Cat flap installing in french doors ?

[Tumble weed]

Can anyone recommend anyone?

 

[Gramaisc]

Subject to the construction of the doors and your own handiness, I once did it by removing a glass pane from the door, replacing it with a Perspex pane, with a suitable hole pre-cut in it.

This also meant that the door could be reinstated in original form at any time.

In that location, it did require an additional exterior step to be provided for comfortable feline access, but the flap was installed in the 'second door', which would rarely be opened.

 

[Tumble weed]

Subject to the construction of the doors and your own handiness, I once did it by removing a glass pane from the door, replacing it with a Perspex pane, with a suitable hole pre-cut in it.

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This also meant that the door could be reinstated in original form at any time.

In that location, it did require an additional exterior step to be provided for comfortable feline access, but the flap was installed in the 'second door', which would rarely be opened.

That would be ideal, but unfortunately it's floor to ceiling window in the door .

 

[Gramaisc]

I have seen a cat-flap fitted through a brick wall, but, again, that depends upon the actual situation.

 

[Gramaisc]

That would be ideal, but unfortunately it's floor to ceiling window in the door .

Right, someone I know had a double-glazed door fitted with a cat-flap. It was done by someone on Astonfields, possibly Stafford Glazing, who, unfortunately, no longer trade.

But, it might be worth asking the currently existing ones?

 

[Gramaisc]

It is confirmed now that the cat-flap through the double-glazed door pane was done by Glass & Glazing on Astonfields, who are also no longer with us.

I imagine that it is not a hugely unusual request, for extractor fans also...

 

[GNM67]

unfortunately I lost the number of the guy who did mine when I changed phones.
But he said it very difficult to find a glass firm to do the cutting as they have so many brake during the cutting.
it's also not cheap as they have to basically create a whole new insert

 

[Gramaisc]

unfortunately I lost the number of the guy who did mine when I changed phones.
But he said it very difficult to find a glass firm to do the cutting as they have so many brake during the cutting.
it's also not cheap as they have to basically create a whole new insert

I would have imagined* that it would involve the construction of a new double-glazed pane, as you really ought to seal around the hole, or it will mist up very quickly and, if the glass is toughened, as a decent-sized pane in an opening door is likely to be, cutting a hole in it is nearly impossible.

If that turns out to be the case, the original 'solid' pane could be kept for potential re-instatement.


* I will check with my source about what happened with that one.

**Edit - An instant reply - it did involve new glass.