Cat Flap Installation
Now that you’ve finally decided that you want (or, more like, need) a cat flap for your little kitty; and bought one too, the next step is the cat flap installation in your home. Installing a cat flap is pretty straightforward work, and can even be a fun do-it-yourself exercise.
Before you get down to actually installing the cat flap, you need to do one important thing: deciding where you want to install the cat flap. Ideally, it should be at an easily accessible spot in the house where you can monitor the movements of your cat in and out of the house. You should also make sure to place the cat flap is placed in an area which remains dry, as most cats hate getting wet. Some manufacturers also advise to place the cat flap as to avoid direct sun exposure, as it can degrade the quality.
Cat flaps can be installed in doors, windows, walls or partitions, but the most common and most convenient option is a door. The height and placement of the cat flap is important and you should ensure that the kitty can conveniently pass through; it shouldn’t be too low that the cat has to duck down to pass through, neither should it be too high that she has to jump up to reach it. A cat flap installation requires some little basic carpentry skills, and most people can do it easily with the help of the installation guides that come with the cat flaps. You can install them on pretty much any kind of door you want, whether it’s wooden, UPVC, or something else.
You first trace out the shape of the cat flap on your door with a pencil. Second, and most important, you cut out the marked piece out of the door with cutting tool. This step is crucial for several reasons: You need to make sure the size of the cutout area is just right for the cat flap; you should also take safety precautions so as not to hurt yourself during the cutting work! Once you cut out the perfect hole in your door, you simply put in the cat flap and begin fixing it in place. It’ll be a good idea to get someone to help you out here, as they can hold the flap from the outside in place while you insert the screws into place from the inside.
After you are successfully done with the cat flap installation, its time to invite kitty to inaugurate her new personal door. Most cats will easily use it, but for the ones who don’t, you can try out plenty of options to get them to use it, like holding it open for them, calling them through it, or placing their food bowl just next to it.
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