We are moving into a new property - the front door is steel - the backdoor is french windows - where could we put a cat flap - someone suggested taking a few bricks out the house? to fit it? In the french window would be good as it has 2 side panels behind curtains it could be fitted in one of these, but who would you contact to do it and can it be done?

Thanks

i would have thought u need a joiner to fit it

it could posibly be cheaper to have it fitted in to one of the glass panels of the french doors but you have to purchase a new glass panel & let the manafactures of the panels fit the cat flap.

i've never heard of been able to fit a catflap in brick but i know you can fit them in to glass, plastic & wood. my OH fitted a catflap in to a glass panel for a friend so it is posible. you would need to phone some of the smaller double glazing firms & get quotes first.

I think you can fit into brick - some cat flaps come with a tunnel that fits in he brickwork and fastens onto the outside and inside bits of the cat flap try Staywll's website- can't remember the name of the other big catflap manufacturere

i would fit the flap in the upvc panel ,fairly easy job just cut the panel out with a jigsaw fit the flap into the hole and seal round with silicone.job done.

paul.

Thanks for all your replies - my son broke a neighbour's window last year and they used a small window company that was very reasonable to fix it (just as well as we had to pay for it :( ) so maybe I will give them a call once we moved and see what they say!

At the moment, the cat sits at the window when it wants in and out and it drives us all crazy - you know how fussy cats can be, they want out one minute and then back in again - a cat flap would be wonderful!

I've put a flap through a brick wall, wasn't that difficult - more a case of brute force than finely-honed DIY skills. I'd not recommend it if there's an easier way - in my case it was either the wall, through the upvc front door or through a double glazed french window out the back.