Cat flap install question

Magic_x_uk · 29 Nov 2015 at 17:23

Hi. Going to install a cat flap for a friend tomorrow. One of those cat flaps with a tunnel included to go through thicker doors

This is the door I question

She wants it fitting on the area marked

Can you see any issues with this. I have installed them before. But always on a flat area. This is in a area with moulding

Coolasmoo · 29 Nov 2015 at 17:26

You dont want to be cutting through the bottom rail of the door.

It will lose to much strength

Just put it in the middle of the panel, the cat will still use it - They can climb

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Caged · 29 Nov 2015 at 17:43

I hope that pen cleans off

dunker · 29 Nov 2015 at 17:48

thats a perm maker innit? uhoh heh

dunker · 29 Nov 2015 at 17:52

looking at it though, that's not the base he'll be cutting through is it? it's looks like, base no cutting, then panel cutting and then through another panel. door is weird.

andicole0 · 29 Nov 2015 at 17:57

You really need to fit it to flat surface on both sides. It will be a nightmare to fit otherwise with lots of packing needed. Door structure could well be compromised.
IIRC Cats like to approach cat flaps at head height.
Andi.

Caged · 29 Nov 2015 at 18:00

Yeah it's not the base but I have no idea how you'd get it to sit flush once you've cut it.

danoliver1 · 29 Nov 2015 at 18:16

As said needs tobe on a flatish surface, bottom of catflap needs tobe on the top pen line.

pastymuncher · 29 Nov 2015 at 18:40

You can't fit a flap that low anyway. The idea is for the base of the flap is to be around 15-25mm below the cats belly. The base of my flap is 100mm from the bottom of the panel it's fitted to. Looking at that door the only place you can fit a flap is in that middle panel.

Magic_x_uk · 29 Nov 2015 at 19:02

1) it is a white board marker.
2) Thank you people. I think it would be very hard to fit it and make it look okay where she requires it. Her thinking is that it could be too high in the flat square area.

I will look at it tomorrow when I am there to be sure. I was always under the impression they needed mounting onto flat surfaces.

chaparral · 29 Nov 2015 at 20:14

Here some pictures of my dog/cat flap (used by my westie & Cat) which I used some wood around the upper half to make up the difference for the door pattern .
But the pattern on my door is far easier then the door you want to put a flap in..

Haggisman · 29 Nov 2015 at 20:16

Assuming it's the same moulding on the other side, then you're never going to get a weather-proof seal on that... Our back door was similar, and we ended up buying a replacement plain flat panel to fit the cat flap in, also means we have the original panel to put back in if we ever need to

Magic_x_uk · 30 Nov 2015 at 10:43

ended up putting it in the middle. no other sensible solution on that door. Told her, maybe some form of step for the cat if needed.

Street · 30 Nov 2015 at 15:34

My back door is exactly the same. I just ended up not getting a cat flap and open the door for the cat instead.

t-rex · 30 Nov 2015 at 15:49

I put one in but my cat prefers me to open it for her. She puts on the sad face.