Cat Flap Fitter Caernarfon Wales (LL54): Fitting a cat flap to an outside wall or door in your property in Caernarfon, will allow it to live a happy life and enjoy it's own little bit of independence and freedom. Rather like humans, when kept indoors, cats will sometimes show signs of frustration and anxiety. When allowed easy access to the great outdoors with a cat flap, your precious cat has a better chance of staying fit and healthy. But what sort of cat flap is best for your situation?
The simplest sort of cat flap is basically that. A hole cut in a door with a flexible piece of material placed over it, to keep out the elements, but permit the cat go through. Most cat owners in Caernarfon would prefer something a tad more secure and weatherproof for an exterior door to their house, although this could be suitable for a fence panel or shed door.
This basic model can be marginally improved on with magnetic strips to keep the flap in position, but it is still a long way off being ideal as it enables other cats or creatures a way to enter into your property.
Magnetically operated, infra-red or RF chip models of cat flap, are a step up from the magnetic strip version. This involves your cat wearing a collar that's got either a magnet, RF or IR chip encased within it. Subsequently, any animal without a special collar can't leave or access your property. The downside is that any other moggy in the Caernarfon area who has a similar style of collar will be able to gain access to your property with this type of cat flap installed. Even these cat flaps can be upgraded to some degree with an RF cat flap and collar system featuring a user programmed unique identifier.
The next stage in feline entry security is to fit a cat flap which recognises your cat's own microchip. You have to enter the unique number of your cat's microchip into the cat flap's memory (which is powered by batteries), and if you've got more than one pet it will take multiple entries. The flap is unlocked whenever your cat is in the vicinity, only allowing entry or exit to animals that are microchipped.
Being able to lock it in position is essential whichever cat flap you're purchasing. The majority of cat flaps sold nowadays boast a four way locking system. Which means that the cat flap can be fully locked, allow entrance into your house only, enable only exit from your home, or be set for two-way entry and exit. This provides you with solutions for all times of day and night, to have control over exactly how your cat flap works. The wherewithal to carry out particular functions according to the time of day, and in keeping with your pet's and your needs is also a possibility with some of the higher end models of cat flap.
If you have a wooden door on your home in Caernarfon, putting in a cat flap yourself should not be that hard. However, if it is going to be fitted in a double glazed window panel or in a reinforced PVC door, you should not even attempt to tackle it by yourself. These kinds of fittings require a professional installation from a dependable cat flap fitter or carpenter with the necessary skills and equipment.
INSTALLING A CAT FLAP IN CAERNARFON
Double Glazing Installations - If you hire someone who endeavours to drill a hole in your double glazing to put in your cat flap, stop them without delay and ask them to leave. It isn't possible to install a new cat flap into a double glazed window pane or door panel. Any kind of double glazing will be ruined by drilling or cutting into it, and will damage its security, strength and thermal insulation properties. It should under no circumstances be attempted and will make your double glazing unsound.
A dependable Caernarfon cat flap installer will meticulously take the measurements of your existing panel and order a tailor-made one from a local glazing supplier. As an integral part of its construction this new glazed pane will have a hole pre-cut, which the cat flap can be installed snugly into. You may have a one or two week waiting period for this special pane to be produced, however if you want a cat flap fitted into an existing patio or double glazed door, this is basically the only way to do it. Once you have obtained your new adapted pane of glass, the old one can be removed and the new panel installed. The cat flap can then be mounted.
Exterior Wooden Doors - As stated earlier, solid wood door panels are the simplest option in relation to cat flap installation on your home in Caernarfon. If you're somewhat dubious about cutting an opening in your door, you might be happier bringing in an experienced handyman or cat flap fitter instead. This will provide you with the reassurance that you will wind up with a professionally installed cat friendly flap, and that the project has been done correctly and without causing harm to your door.
uPVC Door Panels - Cat flaps can be fitted into uPVC doors in many instances. You will have to determine what the internal structure of you door actually is, since for extra security certain uPVC doors are manufactured with a reinforced steel lining. A one piece door panel allows for simpler installation, so if you've got a slatted type uPVC door panel, it may be more economical to swap the panel for a single panel style.
Wall Installation - It is also feasible to get a cat flap installed on an exterior wall of your home in Caernarfon, if you do not want to cut holes in your doors, either for aesthetic or safety reasons. A cat flap entrance in a wall calls for a bit more skill and equipment to install, so it is definitely better left to the pros. The majority of wall cat flap installations are a simple straight tunnel style, however right angled access via a pillar can also be achieved. This installation entails a square shaped hole being cut through your wall, into which a metal or plastic, square open ended insert is fitted. The cat flap you have chosen can then be attached at both ends to permit your furry friend to enter and exit as it wishes.
Replacing an Existing Cat Flap in Caernarfon - If your window, wall or door already has a cat flap fitted, but it has stopped working, or is damaged, it's entirely possible to fit a replacement into the current hole. A specialist Caernarfon cat flap installer will be happy to take off your old entry unit and replace it with a fresh cat flap without causing any damage whatsoever to the door, wall or window on which it is mounted.
Before fitting a new flap in a double glazed panel that's been previously pre-cut, checking that the current glass has been made and installed correctly is crucial. The glass will have to be removed and substituted to avoid any safety and security problems, if it is found that this isn't the case and a bodge job was made of the earlier installation.
FINDING A CAT FLAP INSTALLER IN CAERNARFON
Whether you'd like your cat flap fitted in a wall, window or door, you'll find that there are specialist cat flap installers, handyman contractors and even local glazing merchants in the Caernarfon area who will be delighted to oblige. It might be possible to ask family and friends for referrals in relation to tracking down a first-rate cat flap specialist. If they're confident enough to recommend a tradesman who they have used, you can guarantee that you will be happy also.
Where personal recommendations are not feasible, get 2 or 3 estimates from local Caernarfon cat flap installers. Study these carefully and don't always go with the cheapest offer, as this will not necessarily be the best of the bunch. Check if they supply any guarantees for the quality of their workmanship, so you've got some recourse if something goes awry when the work is carried out.
If you choose a specialist cat flap installer in Caernarfon you should finish up with a quality product, that's properly fitted, and will give reliable service for years and years.
Cat flaps can be installed in Caernarfon and also in: Waunfawr, Y Felinheli, Llanwnda, Llanberis, Llanrug, Griffiths Crossing, Carmel, Waterloo Port, Bontnewydd, Pont-Rug, Llanddeiniolen, Bethel, Llandwrog, Rhostryfan, as well as in these postcodes LL54 6ZU, LL55 1WA, LL55 1NE, LL55 1RH, LL55 1BU, LL55 1LA, LL55 1RG, LL55 1DP, LL54 6ZA, and LL55 1RU. Locally based Caernarfon cat flap fitters will likely have the telephone code 01286 and the postcode LL54. Checking this should guarantee that you access a local cat flat fitter. Property owners in the local area can benefit from these and lots of other comparable services. By simply clicking on the "Quote" banner you can get cat flap installation quotations from local providers.
Cat Flap Fitters Near Caernarfon
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Caernarfon Cat Flap Installation Tasks
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