Cat Flap Fitter Totnes

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Cat Flap Fitter Totnes Devon (TQ9): The installation of a cat flap to an exterior wall or door in your home in Totnes, will allow it to live a happy life and enjoy it's own bit of independence and freedom. Cats kept inside, much like people, will often show signs of frustration. Allowing your cat access to the outside world with a cat flap can also help in keeping them mentally and physically fit. If this sounds like a good option for you, what style of cat flap should you go with?

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The most fundamental form of cat flap, is just that. A hole cut in a door with a bendable bit of material fixed over it, to keep the weather out, but allow the cat climb through. The vast majority of cat owners in Totnes would doubtless favour something a bit more secure and weatherproof for an outside door to their home, although this may be appropriate for a garden fence panel or outhouse door.

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This standard design is still a long way from being perfect as it allows other cats or creatures to get into your house, nevertheless it can be improved on to some degree with the addition of magnetic strips to hold the flap in place.

The next step up from the magnetic strip design are infra-red or RF chip, magnetically operated cat flaps. With these, either a magnet, RF or IR chip will be fitted into your cat's collar. No animal is going to be able to leave or access your home unless it's fitted with one of these special collars. Once again this is a fairly basic type of cat flap, as any other cat in the neighbourhood that has a similar model of collar can still access your home. RF cat flaps and collar systems are the upgraded version of these products as they can be programmed by the home owner to recognise a unique identifier, distinct to your pet. Your purrfect companion is the sole one to get access, offering an added layer of security and control.

The kind of cat flap that is capable of identifying your cat's own micro-chip, is the next stage in Totnes feline entry security. You need to enter the unique number of your cat's micro-chip into the memory the cat flap (which is battery powered), and if you have several cats it will accept multiple entries. Entry and exit can only be accomplished by micro-chipped animals, and the flap is unlocked when you cat is in the vicinity.

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Being able to lock it in position is essential regardless of what cat flap you are buying. Most cat flaps sold nowadays feature a 4-way locking system. This allows your cat flap to permit exit from your home only, enable admittance into your house only, be locked fully, or have 2-way exit and entrance capability. This provides total control over the functioning of your cat flap both throughout the day and during the night. In line with your cat's and your requirements, there's even the possibility to carry out specific functions in accordance with the time of day, with several of the top-end models.

Fitting a cat flap on your own can be fairly simple if you've got a solid timber door, and respectable DIY abilities. Although, if it is going to be fitted into a reinforced PVC door or in a double glazed window panel, you shouldn't even attempt to tackle it by yourself. This kind of installation requires the attention of a pro, and there are dedicated cat flap fitters and talented odd job men who'll be happy to accept such a task.

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Double Glazing Installation - If you employ someone who tries to drill a hole in a double glazed door or window panel to install your new cat flap, stop them at once and request that they leave. It's simply not possible to install a new cat flap into a double glazing window pane or door panel. Cutting or drilling into any sort of double glazing will damage its security and strength, together with its insulation attributes. Your double glazing will be made unsound, and it should not be done under any circumstances.

An experienced cat flap fitter will take measurements of the existing double glazing unit and have a glazing firm make a new pane. This new pane will have a pre-cut hole as a part of its structure where your cat flap will be fitted. You might have a 1 or 2 week waiting period for this to be manufactured, however if you need a cat flap fitted into an existing patio or double glazed door, this is basically the only way to do it. Once you have acquired your new modified glass panel, the old one can be taken out and the new one installed. The installation of your cat flap can then be completed.

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External Wooden Doors - The simplest alternative for installing a new cat flap in Totnes, as was mentioned earlier in this article, are solid timber doors. It's usually advisable to contact a specialist handyman or cat flap fitter, if you are uncertain about making a big hole in your back or front door. This sort of project is relatively inexpensive and will give you the assurance of knowing that your pet has an expertly installed flap.

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uPVC Door Panels - Cat flaps can generally speaking be installed into uPVC doors. It is necessary to know the interior construction, because some door panels are steel lined for extra security. The simplest type of cat flap installation is in doors with one single panel, therefore if you've got a uPVC door with slatted vertical panels, it might be cheaper and easier in the long run to exchange the slatted pane for a one piece panel.

Wall Installation - If you don't really wish to cut a hole in your doors, for security or aesthetic reasons, you can get a cat flap installed in an exterior wall. Needing a lot more equipment and skill, a wall cat flap install is definitely best left to a specialist, if it's to be executed correctly. Nearly all cat flap installations in walls are a simple straight tunnelled style, but right angled access via a pillar is also an option. With this kind of installation a plastic or metal, open ended square tube is inserted into a square hole cut out of your 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 Totnes - If you already have a cat flap installed on a window, wall or door, but it is broken or not working properly, the existing hole can hopefully be re-used for installing a replacement. An experienced Totnes cat flap installer will be glad to take out your old entry unit and replace it with a brand new cat flap without causing any damage whatsoever to the wall, door or window on which it's attached.

When the cat flap installation involves a pre-cut hole in a double glazed panel, it is important to confirm that this was previously done accurately, before fixing the new cat flap. The glass will need to be removed and replaced to avoid any security and safety issues, if it is found that this isn't the case and a bodge job was made of the original installation.

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In the Totnes area there are many different professional cat flap fitters, handyman contractors and even glazing suppliers who offer cat flap installation services for walls, windows or doors. There are several ways to locate a reputable 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 likely get a similar service.

If you can't find an installation specialist through recommendation, always obtain two or three different quotations before coming to a final decision, please remember that the cheapest may not always be the best. Try to get written warranties for the quality of their workmanship, so that if things do happen to go awry you have some recourse.

If you take your time and choose a reliable Totnes cat flap specialist you'll be rewarded with a high quality product, that is installed professionally, and will give good service to yourself and your pussy-cat for years to come. And when push comes to shove - quality is the most important thing.

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Cat flaps can be installed in Totnes and also in: Shinners Bridge, Harbertonford, Ashprington, Cott, Stoke Gabriel, Marldon, Littlehempston, Berry Pomeroy, Riverford Bridge, Dartington, Diptford, Harberton, Staverton, together with these postcodes TQ9 5HY, TQ9 5HH, TQ9 5HP, TQ9 5GW, TQ9 5FB, TQ9 5EU, TQ9 5PJ, TQ9 5LH, TQ9 5HA, and TQ9 5AW. Locally based Totnes cat flap installers will probably have the dialling code 01803 and the postcode TQ9. Checking this should make sure that you access a locally based cat flat fitter. Local property owners will be able to benefit from these and various other similar services. To to make enquiries and obtain cat flap installation quotes, just click the "Quote" banner.

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Also find: Harberton cat flap fitters, Berry Pomeroy cat flap fitters, Ashprington cat flap fitters, Riverford Bridge cat flap fitters, Stoke Gabriel cat flap fitters, Diptford cat flap fitters, Littlehempston cat flap fitters, Dartington cat flap fitters, Harbertonford cat flap fitters, Cott cat flap fitters, Staverton cat flap fitters, Marldon cat flap fitters, Shinners Bridge cat flap fitters and more. There are professionals who install cat flaps in all these towns and areas. Their skill and expertise is of great worth in guaranteeing the secure and proper installation of your cat flap on your home. A cat flap installed by a specialist will not just fulfil your furry friend's needs but also suit the safety and aesthetic specifications of your home. To obtain cat flap installation estimates, local cat owners can simply click here.

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