Cat Flap Fitter Leigh-on-Sea

Cat Flap Fitter Leigh-on-Sea Essex (SS9): To provide your cat with the independence and freedom that it needs to live a happy life, you could install a cat flap to an outside wall or door in your Leigh-on-Sea house. When kept indoors, cats much like people, will get grouchy and irritated. When permitted instant access to the outside world with a cat flap, your cat has a better chance of staying healthy and fit. However, what form of cat flap is better for your situation?

The simplest kind of cat flap is essentially that. A sheet of flexible material hung over a hole in a doorway to allow a cat to pass through it, but keep the elements out. The vast majority of cat owners in Leigh-on-Sea would prefer something a bit more secure and weatherproof for an exterior door to their home, although this could be suitable for a shed door or garden fence panel.

This basic model is still far from perfect since it allows other creatures or cats to enter your property, however it can be improved on with the addition of a magnetic strip to hold the flap in position.

The next step up from the magnetic strip pattern are infra-red or RF chip, magnetically controlled cat flaps. With this kind of cat flap, your cat must wear a collar fitted with a magnet, RF or IR chip. Unless an animal is equipped with this special collar, it won't be able to trigger the flap and leave or get into your home, thus keeping out some unwanted visitors. The drawback here is that any other cat in the area who's got a similar model of collar could perhaps access your house when using this sort of cat flap. RF cat flaps and collar systems are the preferred version of this equipment because they can be programmed by the owner of the cat to recognise a unique identifier, specific to your pet.

Installing a cat flap which can be triggered by your pet's micro-chip, is the next step-up in entry devices for felines. The memory of these battery powered cat flaps can be programmed with one or even multiple microchip numbers (if you've got more than one cat), to give exclusive access. Entry and exit are only possible for micro-chipped animals, and the flap is unfastened when you cat is nearby.

Being able to lock it in position is essential no matter what cat flap you are buying. These days, almost all cat flaps on the market boast a four way locking mechanism for added flexibility. This means that the cat flap can be fully locked, permit exit only, allow admittance into your home only, or be set for two-way exit and entry. This will give you options for all times of day and night, to have control over exactly how your cat flap functions. A few higher end cat flaps can be set to carry out different functions in accordance with the time of day, in keeping with yours and your cat's needs.

Installing a cat flap yourself can be pretty simple if you have a solid wood door on your Leigh-on-Sea home, and reasonable DIY skills. But, if you are intending to install it into a double glazed window panel or in a reinforced uPVC door, you need to seek outside help. These sorts of fixtures call for a professional installation by a reputable cat flap installer or odd job man with the appropriate skills and equipment.

INSTALLING A CAT FLAP IN LEIGH-ON-SEA

Double Glazing Installations - If you bring in a so-called "tradesman" who, while endeavouring to fit your cat flap, attempts to drill a hole in a double glazed window or door panel, immediately send them on their way. A new cat flap can't be installed into a pre-existing double glazing door panel or window pane. Making a hole in the double glazing destroys not just the strength and security of the panel, but it compromises the insulation attributes too. It should under no circumstances be attempted and renders the double glazing unsound.

A reputable Leigh-on-Sea cat flap fitter will meticulously take the precise measurements of your current pane and order a ready prepared one from a local glazing company. As a part of its structure this new double glazing pane will have a pre-cut hole, which your cat flap can be installed perfectly into. You may have a one or two week waiting period for this to be produced, however if you need a cat flap fitted into an existing double glazed or patio door, this is really the only way to do it. After fabrication, your old glass panel will be taken out, and the brand new one put in its place. The installing of the cat flap can then be concluded.

Exterior Wooden Doors - The easiest option for installing a new cat flap in Leigh-on-Sea, as was stated earlier in this article, are wood door panels. It is generally advisable to bring in a specialist cat flap fitter or handyman, if you're at all uncomfortable with making a big hole in your front or back door. This sort of undertaking won't be too costly and is really worth doing properly, if having your cat flap professionally installed offers you that additional peace of mind.

uPVC Door Panels - It's quite possible to fit a cat flap into a uPVC door. It is necessary to know the internal construction, as some uPVC doors have a steel lining for further security. A one piece door panel allows for easier installation, so if you've got a slatted type uPVC door panel, it might be more economical to exchange this panel for a single panel type.

Wall Installation - If you do not really wish to cut holes in your doors, for aesthetic or security reasons, you could always have a cat flap installed in an external wall. Calling for a lot more skill and equipment, a wall cat flap installation is certainly best left to a specialist, if it's to be completed correctly. Almost all cat flap installations in walls are a basic straight tunnel style, however right angle access through a pillar is also possible. With this sort of installation a plastic or metal, square open ended insert is fitted into a square hole neatly made into your selected wall. A cat flap of your choice can then be mounted on either end to permit your cat to exit and enter as it wishes.

Replacing an Existing Cat Flap in Leigh-on-Sea - If your window, door or wall is already fitted with a cat flap, but it isn't working properly, or is damaged, it's possible to mount a replacement over the existing hole. A good cat flap installer in Leigh-on-Sea will be capable of removing your old cat flap, and fix a new one as a replacement without harming the surrounding window, wall or door.

Before installing the new cat flap in a double glazed panel that has been previously pre-cut, checking that the existing glass has been fabricated, cut and installed accurately is vital. The glass pane will need to be taken out and replaced with a new one to avoid any security and safety problems, if it is found this is not the case and a bodge job was made of the previous installation.

FINDING A CAT FLAP INSTALLER IN LEIGH-ON-SEA

In and around Leigh-on-Sea there are several professional cat flap fitters, handymen and even local glazing firms who provide cat flap installation services in doors, walls or windows. There are a variety of ways of locating a decent cat flap installer, and few come close to the option of asking neighbours and friends. You can be sure that if they have been willing to recommend someone who has completed work for them, you will probably get a much similar service.

Where acquaintance recommendations are not possible, get three or four quotes from local Leigh-on-Sea handymen. Study these quotes closely and never always go with the cheapest quotation, because this will often not be the best one. 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 to compensation.

An experienced cat flap installation contractor in Leigh-on-Sea will supply you with a top quality product, adeptly fitted, and which will last you, and your cat, for a good few years.

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