Hi , further to my other issues. I need a new door on my kitchen. Its
become an essential. So I was thinking to get a plastic composite one with
double glazing ( of course) The basis being that even if it is wet by
condensation I can dry it off rather than it rotting into the wood.

I have a cat and he needs the cat flap Is it possible to fit a cat flap to
these plastic type doors? I have had two different views expressed from
company sales men/ workers so far. No particular order either. One told me
to bung the fitter a few quid and he would fit one. Another told me they can
be ordered and factory fitted. Another said no, you cant have a cat flap.

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?
Yes, you can fit one.

"Harry" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?
Yes, you can fit one.

Thank you. I can go ahead and get that door ordered now.

On 21/01/12 07:54, sweetheart wrote:
So? Anyone got an answer for definite?

Yes, you can fit one.

Thank you. I can go ahead and get that door ordered now.

It's quite easy to do - in our case, the door's top half was glazed and
the lower panel was plastic. It's two sheets of white plastic,
sandwiching a foam layer in between.

You just mark out the cat flap template (there will be a bit of card in
the box when you buy the flap), drill some holes at each corner and use
a saw blade or pad saw or similar to cut out the hole. The complete task
took an hour perhaps?

On 21/01/2012 06:27, sweetheart wrote:
Hi , further to my other issues. I need a new door on my kitchen. Its
become an essential. So I was thinking to get a plastic composite one
with double glazing ( of course) The basis being that even if it is wet
by condensation I can dry it off rather than it rotting into the wood.

I have a cat and he needs the cat flap Is it possible to fit a cat flap
to these plastic type doors? I have had two different views expressed
from company sales men/ workers so far. No particular order either. One
told me to bung the fitter a few quid and he would fit one. Another told
me they can be ordered and factory fitted. Another said no, you cant
have a cat flap.

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?

The one who said no was presumably under the impression that the bottom
half would be glazed

On 21/01/2012 07:38, Harry wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart"hotmail.com wrote:

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?
Yes, you can fit one.

I've fitted a few, not a problem.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

Hi , further to my other issues. I need a new door on my kitchen. Its
become an essential. So I was thinking to get a plastic composite one with
double glazing ( of course) The basis being that even if it is wet by
condensation I can dry it off rather than it rotting into the wood.

I have a cat and he needs the cat flap Is it possible to fit a cat flap to
these plastic type doors? I have had two different views expressed from
company sales men/ workers so far. No particular order either. One told me
to bung the fitter a few quid and he would fit one. Another told me they can
be ordered and factory fitted. Another said no, you cant have a cat flap.

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?


Our porch has one - we bought it and gave it to them so it was fitted
when it was built. It's not on a door section though but looks like
the same sort of stuff. Don't see why you couldn't have one.
--
http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk

On 21/01/2012 07:38, Harry wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart"hotmail.com wrote:

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?
Yes, you can fit one.
+1, we fitted ours a year and a half ago.

--
David

"mogga" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

Hi , further to my other issues. I need a new door on my kitchen. Its
become an essential. So I was thinking to get a plastic composite one with
double glazing ( of course) The basis being that even if it is wet by
condensation I can dry it off rather than it rotting into the wood.

I have a cat and he needs the cat flap Is it possible to fit a cat flap to
these plastic type doors? I have had two different views expressed from
company sales men/ workers so far. No particular order either. One told me
to bung the fitter a few quid and he would fit one. Another told me they
can
be ordered and factory fitted. Another said no, you cant have a cat flap.

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?


Our porch has one - we bought it and gave it to them so it was fitted
when it was built. It's not on a door section though but looks like
the same sort of stuff. Don't see why you couldn't have one.

I agree, if the bottom panel is plastic you can buy a cat flap to fit. It
has to go in the panel above the frame of course and the panel must be plain
rather than the decoratively ribbed variety. The guy that said no may have
been referring to a ribbed panel.

Mike

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:35:05 -0000, stuart noble
wrote:
The one who said no was presumably under the impression that the bottom
half would be glazed

You can get a cat flap fitted in a (double-) glazed section too - we did -
but obviously the hole has to be cut *before* the glass is toughened so
it's something you need to specify in advance of the unit being
manufactured. Here's a picture of ours in situ:

http://www.rtr.myzen.co.uk/catflap.jpg

Richard.
http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/

On 21/01/2012 06:27, sweetheart wrote:
Hi , further to my other issues. I need a new door on my kitchen. Its
become an essential. So I was thinking to get a plastic composite one
with double glazing ( of course) The basis being that even if it is wet
by condensation I can dry it off rather than it rotting into the wood.

I have a cat and he needs the cat flap Is it possible to fit a cat flap
to these plastic type doors? I have had two different views expressed
from company sales men/ workers so far. No particular order either. One
told me to bung the fitter a few quid and he would fit one. Another told
me they can be ordered and factory fitted. Another said no, you cant
have a cat flap.

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?

We've put a cat flap in our plastic back door with no problem.

However, if the particular door that you want has some feature that
makes it difficult (for instance some electronic cat flaps don't work
well if there is a steel section in the door) then you can buy extension
tunnels and fit the cat flap through a wall instead.

SteveW

"DDS" wrote in message
...
On 21/01/12 07:54, sweetheart wrote:
So? Anyone got an answer for definite?

Yes, you can fit one.

Thank you. I can go ahead and get that door ordered now.

It's quite easy to do - in our case, the door's top half was glazed and
the lower panel was plastic. It's two sheets of white plastic,
sandwiching a foam layer in between.

Mine has a layer of steel in it.
What stops a thief just cutting through your door with a gas soldering iron?

The steel makes it harder to fit a flap but only in what saw to use.

In message , Harry
writes
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?
Yes, you can fit one.
How about in a glass conservatory door?
--
hugh

In article ,
hugh ] writes:
In message , Harry
writes
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?
Yes, you can fit one.
How about in a glass conservatory door?

You can get holes put through sealed units (often done for fans).
The problem with a door is that it's going to be toughened glass,
so the hole will have to be cut before the glass gets heat treated,
so it can't be done after the unit is manufactured.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

"DDS" wrote in message
...
On 21/01/12 07:54, sweetheart wrote:


It's quite easy to do - in our case, the door's top half was glazed and
the lower panel was plastic. It's two sheets of white plastic,
sandwiching a foam layer in between.

You just mark out the cat flap template (there will be a bit of card in
the box when you buy the flap), drill some holes at each corner and use
a saw blade or pad saw or similar to cut out the hole. The complete task
took an hour perhaps?

Thank you.

"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
On 21/01/2012 06:27, sweetheart wrote:


The one who said no was presumably under the impression that the bottom
half would be glazed

Maybe???? I thought I had made it clear to them all I wanted something
similar to that I had - window at the top and a panel at the bottom. Plain
sort of door because its a back door.

"Steve Walker" wrote in message
...


We've put a cat flap in our plastic back door with no problem.

However, if the particular door that you want has some feature that makes
it difficult (for instance some electronic cat flaps don't work well if
there is a steel section in the door) then you can buy extension tunnels
and fit the cat flap through a wall instead.

Thank you. I wasnt planning on anything dancy. When we had the current cat
flap it came with an extension to go through a wall. I just wanted one in
the door. It will have to be a l;arge one ( big for cats, not a dog size)
because my cat is such a hefty lump;-)

On 22/01/2012 08:33, sweetheart wrote:

"Steve Walker" wrote in message
...


We've put a cat flap in our plastic back door with no problem.

However, if the particular door that you want has some feature that
makes it difficult (for instance some electronic cat flaps don't work
well if there is a steel section in the door) then you can buy
extension tunnels and fit the cat flap through a wall instead.

Thank you. I wasnt planning on anything dancy. When we had the current
cat flap it came with an extension to go through a wall. I just wanted
one in the door. It will have to be a l;arge one ( big for cats, not a
dog size) because my cat is such a hefty lump;-)

Yes, we've got one of those! We got two kittens, but one died under the
anaesthetic when being neutered. We then got another of a similar age.
Now fully grown the "replacement" only just squeezes through the
cat-flap - she is a little tubby, but most of it is just general
largeness (her paws are huge).

SteveW

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:59:04 -0000, wrote:
How about in a glass conservatory door?

That's exactly what my picture showed:

http://www.rtr.myzen.co.uk/catflap.jpg

Never had any problems with it, but as I and Andrew said it's not
retro-fittable.

Richard.
http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/

In message , Andrew Gabriel
writes
In article ,
hugh ] writes:
In message , Harry
writes
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:27:36 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?
Yes, you can fit one.
How about in a glass conservatory door?

You can get holes put through sealed units (often done for fans).
The problem with a door is that it's going to be toughened glass,
so the hole will have to be cut before the glass gets heat treated,
so it can't be done after the unit is manufactured.

That's a no in this case, but thanks for the reply
--
hugh

On Jan 21, 6:27*am, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:
Hi , further to my other *issues. I need a new door on my kitchen. Its
become an essential. So I was thinking to get a plastic composite one with
double glazing ( of course) *The basis being that even if it is wet by
condensation *I can dry it off rather than it rotting into the wood.

I have a cat and he needs the cat flap Is it possible to fit a cat flap to
these plastic type doors? I have had two different views expressed from
company sales men/ workers so far. No particular order either. One told me
to bung the fitter a few quid and he would fit one. Another told me they can
be ordered and factory fitted. Another said no, you cant have a cat flap.

So? Anyone got an answer for definite?

When we were looking for a back door, we eventually decided against
one in the door, and fitted it in the wall under the sink instead.
There is then a tunnel built in to the unit under the sink which the
cat walks through, and then she just has to duck under the door at the
front of the unit. The really *big* advantage of this, is that you
can have a cat flap at both ends of the tunnel - which massively
reduces draughts.

We initially went for this approach when adding a cat flap to our
nicely insulated door was going to be expensive, and only included one
flap. After a few months of windy weather, we added the second flap.

In article , Martin Bonner wrote:
On Jan 21, 6:27*am, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:
I have a cat and he needs the cat flap Is it possible to fit a cat flap to
these plastic type doors?

When we were looking for a back door, we eventually decided against
one in the door, and fitted it in the wall under the sink instead.
There is then a tunnel built in to the unit under the sink which the
cat walks through, and then she just has to duck under the door at the
front of the unit. The really *big* advantage of this, is that you
can have a cat flap at both ends of the tunnel - which massively
reduces draughts.

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