Cat Flap Fitter Painswick Gloucestershire (GL6): Fitting a cat flap to an external door or wall in your Painswick home provides your cat with the freedom and independence that it needs to live a happy life. Just like humans, when kept inside, cats will typically start to show signs of irritability and frustration. Having a cat that's both physically and mentally fit, is just one of the benefits of allowing your furry friend access to the outside world by means of a cat flap. If this sounds like a good option for you, exactly what style of cat flap should you install?
The most rudimentry sort of cat flap is basically that. A hole cut in a door with a flexible piece of material hung over it, to keep out the elements, but allow the cat climb through. Most Painswick cat owners would doubtless prefer something a little more secure and weatherproof for an exterior door to their property, although this may be okay for an outhouse or shed door.
This uncomplicated design can be slightly improved upon with magnetic strips to hold the flap in place, but it's still far from perfect as it allows other cats or animals a means by which to get into your house.
The next step up from the magnetic strip model are RF chip or infra-red, magnetically controlled cat flaps. This involves your cat wearing a collar that's got either a magnet, IR or RF chip encased within it. No animal will be able to leave or access your home unless it's equipped with this special collar. Once again this is a pretty simple form of cat flap, given that any other cat in the neighbourhood that's got a similar collar can easily gain access to your house. RF cat flaps and collar systems are the upgraded version of these products and can be programmed by the user to recognise a unique identifier, specific to your cat. Your purrfect companion is the sole one to get access, offering an extra layer of security and control.
A model of cat flap that's can be recognised by your pet's microchip, is the next stage in Painswick feline entrance security. The microchip number is entered into the cat flap's memory (multiple entries are possible if you have more than one pet). Exit and entry can only be achieved by micro-chipped pets, and the flap will be unfastened when you cat is in close proximity.
No matter what cat flap you buy, it must have the ability to be locked in place. Most cat flaps sold today have a four way locking system. Which means that the cat flap can permit access into your property only, enable exit only, be locked fully, or be set for two-way entry and exit. This offers full control over the functioning of your cat flap both throughout the day and during the night. In keeping with yours and your pet's needs, there is even the possibility to carry out specific functions according to the time of day, with a few of the more advanced models.
If you're pretty good at do-it-yourself, installing your own cat flap should not be that difficult, if you've got a timber door on your Painswick home. Under no circumstances should you try and fit a cat flap in a double glazed window panel or in a reinforced PVC door. These situations call for the skills and expertise of an experienced cat flap fitter or handyman, who is sure to have have the equipment and knowledge for this type of installation project.
INSTALLING CAT FLAPS IN PAINSWICK
Double Glazing Installation - If your cat flap is going to be fitted into a double glazing door or window panel, and your appointed "tradesman" attempts to drill a hole in it, stop the work immediately and give them their marching orders. New cat flaps cannot be mounted into existing double glazed window or door panels. Making a hole in the double glazing destroys not simply the strength and security of the glazing, but it compromises the thermal insulation attributes as well. In fact, it makes your glazing unsound and it shouldn't ever be attempted.
An experienced cat flap installer will take the measurements of the existing double glazed unit and have a local Painswick glazing company make a new one. As an integral part of its construction this new pane will have a pre-cut hole, which your cat flap can be fitted nicely into. This is really the only way to fit a cat flap in an existing double glazed or patio door, even though it may take a week or more to manufacture. As soon as your new pane of glass is delivered, the fitter will remove the old one, and replace it with the new "cat flap ready" one. The cat flap can then be fitted.
Exterior Wooden Doors - As stated earlier in this article, wooden door panels are the simplest option when it comes to installing a new cat flap on your home in Painswick. It is often better to hire the services of a professional carpenter or cat flap fitter, if you are in any way uncomfortable with cutting a big hole in your front or back door. This kind of undertaking won't be too expensive and is worthwhile doing properly, if having your cat flap expertly installed gives you that added peace of mind.
uPVC Door Panels - uPVC doors can be used for installing a cat flap. You or your installer will need to find out what the interior structure of you door actually is, because for additional security some uPVC door panels are manufactured with a steel lining. A one-piece door panel allows for simpler installation, so if you have a slatted uPVC door, it may be more cost effective to replace the panel with a single panel style.
Wall Installation - It is also possible to have a cat flap mounted into an outside wall of your home in Painswick, if you don't wish to cut chunks out of your doors, either for aesthetic or safety reasons. This type of installation is definitely best left to the pros, since it calls for much more equipment and skill to accomplish. The majority of cat flap installations in walls involve a basic straight tunnelled style, but right angular access through a pillar is also a possibility. With this sort of installation a metal or plastic, open ended square tube is inserted into a square shaped hole cut into your wall. The cat flap you have chosen is then mounted on either end to permit your furry pal to enter and exit as it pleases.
Replacing an Existing Cat Flap in Painswick - If you've already got a cat flap fitted on a window, door or wall, but it's broken or not working correctly, the existing hole can, with luck, be re-used for the installation of a replacement. A professional Painswick cat flap fitter will be happy to take out your old entry device and swap it for a new cat flap without inflicting any damage on the window, wall or door on which it's attached.
If the replacement cat flap is going to be mounted into a pre-cut hole in a double glazing pane, you must ensure that the existing glass has been cut and installed in the right way. The glass will have to be taken out and replaced to avoid any security and safety issues, if it becomes obvious that this isn't the case and a bodge job was made of the original installation.
FINDING A CAT FLAP INSTALLER IN PAINSWICK
There are many professional cat flap installers, handymen and even double glazing companies in the Painswick area, that offer cat flap installation in whatever door or fabrication you need. There are several ways to find a good cat flap fitter, and few are more reliable than asking for recommendations from friends and relations. You can be certain that if they have been prepared to recommend somebody who has carried out work for them, then you will get a very similar service.
If you can't find a cat flap fitter through personal recommendation, always obtain 2 or 3 different price quotes before coming to a final decision, and bear in mind that cheapest is often not best. Enquire about any warranties or guarantees they may offer for their standard of workmanship and ensure you have it in black and white, just in case something should go amiss.
If you take your time and choose a reputable Painswick cat flap specialist you'll be rewarded with a top quality product, which is professionally installed, and will give excellent service to you and your furry friend for years and years. And at the end of the day - quality is the most important thing.
Cat flaps can be installed in Painswick and also in: Jack's Green, Randwick, Matson, Caudle Green, Upton St Leonards, Haresfield, Sheepscombe, Ruscombe, Painswick Beacon, Brookthorpe, Harescombe, Whiteway, Brimpsfield, Slad, Througham, Colethrop, Cranham, Pitchcombe, Birdlip, together with these postcodes GL6 6SN, GL6 6RE, GL6 6RR, , GL6 6XX, GL6 6SP, GL6 6QA, GL6 6RJ, GL6 6QG, and GL6 6TH. Local Painswick cat flap fitters will most likely have the postcode GL6 and the dialling code 01452. Checking this out should confirm that you are accessing a local cat flat fitter. Painswick homeowners can benefit from these and numerous other comparable services. Do you need a cat flap? Click the "Quote" banner and find reliable professionals to provide you with free cat flap installation quotes.
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