I have moved house, I need to install a cat flap for my 3 cats but realised that the back door is double glazed glass. Does anyone have experience of this, could a glazier fit it? Or do I need to buy a new door? If so I'm guessing it would have to be wooden?!
2007-01-08 01:07:02 · 10 answers · asked by Heledd J 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I have had to have the same done.
We bought the catflap, then a glazer measured our door and the catflap and came back with the double glazed panel with a sealed hole the size of the catflap in it. He then put the glazing into the door and fitted the catflap. If the glazing is not sealed around the catflap, the insulation double glazing gives will be lost.
He left us the original glazing panel in case when we sell our house, the vendors don't want a catflap and it can be re-fitted.
It cost £200.
2007-01-08 01:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same situation about 2 years ago. It must be done professionally so it's very expensive.
What I did instead was fit a removable clear plastic door outside the normal one and put the cat flap in that. Now I let the glass door open (it opens inwards) and the cat can get in and out through the cat flap in the plastic door so I don't loose the heat in the house.
Also, if you go to sell the house in the future, it saves you having to replace an entire (expensive ) door.
I hope this helps.
2007-01-08 01:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by luckylou808 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rather than spending lots of money wrecking the double glazed doors why not build a flap into the wall on either side of the door. Even double brick houses can be cut to fit cat doors without risk of building collapse and great expense.
2007-01-08 01:28:09 · answer #3 · answered by Shelty K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really seems to me that this is too much hassle. Is there any other places you could fit the catflap. Have you not got a side door? A glazier could do it but would charge a lot (know any Polish glaziers? They'll do it for a reasonable rate). You could try cutting the template for the catflap yourself but you would have to get a diamond tipped etching or cutting tool, you would have to glue the edges and get the hole just the right size.
2007-01-08 01:26:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi , I'm Jeff. With only limited info to go on just seems straightforward to change the glazing unit for the solid plastic one, same as is fitted to the bottom half of a half glazed conservatory, then cut your flap through that. Even easier if your door has a mid rail horizontally coz then you can just do the bottom. Cheers Jeff.
2007-01-08 01:14:36 · answer #5 · answered by boner 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a new double glazed door put in house and when i got it done the man who fitted it fit me a dog flap in.theres a certain door by petmate what fits in you can also get one to fit in glass.mine was a dog flap you can also get the same door for a cat
2007-01-08 02:56:05 · answer #6 · answered by wendywoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well double glazed doors have to be toughend glass and the only way your going to get it done is to order a new unit with a hole for your catflap to its measurements, and it can be expensive. your going to have to go to a glass factory and they can order you a glass unit to go into your exsisting door. hope that helps a bit.
2007-01-08 01:19:29 · answer #7 · answered by DAVE B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can install a cat flap into a plastic panel, you can get these from glaziers they should fit it too!
2007-01-08 09:16:28 · answer #8 · answered by CARLA G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need a new glass with a hole at the botom for the cat flap.is costly bat cheeper than the new door.
2007-01-08 01:11:03 · answer #9 · answered by yiannis the greek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I need the same, and found out that it needs to be done professionaly, costs loads to do!
Might be cheaper to get a new door.
2007-01-08 01:10:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋