Cat Flap Fitter Dudley

Dudley Cat Flap Installation & Repair

Cat Flap Fitter Dudley West Midlands (DY1): To provide your cat with the freedom and independence that it needs to live a happy life, you could fit a cat flap to an external door or wall in your Dudley home. Cats that are kept indoors, as with humans, can often show signs of irritability. Having access to the world outside via a cat flap will help your furry friend to keep fit, both physically and mentally. So, you're sold on the idea, but what is perfect kind of cat flap for your precious pet?

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The most basic sort of cat flap, is simply that. A hole is cut in an external door and a bendable material is fixed over it to offer a bit of protection from the weather. Most Dudley cat owners would favour something a little more secure and weatherproof for an exterior door to their property, although this could be appropriate for a garden fence panel or outhouse door.

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Because this option allows other cats or animals to enter your property, it is not at all recommended, though it can be improved on somewhat by holding the flap in position with the addition of magnetic strips.

Moving on from a magnetic strip are magnetically operated, RF chip or infra-red models of cat flap. In this case, either an RF chip, IR or magnet will be sewn into your cat's collar. Unless an animal is fitted with one of these special collars, it won't be able to open the flap and leave or get into your house, hence preventing some undesirable visitors. The downside here is that any other cat in the neighbourhood that's got a similar model of collar could perhaps get into your property when using this type of cat flap. An improvement to this equipment is an RF cat flap and collar system which features a unique identifier which can be programmed by the pet's owner.

Installing a cat flap that can be operated by your pet's own microchip, is the next step-up in entry devices for felines. You need to enter the details of your cat's microchip into the memory the cat flap (which is powered by batteries), and if you've got several cats it will allow multiple entries. Exit and entry can only be achieved by micro-chipped pets, and the flap will be unlocked when you cat is nearby.

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Being able to lock it in place is vital regardless which cat flap you are purchasing. These days, most cat flaps on the market have a four way locking system for extra flexibility. This means that it's got the capability to be locked fully, allow only entrance into your home, permit exit from your premises only, or be put in two way entry and exit mode. This will give you a range of alternatives on exactly how your cat flap works any time of the day and night. Some of the more advanced devices can be set to carry out particular functions in accordance with the time of day, based on yours and your pet's needs.

If you've got a wood door on your home in Dudley, installing a cat flap yourself should not be all that complicated. On no account should you attempt to fit a cat flap in a reinforced PVC door or in a double glazed window. These types of fixtures require a professional installation by a reliable cat flap fitter or handyman with the appropriate skills and equipment.

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Double Glazing Installations - If you happen to employ somebody who tries to drill a hole in your double glazing to put in your cat flap, stop them right away and request that they leave. It's just not possible to install a new cat flap into a double glazing door panel or window pane. Cutting or drilling into any sort of double glazing will ruin its security and strength, together with its insulating properties. In reality, it renders the glazing unsound and it should never be attempted.

A trustworthy Dudley cat flap fitter will carefully measure up your current unit and order a tailor-made one from a local glazing supplier. So that the cat flap can be snugly installed into it, this new double glazed panel will be provided with a hole pre-cut as part of its construction. You might have a 1 or 2 week waiting period for this pane to be manufactured, 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've acquired your new panel of glass, the old one can be removed and the new pane installed. Your cat flap will then be fitted.

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External Wooden Doors - The least complicated option for cat flap installations in Dudley, as was mentioned earlier in this article, are wooden door panels. If you're a bit uncomfortable with cutting a hole in your door, you may be happier contacting an expert cat flap fitter or handyman instead. A project of this sort is relatively inexpensive and will give you the satisfaction of knowing that your kitty will be climbing through a professionally installed flap.

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uPVC Door Panels - Cat flaps can normally be fitted into uPVC doors. It is necessary to know the internal construction, because some doors are steel lined for extra security. The designs of door with a one piece panel are the easiest for installing cat flaps, so if yours has got a slatted style door panel, it may be advisable to replace this with a single panel.

Wall Installation - If, for either security or aesthetic reasons, you don't wish to have a chunk cut out of your door, you could always choose to install a cat flap in an exterior wall of your property. A cat flap entrance in a wall requires considerably more equipment and skill to fit, therefore it's definitely best left to the pros. You can decide on a straight through tunnel style, or perhaps a right angle model that allows entry through a pillar. With this sort of installation a plastic or metal, open ended square insert is fitted into a square hole neatly made into your specified wall. Both ends of the hole are then installed with an appropriate cat flap so that your feline friend can get out of and into the house whenever it desires.

Replacing an Existing Cat Flap in Dudley - If you've already got a cat flap installed on your wall, door or window, but it's damaged or not working correctly, the existing hole can, with a little luck, be re-used for installing a new one. You local cat flap installer will remove the unwanted cat flap, without harming the door, window or wall, and install a new flap in its place for your cat.

When the cat flap installation involves insertion into a pre-cut hole in a double glazed pane, it is essential to make sure that this was previously done accurately, before fitting the new flap. The glass pane must be taken out and replaced to avoid any safety and security issues, if it's found that this is not the case and corners were cut in the original installation.

FINDING A CAT FLAP INSTALLER IN DUDLEY

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In the Dudley area there are many different professional cat flap fitters, handyman contractors and even double glazing firms who provide cat flap fitting services in doors, windows or walls. There are a variety of ways of tracking down a trustworthy cat flap installer, and few compare with the option of asking for recommendations from neighbours and friends. You can be sure that if they've been willing to recommend somebody who has completed work for them, you'll have a much similar experience.

If you cannot find an installer through recommendation, always obtain two or three different price quotes before coming to a final decision, and remember that the cheapest is often not the best. See if you can get written warranties or guarantees for the standard of their workmanship, so that if things do happen to go wrong you have some recourse.

If you opt for a professional cat flap installer in Dudley you will finish up with a high quality product, which is properly fitted, and will give good service for many years to come.

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Cat flaps can be fitted in Dudley and also in nearby places like: Woodside, Lower Gornal, Oldbury, Baptist End, Burnt Tree, Dudley Port, Gornalwood, Netherton, Dixons Green, Kates Hill, London Fields, as well as in these postcodes DY1 1NZ, B69 1TE, DY1 2BL, DY1 2AN, B69 2JZ, DY1 1DB, DY1 1RS, DY1 1LF, DY1 2BB, DY1 2AU. Local Dudley cat flap installers will most likely have the dialling code 01384 and the postcode DY1.

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There is a wide range of work that can be completed by your local Dudley cat flap fitter including cat flap installation in uPVC doors, cat flaps in metal doors Dudley, cat flap services, pet flap installation, replacement cat flaps, cat flap removal in Dudley, 4-way cat flap installation Dudley, cat flap installation in wooden doors, conservatory cat flap installation, microchip cat flap installation Dudley, Staywell cat flap installations, magnetic cat flap installation Dudley, 2-way cat flap installation, cat flap replacement in Dudley, large cat flaps, dog flap installations in Dudley, Sureflap cat flap installations, and more. If there are different Dudley cat flap requirements that you need but don't see here, you can easily list them on the QUOTE FORM provided.

West Midlands Cat Flap Fitters

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Around West Midlands you'll also find: Cheswick Green cat flap installers, Darlaston cat flap fitters, Balsall Common cat flap fitters, Acocks Green cat flap installation, Kingshurst cat flap installation, Lyndon cat flap installation, Smiths Wood cat flap installation, Hockley Heath cat flap installers, Ettingshall cat flap installers, Perry Barr cat flap installation, Northfield cat flap installation, Chelmsley Wood cat flap installers, Tyburn cat flap installation, Bickenhill cat flap fitters, Hall Green cat flap fitters, Longbridge cat flap installers, Dorridge cat flap installers, Hampton in Arden cat flap fitters, Northfield cat flap installers, Hampton in Arden cat flap installers, Berkswell cat flap fitters, Pedmore cat flap installation, Castle Vale cat flap installation, Netherton cat flap installers, Castle Vale cat flap fitters, Ladywood cat flap fitters, Dorridge cat flap fitters, Quarry Bank cat flap installers.

Throughout West Midlands you should be able to find cat flap fitters who will provide various services for your pet's needs. If you cannot find a suitable cat flap fitter in Dudley itself then you will surely be able to uncover one nearby.

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Also find: Netherton cat flap fitters, London Fields cat flap fitters, Dixons Green cat flap fitters, Lower Gornal cat flap fitters, Baptist End cat flap fitters, Woodside cat flap fitters, Kates Hill cat flap fitters, Dudley Port cat flap fitters, Gornalwood cat flap fitters, Burnt Tree cat flap fitters and more.

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Cat Flap Installation Around Dudley

Over the last year cat flaps were installed in these Dudley streets: Clee Road, Spring Road, Addison Croft, Straits Road, Temple Street, Bishop Close, Cromwell Street, The Parade, Crown Close, Stanhope Street, Smith Street, Tansley Hill Road, Bermuda Close, Shugborough Drive, Darby End Road, Sandyfields Road, Cherry Hill Walk, School Street, Abbotsford Drive, Bishton Grove, Adshead Road, Caswell Road, St James Street, Alton Grove, Beacon Passage, Downfield Drive, Dumbleberry Avenue, Buxton Road, Corporation Road, and in these West Midlands postcodes: DY1 1NZ, B69 1TE, DY1 2BL, DY1 2AN, B69 2JZ, DY1 1DB, DY1 1RS, DY1 1LF, DY1 2BB, DY1 2AU.

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(This cat flap fitter Dudley page was edited and updated on 07-11-2023)