New Entry Door: Wood or Fiberglass?

[geemike]

Anyone know how a wood-grain fiberglass door will hold up to a
dog's claws?
We want a replacement for our entry door. If we go with wood I'll
screw some brass plates where appropriate. If she can groove
fiberglass it will be very noticeable, and difficult to hide.
I think I might like to use fiberglass if it will stand up well to
our dog's doorbell hysteria. Our current door is 10 yrs. old,
fir, and shows 1/8" deep grooves where our Aussie attacks it.

Thanks,

Mike G

[c***@yahoo.com]

Post by geemike
Anyone know how a wood-grain fiberglass door will hold up to a
dog's claws?
We want a replacement for our entry door. If we go with wood I'll
screw some brass plates where appropriate. If she can groove
fiberglass it will be very noticeable, and difficult to hide.
I think I might like to use fiberglass if it will stand up well to
our dog's doorbell hysteria. Our current door is 10 yrs. old,
fir, and shows 1/8" deep grooves where our Aussie attacks it.
Thanks,
Mike G

The steel door might be a better solution. Further, you can buy
magnetic kick plates that are a snap to replace and can be adjusted
over time to find the best spot to cover your canine's door attacks.

[r***@yahoo.com]

Dogs can groove fiberglass. The replaceable kick plates sound like a
good idea.

[v]

Post by c***@yahoo.com
The steel door might be a better solution.

The dog will also scratch the paint off the steel door. Some type of
consumable plate is needed, though the REAL solution would be to not
permit the dog to jump up against & scratch the door.


Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file.

[Hopkins]

I agree with the previous replies: fiberglass can end up looking like
the wood, though the scratches >may< not be as drastic. Even metal
doors can be grooved if the dog is big.

I like the idea of kick plates. My first thought when I saw magnetic
kickplates is that the dog may be able to move them or pull them off,
but I have no knowledge of such a thing happening. Of course, if you
use magnetic kickplates you'll have to buy a steel door.

[Oscar_Lives]

Anyone know how a wood-grain fiberglass door will hold up to a dog's
claws?
We want a replacement for our entry door. If we go with wood I'll screw
some brass plates where appropriate. If she can groove fiberglass it will
be very noticeable, and difficult to hide.
I think I might like to use fiberglass if it will stand up well to our
dog's doorbell hysteria. Our current door is 10 yrs. old, fir, and shows
1/8" deep grooves where our Aussie attacks it.
Thanks,
Mike G

Feed the dog a bunch of sponges that have been soaked in bacon grease, or
give it some antifreeze in it's water. That should solve the problem.

[animal lover]

replying to Oscar_Lives, animal lover wrote:
You sound like the type of person that should be behind bars or in a padded
cell.

[Michigander]

We have an exterior fiberglass door and two dogs that scratch for no less than 15 minutes per dog daily when they want it. There are no signs of claw marks whatsoever. There is however muddy prints on the door. The door was installed 1.5 years ago. That would be ~280 minutes of straight scratching. One dog is a Red Bone Coon Hound the other is and American Eskimo. They are have healthy nails. I am looking for something that I can use in the house to mitigate cat damage on trim. Literally one of my door jams is nothing but shredded tooth picks. Someone has got to make something for that.

[micky]

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 4 Jan 2021 05:35:00 +0000, Michigander

Post by Michigander
We have an exterior fiberglass door and two dogs that scratch for no less than 15 minutes per dog daily when they want it. There are no signs of claw marks whatsoever. There is however muddy prints on the door. The door was installed 1.5 years ago. That would be ~280 minutes of straight scratching. One dog is a Red Bone Coon Hound the other is and American Eskimo. They are have healthy nails. I am looking for something that I can use in the house to mitigate cat damage on trim. Literally one of my door jams is nothing but shredded tooth picks. Someone has got to make something for that.

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[rbowman]

Post by Michigander
I am looking for something that I can use in the house to mitigate cat
damage on trim. Literally one of my door jams is nothing but shredded
tooth picks. Someone has got to make something for that.

It isn't very stylish but I clad the door the cat scratches on when he
wants out with aluminum flashing. It's easily cut to size with tin snips
and glued on with panel cement.

[Peeler]

On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 07:44:34 -0700, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling,

Post by rbowman

Post by Michigander
I am looking for something that I can use in the house to mitigate cat
damage on trim. Literally one of my door jams is nothing but shredded
tooth picks. Someone has got to make something for that.

It isn't very stylish but I clad the door the cat scratches on when he
wants out with aluminum flashing.

Why does it want out? Does it, too, want to escape your endless blabbering,
senile gossip?

[rbowman]

Post by rbowman

Post by Michigander
I am looking for something that I can use in the house to mitigate cat
damage on trim. Literally one of my door jams is nothing but shredded
tooth picks. Someone has got to make something for that.

It isn't very stylish but I clad the door the cat scratches on when he
wants out with aluminum flashing. It's easily cut to size with tin snips
and glued on with panel cement.

While looking for something else on Amazon, I found a number of products:

https://www.amazon.com/double-sided-sticky-tape-cats/s?k=double+sided+sticky+tape+for+cats

They are all basically double sided tape. Apparently cats hate sticky
paws as much as I do. From most of the reviews it's almost a one shot
deal.

[Peeler]

On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 19:26:19 -0700, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling,
Of COURSE you found a number of other products: YOU got nothing else to do
but to look for any links on any idiotic (on topic or off topic) subject in
these groups! Everyone should know this by now! LOL

[Snag]

Post by Michigander
We have an exterior fiberglass door and two dogs that scratch for no
less than 15 minutes per dog daily when they want it.  There are no
signs of claw marks whatsoever.  There is however muddy prints on the
door.   The door was installed 1.5 years ago.  That would be ~280
minutes of straight scratching.  One dog is a Red Bone Coon Hound the
other is and American Eskimo.  They are have healthy nails.  I am
looking for something that I can use in the house to mitigate cat damage
on trim.  Literally one of my door jams is nothing but shredded tooth
picks.  Someone has got to make something for that.

A .22 short should solve the cat problem . The dogs can be taught to
bark instead of scratching . My Mountain Cur does .