Cat Flap Fitter Paddock Wood Kent (TN12): The installation of a cat flap to an outside wall or door in your property in Paddock Wood, will enable it to live a life of contentment and enjoy it's own bit of independence. When constantly kept inside, cats just like people, will get irritated and crabby. Having easy access to world outside with a cat flap will help your furry friend to stay fit, both mentally and physically. So, you think it's a good idea, but what is best form of cat flap for your beloved pet?
The most fundamental form of cat flap, is simply that. A hole is cut in an exterior door and a flexible material is placed over the gap to offer protection from the weather. The vast majority of cat owners in Paddock Wood would no doubt favour something a tad more weatherproof and secure for an external door to their home, although this may be appropriate for a shed door or fence panel.

This basic model can be marginally improved on with a magnetic strip to keep the flap in position, but it is still a long way off being ideal as it allows other cats or animals to enter your home.
Magnetically controlled, infra-red or RF chip styles of cat flap, are a significant step up from the magnetic strip variation. In this case, either a magnet, RF or IR chip will be encased in your cat's collar. This means that any animal that doesn't have a special collar cannot leave or access your house. The drawback is that any other cat in the Paddock Wood area who has a similar collar could perhaps access your property with this kind of cat flap installed. An improvement to this product is an RF cat flap/collar system which offers a unique identifier that can be programmed by the home owner.
Installing a cat flap which can be triggered by your pet's micro-chip, is the next step-up in access gadgets for felines in Paddock Wood. You have to enter the unique number of your cat's micro-chip into the memory the cat flap (which is powered by batteries), and if you've got several cats it will take multiple entries. When your cat is in close proximity to the flap, it unlocks and permits just your microchipped pets to exit/enter.

The ability to lock it in position is essential no matter which cat flap you're purchasing. These days, most cat flaps on the market feature a 4-way locking mechanism for added security. Which means that the cat flap can allow entry into your premises only, be fully locked, permit exit only, or be set for 2-way entry and exit. This gives you a range of options on exactly how your cat flap operates at all times of the day and night. The facility to carry out different functions in accordance with the time of day, and in keeping with your pet's and your requirements is also an option with some of the more advanced models of cat flap.
If you've got a wooden door on your house in Paddock Wood, putting in you own cat flap should not be too difficult. Under no circumstances should you attempt to fit a cat flap in a double glazed window panel or in a reinforced PVC door. These types of fixtures require a professional installation by a dependable cat flap installer or carpenter with the necessary equipment and skills.
INSTALLING CAT FLAPS IN PADDOCK WOOD
Double Glazing Installations - If you happen to hire somebody who tries to drill a hole in a double glazed panel to put in your new cat flap, stop them at once and request that they leave. A new cat flap cannot be fitted into a pre-existing double glazing window pane or door panel. Making a hole in your double glazing damages not simply the security and strength of the glazing, but it compromises the insulating properties too. In fact, it makes the glazing unsound and it shouldn't ever be done.
It will be necessary to obtain a new double glazing panel made especially for this purpose by a glazing company, and your chosen Paddock Wood cat flap fitter will measure your current unit and order the new one. As an integral part of its construction this new pane will have a pre-cut hole, which your cat flap can be installed nicely into. This may take two weeks or so to manufacture, but it is really the only way to install a cat flap in a pre-existing patio or double glazed door. Once you've received your new glass panel, the old one can be removed and the new unit fitted. Your cat flap can then be put in.
Exterior Wooden Doors - Solid wood doors are, as mentioned previously, the simplest alternatives for cat flap installation in Paddock Wood. If you're a bit unsure about cutting a hole in your front or back door, you might be better off contacting a specialist cat flap fitter or carpenter instead. This will provide you with the peace of mind that you'll finish up with a professionally fitted cat friendly flap, and that the project has been accomplished properly.

uPVC Door Panels - It is perfectly possible to fit a cat flap into most uPVC doors. Nevertheless, some uPVC doors have got a steel lining for additional security, which can cause some issues. The models of door with a one piece panel are the best for installing cat flaps, so if yours has got a slatted type panel, it may be advisable to swap this for a single panel.
Wall Installation - If you don't really want to have a hole cut into your doors, either for security or aesthetic reasons, you can always have a cat flap installed on an exterior wall. Needing much more expertise and equipment, a wall cat flap install is certainly best left to a specialist, if it's to be completed successfully. There are a couple of possibilities for this installation, including a straight-through tunnel version, or a right angle (through pillar) adaption. A neat square shaped hole will be made through your selected wall, into which is inserted a metal or plastic, square open ended tube. Both ends of the hole are then installed with an appropriate cat flap so your furry pal can get out of and into the house whenever it wishes.
Replacing an Existing Cat Flap in Paddock Wood - If your window, door or wall is already fitted with a cat flap, but it has stopped working effectively, or is damaged, it's possible to fit a replacement into the current cavity. You local cat flap fitter will take off the unwanted cat flap, without causing damage to the window, door or wall, and fit a new flap in its place for your cat.
If the new cat flap is being fitted in a pre-cut hole in a double glazed panel, you must check that the existing glass has been cut and installed accurately. If you discover that this isn't the case, and the previous owners have cut corners to install their cat flap, the glass panel will need to be taken out and replaced to avoid any security and safety problems.
FINDING A CAT FLAP INSTALLER IN PADDOCK WOOD

There are many different professional cat flap installers, handymen and even glazing firms in the Paddock Wood area, that provide cat flap fitting onto whatever door or fabrication you need. It might be possible to ask relatives and friends for recommendations in relation to finding a reliable cat flap fitter. You can be sure that if they've been prepared to recommend someone who has carried out work for them, you will get a very similar service.
If it is not possible to get recommendations from acquaintances, you should attempt to get 2 or 3 different estimates from local cat flap fitters before choosing. It's generally sensible not to automatically go for the cheapest offer. Try to get written warranties or guarantees for the standard of their workmanship, so if things do happen to go awry you've got some recourse to compensation.
If you take your time and choose a trustworthy Paddock Wood cat flap specialist you will be repaid with a high quality product, that is professionally installed, and will give excellent service to yourself and your furry friend for many years to come. And at the end of the day - quality is key.
Cat flaps can be installed in Paddock Wood and also in nearby places like: Tudeley, Five Oak Green, West Farleigh, Marden, Brenchley, Queen Street, East Peckham, Horsmonden, Golden Green, Hadlow, Hunton, Laddingford, Nettlestead, Mile Oak, Beltring, together with these postcodes TN12 6HX, TN12 6EE, TN12 6BQ, TN12 6JY, TN12 6UE, TN12 6BU, TN12 6LB, TN12 6EA, TN12 6DU, TN12 6AN. Local Paddock Wood cat flap fitters will most likely have the postcode TN12 and the dialling code 01892. Checking this out will make certain that you access a local cat flat fitter. Paddock Wood property owners will be able to utilise these and numerous other comparable services.
Paddock Wood Cat Flap Installation Tasks

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Cat Flap Enquiries Kent

Recent Kent cat flap installation projects: Sumayyah Carson in Seal wanted to get a magnetic cat flap installed in a patio back door. Nikodem and Amirah Keeley recently enquired about installing a Sureflap cat flap in a wooden door in a terraced house in Southborough, Kent. Leja Bolton in Hawkhurst, Kent was looking for somebody who could install an infrared cat flap in a glass back door in her semi-detached house. Edward Lopez and Saoirse Lopez recently enquired about installing a Sureflap cat flap in a wooden back door in a semi-detached house in Dartford. Reegan Waterson was looking for someone to install a 2-way cat flap in a hardwood front door in his terraced house in Halstead. Logan Povey recently enquired about installing a microchip cat flap in a wooden door in a detached house in Coldred, Kent. Erik Barr in Lower Stoke, Kent was interested in having an automatic cat flap installed in a wooden front door. Kristian Mcfarlane recently requested a quotation for installing a locking cat flap in a glass front door in Crockenhill, Kent. These Kent home owners conducted a search for "cat flap fitter Kent" and discovered this webpage on either Google, Bing or Yahoo.
Cat Flap Fitters Near Paddock Wood
Also find: West Farleigh cat flap fitters, Nettlestead cat flap fitters, East Peckham cat flap fitters, Queen Street cat flap fitters, Horsmonden cat flap fitters, Hunton cat flap fitters, Beltring cat flap fitters, Mile Oak cat flap fitters, Marden cat flap fitters, Five Oak Green cat flap fitters, Golden Green cat flap fitters, Laddingford cat flap fitters, Hadlow cat flap fitters, Brenchley cat flap fitters, Tudeley cat flap installation services and more. The majority of these villages and towns are catered for by cat flap fitters. Paddock Wood property owners can get cat flap installation estimates by clicking here.
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Cat Flap Installation Around Paddock Wood
Cat flaps were recently fitted for folks living in The Greenways, Granary, Wagon Lane, Hornbeam Close, Hop Pocket Lane, Lucks Lane, Linnet Avenue, Pinewood Close, Mile Oak Road, Queens Court, Ballard Way, Rowan Close, St Andrews Close, Willow Lane, Warrington Road, Redpoll Walk, Goldings, The Cedars, Concord Close, Ringden Avenue, Courthope, Bullion Close, New Road, Henley Road, Chaffinch Way, Lucknow Road, Forge Way and these Paddock Wood postcodes: TN12 6HX, TN12 6EE, TN12 6BQ, TN12 6JY, TN12 6UE, TN12 6BU, TN12 6LB, TN12 6EA, TN12 6DU, TN12 6AN. Work was carried out in these locations by an expert cat flap fitter. Paddock Wood homeowners were given professional and competent cat flap installation services in every case.
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