Cat Flap Fitter Ash Surrey (GU12): An excellent way to give your cat more independence and boost it's overally quality of life is to install a cat flap on an exterior door or wall of your house in Ash. Cats that are kept inside, much like humans, will show signs of irritation. Allowing your cat accessibility to outside world via a cat flap can help keep them mentally and physically fit. So, you think it's a great idea, but exactly what is best form of cat flap for your beloved pet?
The simplest form of cat flap is essentially that. A piece of flexible material fixed over a hole in a doorway to enable a cat to pass through, but keep the elements out. Naturally, this is extremely basic, and will rarely adequate for most cat owners in Ash, who would prefer something a tad more secure and weatherproof for an exterior door to their property, although it may be acceptable for a garden fence panel or outhouse door.
This basic design is still far from ideal because it allows other creatures or cats to enter your property, nevertheless it can be improved on to some degree by adding magnetic strips to keep the flap in place.
Magnetically controlled, RF chip or infra-red models of cat flap, are the next step up from the magnetic strip version. This involves your cat wearing a collar that's got either an IR, RF chip or magnet encased in it. Unless an animal is equipped with one of these special collars, it will not be able to trigger the flap and leave or access your property, hence avoiding some unwelcome visitors. Again this is a pretty basic form of cat flap, because any other cat in the area who's got a similar collar may be able to gain access to your home. Even these cat flaps can be improved to a certain extent with an RF cat flap and collar system providing an owner programmed unique identifier.
The next step-up in feline entrance security is to fit the type of cat flap that identifies your pet's own micro-chip. The details of your cat's microchip are entered into the memory of the battery powered cat flap (multiple entries can be made if you've got more than one pet). When your cat passes close to the flap, it will unlock and allow only your micro-chipped pets to use the entrance/exit.
The ability to lock it in position is essential no matter what cat flap you're buying. The majority of cat flaps sold nowadays boast a 4-way locking mechanism. This means that the cat flap can be fully locked, permit entry into your property only, allow exit from your house only, or be set for 2-way entry and exit. This provides you with solutions for all times of night and day, to have control over precisely how your cat flap functions. A few of the more advanced models can be set to carry out particular functions according to the time of day, based on yours and your cat's needs.
If you are pretty good at DIY, installing a cat flap shouldn't be all that difficult, if you have a timber door on your Ash home. But, if you're hoping to fit it into a double glazed window or in a reinforced PVC door, you ought to seek outside assistance. These sorts of fittings call for a professional installation by a reliable cat flap installer or carpenter with the necessary equipment and skills.
INSTALLING A CAT FLAP IN ASH
Double Glazing Installations - If you call in a so-called "tradesman" who, while endeavouring to install your new cat flap, attempts to drill a hole in a double glazed window or door panel, immediately send them packing. A new cat flap can't be installed into an existing double glazing door panel or window pane. Making a hole in the double glazing damages not simply the security and strength of the glazing, but it compromises the thermal insulation attributes as well. Actually, it makes the glazing unsafe and it should never be done.
It will be necessary to obtain a new double glazed unit made specially for this purpose by a glazing firm, and your local Ash cat flap installer will measure your current unit and order the new one. So the cat flap can be perfectly fitted into it, this new double glazed pane will arrive with a hole pre-cut as part of its structure. This can take a couple of weeks to produce, however it is really the only way to fit a cat flap into a pre-existing patio or double glazed door. Once you've acquired your new glass pane, the old one can be taken out and the new one installed. The cat flap can then be mounted.
External Wooden Doors - Wooden door panels are, as mentioned above, the easiest alternatives for cat flap installation in Ash. If you are a little unsure of cutting a hole in your back or front door, you might be happier getting in touch with an expert handyman or cat flap fitter instead. This type of undertaking will not be too expensive and is well worth doing properly, if having your cat flap professionally installed offers you that additional reassurance.
uPVC Door Panels - Cat flaps can generally be installed into uPVC doors. You'll have to establish what the interior construction of you door is, because for extra security some uPVC door panels are made with a reinforced steel lining. The simplest kind of cat flap installation is in doors with a single panel, subsequently if you've got a uPVC door with slatted vertical panels, it might be easier and cheaper overall to replace the slatted panel with a one piece panel.
Wall Installation - It's also possible to have a cat flap fitted into an external wall of your property in Ash, if you do not wish to cut chunks out of your doors, for aesthetic or safety reasons. A wall cat flap entrance calls for considerably more equipment and expertise to fit, therefore it's definitely better left to the pros. The majority of cat flap installations in walls are a simple straight tunnelled style, however right angle access via a pillar is also a possibility. A neat square hole will need to be cut through your chosen wall, into which is inserted a plastic or metal, square open ended tube. A cat flap of your choice can then be attached at both ends to permit your furry pal to enter and exit as it wishes.
Replacing an Existing Cat Flap in Ash - If you've already got a cat flat, but it is either damaged or not working properly, the current hole in your door, wall or window can still be used providing that the new cat flap is of a comparable size. A reliable cat flap installer in Ash will be able to remove the unwanted cat flap, and mount a brand new one as a replacement without damaging the wall, door or window.
Before installing the new cat flap in double glazing that's been previously pre-cut, making certain that the current glass has been made and installed in the right way is crucial. If it's found this is not the case, and a botch was made of the original installation, the pane will have to be removed and replaced to avoid any security and safety issues.
FINDING A CAT FLAP INSTALLER IN ASH
In and around Ash there are plenty of handyman contractors, professional cat flap fitters and even glazing merchants who offer cat flap fitting services in doors, windows or walls. There are various ways of tracking down a reputable cat flap fitter, and few compare with the option of asking family and friends. If they have had comparable work completed by a local Ash tradesman, and been happy with the end result, you can consider that they will do a good quality job for you too.
Where a personal recommendation isn't feasible, get at least three estimates from local Ash cat flap fitters or handymen. Study these price quotes closely and do not always go with the cheapest offer, as this will often not be the best one. See if you can get written guarantees for the standard of their workmanship, so if things do go wrong you have some recourse for compensation.
If you take care and choose a dependable Ash cat flap specialist you'll be rewarded with a quality product, that is installed professionally, and will serve you and your pet for years and years. And when push comes to shove - quality is the most important thing.
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