Cat Flap Fitter Bodmin

Cat Flap Fitter Bodmin Cornwall (PL31): Installing a cat flap to an outside door or wall in your Bodmin home provides your cat with the freedom and independence that it needs to live a life of contentment. Cats kept indoors, as with humans, can show signs of irritability. Having a cat that's both physically and mentally fit, is just one of the benefits of giving your cat easy access to outside world by way of a cat flap. If this seems like a great idea to you, what sort of cat flap should you go with?

The most straightforward type of cat flap, is just that. A hole is cut into an exterior door and a bendable material is fixed over it to give some protection from the weather. Although this could be suitable for a shed door or fence panel, most Bodmin cat owners would favour something a bit more weatherproof and secure for an external door to their property.

This simple design is still far from ideal as it allows other animals or cats a means by which to get into your home, but it can be marginally improved on with the addition of magnetic strips to keep the flap in position.

The next step up from the magnetic strip pattern are infra-red or RF chip, magnetically controlled cat flaps. This requires that your cat wears a collar that has either an RF chip, IR or magnet encased within it. Unless an animal is equipped with this special collar, it will be unable to trigger the flap and get into or leave your home, therefore preventing some unwanted visitors. The downside is that any other cat in the neighbourhood who's got a similar style of collar could perchance access your house with this kind of cat flap. An upgrade to this device is a RF cat flap/collar system which includes a unique identifier which can be programmed by the householder.

The next stage in feline access security is to consider a model of cat flap which recognises your cat's own microchip. The memory of these cat flaps can be programmed with one or even multiple microchip numbers (if you've got several cats), to provide exclusive access. The flap will be unlocked when your cat is in the vicinity, only permitting exit or entry to pets that are microchipped.

The ability to lock it in position is vital regardless which cat flap you're purchasing. Most cat flaps sold today boast a 4-way locking mechanism. This makes it possible for your cat flap to enable only access into your home, enable exit from your house only, be locked fully, or have two-way entry and exit capability. This will provide you with alternatives for all times of night and day, to control precisely how your cat flap functions. Some of the more advanced models can be set to carry out specific functions according to the time of day, based on your pet's and your requirements.

If you have a timber door on your property in Bodmin, fitting you own cat flap should not be all that complicated. However, if it needs to be installed into a double glazed window or in a reinforced PVC door, you should on no account even attempt to tackle it by yourself. These kinds of fittings call for a professional installation from a dependable cat flap installer or odd job man with the appropriate equipment and skills.

INSTALLING A CAT FLAP IN BODMIN

Double Glazing Installations - If you happen to employ someone who tries to drill a hole in a double glazed panel to put in your cat flap, stop them without delay and ask them to leave. A new cat flap can't be installed into a pre-existing double glazed window pane or door panel. Making a hole in your double glazing damages not just the security and strength of the glazing, but it takes away the insulation attributes as well. Your double glazing will be made unsafe, and it should never be done under any circumstances.

A specialist cat flap fitter will measure the existing double glazed unit and have a local glazing company knock up a new purpose made pane. So that your cat flap can be perfectly installed into it, this new double glazing panel will be provided with a hole pre-cut as part of its construction. This is the only way to install a cat flap in an existing double glazed or patio door, although it can take a week or so to produce. Once you've obtained your new modified pane of glass, the old one can be removed and the new panel installed. The installation of the cat flap can then be completed.

External Wooden Doors - As stated earlier in this article, wood door panels are the least complicated alternative with regards to installing a new cat flap on your house in Bodmin. If you're unsure of creating a hole in your front door, it's it may be better to contact an expert to undertake the project for you. An undertaking like this is comparatively inexpensive and will provide you with peace of mind that your kitty has an expertly installed flap.

uPVC Door Panels - Cat flaps can in general be installed into uPVC doors. You'll have to determine what the internal structure of you door is, since for additional security some uPVC doors are made with a galvanised steel lining. The models of door with a one-piece panel are the easiest for installing cat flaps, so if yours has a slatted style panel, it might be better to replace this with a single pane.

Wall Installation - If, for either safety or aesthetic reasons, you don't want to have a chunk cut out of your door, you could elect to install a cat flap on an exterior wall of your home. Calling for considerably more expertise and equipment, a wall cat flap installment is certainly best left to the pros, if it is to be executed successfully. You will find there are several options for this installation, including a straight-through tunnel version, or a right angle (through pillar) adaption. With this kind of installation a metal or plastic, open ended square tube is inserted into a square shaped hole neatly cut out of your selected wall. A cat flap of your choice is then attached at either end to enable your furry pal to enter and exit as it pleases.

Replacing an Existing Cat Flap in Bodmin - If your door, window or wall already has a cat flap fitted, but it is not working properly, or is damaged, it is quite possible to mount a replacement over the existing hole. A professional Bodmin cat flap installer will be glad to take out your old unit and swap it for a fresh cat flap without inflicting any damage on the window, door or wall on which it is secured.

If the replacement cat flap is going to be fitted in a pre-cut hole in double glazing, you must check that the glass has been cut and installed in the right way. If it's found that this is not the case, and the previous owners have cut corners to install their cat flap, the glass pane will need to be taken out and replaced with a new one to avoid any security and safety problems.

FINDING A CAT FLAP INSTALLER IN BODMIN

In and around Bodmin there are a number of specialist cat flap installers, handymen and even glazing suppliers who offer cat flap fitting services for windows, walls or doors. It may be possible to ask neighbours and friends for recommendations with regards to tracking down a good cat flap installer. You can be sure that if they have been willing to recommend somebody who's carried out work for them, you will get a similar level of service.

Where personal recommendations are not feasible, get two or three estimates from local Bodmin handymen. Study these quotes closely and do not automatically go with the cheapest offer, as this will often not be the best of the bunch. See if you can get written warranties for the standard of their workmanship, so that if things do happen to go awry you have some recourse for compensation.

A specialist cat flap installation contractor in Bodmin will supply you with a high quality product, skillfully fitted, and that will last you, and your cat, for many years.

Cat flaps can be installed in Bodmin and also in: St Lawrence, Lostwithiel, Helland, Dunmere, Blisland, Washaway, Clerkenwater, Kirland, Lane End, Fletchersbridge, Carminnow Cross, Boscarne, Tregullon, Roche, Nanstallon, together with these postcodes PL30 5AA, PL31 1EN, PL31 1FJ, PL31 1LE, PL30 4AG, PL31 1ND, PL31 1LU, PL31 1LP, PL31 1DH, PL31 1NT. Locally based Bodmin cat flap installers will likely have the telephone code 01208 and the postcode PL31.

Bodmin Cat Flap Installation Tasks

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Cat Flap Fitters Near Bodmin

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Cat Flap Installation Around Bodmin

Some Bodmin roads and areas where cat flaps have recently been installed - Grass Valley Park, St. Nicholas Street, St. Nicholas Mews, Higher Margate, Beacon Hill, Higher Whitley, Callybarrett Farm, Trevissick Cottage, Cardell Road, Berrycoombe Road, Boyer Square, Fox Park, Pendavey Road, Burden Close, Bell Lane, Cooksland Road, Forth an Venegh, Lost In The Woods Lodge, Respryn Road, Trewint Hill, Harmer Close, Higher Fox Park, St. Pirans Close, St. Marys Close, Newtons Margate Industrial Estate, Colesloggett, Lower Whitley Farm, Rhind Street, Kew Klavji, Whitestone Road, as well as these Bodmin area postcodes: PL30 5AA, PL31 1EN, PL31 1FJ, PL31 1LE, PL30 4AG, PL31 1ND, PL31 1LU, PL31 1LP, PL31 1DH, PL31 1NT.

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Needless to say, when you are doing home improvements and repairs in Bodmin, Cornwall, you are likely to need all sorts of different tradesmen and apart from a cat flap fitter in Bodmin, Cornwall, you may additionally need scaffolders in Bodmin, a building contractor in Bodmin, a tiler in Bodmin, bricklayers in Bodmin, pond maintenance in Bodmin, a carpenter in Bodmin, painters and decorators in Bodmin, damp proofing in Bodmin, waste removal in Bodmin, decking specialists in Bodmin, plumbers in Bodmin, a metalworker in Bodmin, a plasterer in Bodmin, fencing contractors in Bodmin, SKIP HIRE in Bodmin, garden shed installers in Bodmin, an electrician in Bodmin, a handyman in Bodmin, artifical grass in Bodmin, a locksmith in Bodmin, and other different Bodmin tradesmen.

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Specialist cat flap fitter in PL31 area, phone code 01208.