Terribly boring thread about cat flaps

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That's it really. Unexciting I know!

I'm thinking of getting one for the flipcats. However, the only place it could reasonably go is in a UPVC door, which I know isn't ideal.

Has anyone had this done and if so could you give me an idea of how much it would cost?

Thanks :)

What is the door like? Is it in two panels? Is the bottom panel uPVC or glass?

The door's in two panels, with glass on top and a plain UPVC panel on the bottom.

It looks like this one, if that's any help:

www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Tyne-Aluminium-Door-Glazed-1981-x-762mm-Right-Hand-Hung/p/207654

I have a UPVC back door and the company I used (whose name I can't remember - apologies) just replaced the panel with a panel of the same size with the cat flap already installed. It took around 15 mins!

Poor Smoothcat is locked indoors for a week following an almighty scrap which resulted in an op so it's back to a litter tray temporarily...

In that case it is incredibly easy and cheap to put in a cat flap. If you are at all handy you can make the hole in the uPVC yourself. If not any workman's standard call out fee will cover it. It's as easy as putting it in wood.

It might have been this company I used...

Brilliant, thank you both!

catneuterer unfortunately not, no - me and DIY are not a combination so I'll pay someone to install it for me.

Am relieved to find out it'll be relatively cheap as I I'm on a pretty tight budget. Thanks for the link smoothie :)

not a good combination

I was a bit nervous about doing it so paid a handyman £20 but having seen what he did I could have done it myself.

You get a template in the box and drill four holes, one for each corner, then you cut between the holes to cut the square out, screw one bit to the outside of the door and one to the inside. Dead easy.

flip, I know you say you don't have much spare dosh, but it's well worth splashing out on a microchip activated flap to prevent half the feline neighbourhood turning your house into party central.

Diamogs thanks for the info. I'll do some research...I'm very nervous about anything that involves saws.

I hadn't thought of that Arch, good point - my neighbourhood is cat central. Would a microchipped flap work with two cats though?

Yes they work with multiple cats. They are great, I leave mine on 'entry only' if my cat is not home by my bedtime so he can come in but remains in when he does.

Yes it will... Up to 32 cats in fact!

I love cats but 32 is too much, even for me! DS would probably love it though.

Yes my flap is a microchip one and works for both of mine. You just press a button, shove their head near it and it registers (before you install it). They are a fair bit more expensive but before we had one we were going through £££ of food feeding all the neighbourhood cats that came in.