TryC Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 Hi All, I wondered if you could advise. I am hoping to put a cat flap on an internal door, so the cat can come and go as they please without pushing the door wide open or we having to leave the door open for them to come and go, as it is drafty! Only thing is, the door in question, one side has no panels, but the other is 4 panels (one big at top and 3 vertical panels on the lower end). Is it possible to fit one one given the said panels? photo included.
Marvin Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 Yes but cut carefully and packed out between the ridges on the panel side. You would have to choose a thin cat flap, and this assumes the door is not open to the elements, otherwise you will need to seal all around the outside edge using something like frame sealant. Avoid cutting the bottom thick part of the door, or the door structure will be weakened. Good luck M
SteamyTea Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 Is it to allow the cat in to warm up the bed. https://youtu.be/T6LFsvoAAVA
ToughButterCup Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 14:26, SteamyTea said: Is it to allow the cat in to warm up the bed..... Expand As in: Cold in bed tonight innit ... Put another dog on the bed then.... or in this case cat. 1
ToughButterCup Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) On 21/11/2021 at 13:25, TryC said: ... I am hoping to put a cat flap on an internal door, so the cat can ... Expand I'm very grateful that you didn't ask the same question about an external door and a passivahus Edited November 21, 2021 by ToughButterCup
ProDave Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 14:35, ToughButterCup said: I'm very grateful that you didn't ask the same question about an external door and a passivahus Expand Does the passive cat flap thread still exist?
SteamyTea Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 14:40, ProDave said: Does the passive cat flap thread still exist? Expand God I hope not.
ProDave Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 13:25, TryC said: Only thing is, the door in question, one side has no panels, but the other is 4 panels (one big at top and 3 vertical panels on the lower end). Expand That was the stock door in most 1930's houses. If yours only has panels on one side, have a careful look. Almost certainly one side has just been clad in thin plywood or very often hardboard. That was done a lot in the 60's to "modernise" the house.
TryC Posted November 21, 2021 Author Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 15:04, ProDave said: That was the stock door in most 1930's houses. If yours only has panels on one side, have a careful look. Almost certainly one side has just been clad in thin plywood or very often hardboard. That was done a lot in the 60's to "modernise" the house. Expand i see, but it can still be done right? cat flap? it is a pretty solid door, but perhaps thinner in the panel area like you say
ProDave Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 15:35, TryC said: i see, but it can still be done right? cat flap? it is a pretty solid door, but perhaps thinner in the panel area like you say Expand Yes, your challenge will be getting it to look presentable and not just a bodge.
TryC Posted November 21, 2021 Author Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 15:37, ProDave said: Yes, your challenge will be getting it to look presentable and not just a bodge. Expand i'm hoping it won't bodge! lol
Dave Jones Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 get rid of the moggy instead. Non native to this country, destroy countless songbird chicks..
TryC Posted November 21, 2021 Author Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 15:37, ProDave said: Yes, your challenge will be getting it to look presentable and not just a bodge. Expand do u think it is best to cut on the plain side or the side with the panels? (per the photo)
ProDave Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 17:03, TryC said: do u think it is best to cut on the plain side or the side with the panels? (per the photo) Expand Well you want to mark it out on the panel side so the flat straddles one of the vertical panels equally. You need to choose the flap and see you it is going to work out, If your cat is not oversize you have more choice over what size flap to buy (we had a previous cat who was so large he used to get stuck in the flap we already had, and it had to be replaced with a small dog flap)
SteamyTea Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 Why not buy another door of similar design.
TryC Posted November 22, 2021 Author Posted November 22, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 17:41, SteamyTea said: Why not buy another door of similar design. Expand get a similar door to cut a cat flap into that? why? But in terms of changing the doors, this has been considered, but they are super heavy doors, wood. And putting them back in place has proved difficult in the past.
SteamyTea Posted November 22, 2021 Posted November 22, 2021 On 22/11/2021 at 08:58, TryC said: But in terms of changing the doors, this has been considered, but they are super heavy doors, wood. And putting them back in place has proved difficult in the past. Expand Are you going to just jigsaw it in place. Video it for us all.
TryC Posted November 22, 2021 Author Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) On 22/11/2021 at 09:03, SteamyTea said: Are you going to just jigsaw it in place. Video it for us all. Expand i bought a jigsaw especially below is the cat flap I hope I can fit! Edited November 22, 2021 by TryC
SteamyTea Posted November 22, 2021 Posted November 22, 2021 Here is the one in my Mother's back door. Not had a cat for years now.
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