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Cat flap in a wall
I hope someone can give me some advice.
Before I have always had a cat flap in a door but now I have a new house and the back door is a large double glazed door which would just cost me to much to have a flap put in. A builder friend has offered to put one in the wall for me. Has anyone any experience of doing this? I have a couple questions: 1. As it's a cavity wall do cats have a problem going through a tunnel? 2. The actual door seems to be on the inside leaving the tunnel exposed to the elements (or have I got that wrong?). What's stopping it filling with rain and allowing water to seep into the cavity wall? Knocking holes in walls is quite a drastic thing to do so I don't really want to do it unless it really is the right thing............I'm not sure what else I will do though if it isn't!! Thanks in advance Angela |
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Cat flap in a wall
On Friday 25 April 2008 16:18, Angela wrote:
I hope someone can give me some advice. Before I have always had a cat flap in a door but now I have a new house and the back door is a large double glazed door which would just cost me to much to have a flap put in. A builder friend has offered to put one in the wall for me. Has anyone any experience of doing this? I have a couple questions: 1. As it's a cavity wall do cats have a problem going through a tunnel? 2. The actual door seems to be on the inside leaving the tunnel exposed to the elements (or have I got that wrong?). What's stopping it filling with rain and allowing water to seep into the cavity wall? Knocking holes in walls is quite a drastic thing to do so I don't really want to do it unless it really is the right thing............I'm not sure what else I will do though if it isn't!! Thanks in advance Angela If he's a proper builder, he can do it, that is a good builder/carpenter will have no problems. You may want to up a door/flap on both the inside and the ourside of the "tunnel." It will help with keeping the weather out, but I don't know how the cats will react to it. Maybe they will need to be shown that the far end opens before they will go through(?) Probably depends on the cat. It seems like a workable solution to me. -- Peace, Fred |
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"Fred" wrote in message ... On Friday 25 April 2008 16:18, Angela wrote: If he's a proper builder, he can do it, that is a good builder/carpenter will have no problems. You may want to up a door/flap on both the inside and the ourside of the "tunnel." It will help with keeping the weather out, but I don't know how the cats will react to it. Maybe they will need to be shown that the far end opens before they will go through(?) Probably depends on the cat. It seems like a workable solution to me. -- Peace, Fred That's a good idea, most cat flaps allow you to order spare parts so getting 2 doors might be a solution! Thanks |
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Cat flap in a wall
On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:18:21 +0100, Angela's nimble, little paws
typed: I hope someone can give me some advice. Before I have always had a cat flap in a door but now I have a new house and the back door is a large double glazed door which would just cost me to much to have a flap put in. A builder friend has offered to put one in the wall for me. Has anyone any experience of doing this? I have a couple questions: 1. As it's a cavity wall do cats have a problem going through a tunnel? 2. The actual door seems to be on the inside leaving the tunnel exposed to the elements (or have I got that wrong?). What's stopping it filling with rain and allowing water to seep into the cavity wall? Knocking holes in walls is quite a drastic thing to do so I don't really want to do it unless it really is the right thing............I'm not sure what else I will do though if it isn't!! Thanks in advance Angela He needs to put an insulated sleeve through the wall, like the ones used for exhaust fans, and then caulk it; the flap goes on the outside, and there are weather-tight cat doors available. To do it right is a bit pricey, but if he's a builder, he should know this.... -- Purrs, Mme. Anaïs “I love cats because I take pleasure in my home; and little by little, the cats become its visible soul.†Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963 4/25/2008 8:54:53 PM |
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