the back door for having a dog door in it as a repair item.

[Erby]

Exterior doors aren't required to be a fire rated door. Doggie doors abound. Why would we write them up? I don't. If they can't see it for themselves, well, ...

Their family tree must be a wreath!

(yeah, I'm going to make good use of that one for awhile.)

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[JEuriech]

I always highlight doggie doors if they open up into a swimming pool area. A small child could go through the doggie door and make it into an unsupervised pool.

[kurt]

Never made mention of it if I ever saw one. Ever.

Sounds like a dingbat customer.

[gtblum]

In this case, If they have a dog, I'm thinking you should go back and make sure the door operates.

Think about the dog. What if it wants to escape from these kooks?

I'm just saying.

[Brandon Whitmore]

I tell people that they may be a security and energy efficiency issue.

[Bill Kibbel]

I've never mentioned it. I just crawl through 'em when the agent is late with the key.

Phillip just has one a them nickel-and-dime-the-seller-for-everything-even-though-they-saw-it-before-the-offer clients.

[John Kogel]

It's a doggy door? I thought it was fer emptyin' the slopbucket. []

[Phillip]

The client does not own a dog. We talked about the door at the inspection. It was big enough for me to climb in. It was an item that the client could see and ask for the door to be replaced.

[fyrmnk]

I generally just report them as an FYI so they are aware of them, particularly if the client isn't there. I don't list them as defects unless I see one.

[Scottpat]

How about a doggy door that has been installed in the crawlspace door!

Found it this week in a home!

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[gtblum]

How about a doggy door that has been installed in the crawlspace door!

Found it this week in a home!

That's a racoon door.

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[Bain]

I've never mentioned them, either. But I did have a young-woman client a few years ago who asked me to address the door in my report because of security concerns.

[Tom Raymond]

If I were to put in a pet door at my house so the cat could come and go, I'd have to worry about everything from the neighborhood strays, wood chucks, skunks, coons, possum, and the occasional porcupine coming in for a visit. That sounds like a great idea[:-thumbd]

Tom

[John Dirks Jr]

I wrote up a large dog door before. It was big enough for me to crawl through. I saw it as a security issue. I figured from a security standpoint, with an opening that big, whats the difference from having no door at all.

Would you write up a house that had no exterior door? I know its obvious but really, sometimes that's the stuff that comes back and bites.

[Darren]

Would you write up a house that had no exterior door?

Here's what I would write about that.

"Due to lack of access, this is a limited review of the interior of the house. I tried to look through the windows, but the curtains and blinds obstructed my view. I strongly recommend an exterior door be installed and a re-inspection be ordered at an additional fee. This interior review should be completed prior to expiration of inspection period."

[hoosier inspector]

If your client has a pet but is worried about security, an option is a secure dog door which is activated by a magnetic "key" in the dogs collar. click If they don't mind spending the money. I think they're probably designed more for lazy people than security.