Fitting Cat-flaps Ipswich - Is a flap-door suitable for my pet?
Everyone wants a happy pet. Giving a favourite feline or doggie friend the freedom to come and go, in and out of the house, as they please can be a liberating experience for both pet and owner.
A pet-flap properly fitted in your Suffolk property that’s correctly chosen for the size of the animal and appropriately positioned for their ease and safety can be a real boon and a great investment all round. No more remembering to open or close windows to let your furry friend inside, or rushing to the back door at the sound of scratching to allow your four-legged friend to join you again in the house.
What’s more, with new technological advances, it is possible to have pet-door facilities which you can control remotely – even from your mobile phone!
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Choosing a cat-flap for my Suffolk home
These days pet-flaps come in all shapes and sizes. They can be one-way or two-way, operated by your pet’s microchip or a ‘collar key’, by infra-red technologies or regular magnets. Every Suffolk pet- owner will have different needs – and will know what is most likely to work for their pet too.
Here’s just a few things to consider:
How big is my pet? Securing the right size of pet-flap which is comfortable for your pet to use is of paramount importance. Most cat-flaps are one-size, but dog-flaps come in small, medium and large.
Location, location, location? Do you have a back door or back porch door in which you would like your pet-flap installed? Professional cat-flap fitters like Falcon Windows have the experience to install units in most types of secure entrance doors, even those reinforced with steel or with metal-skin or aluminium panels. If you’d prefer to have a cat-flap in a window, then this is possible but the unit will need to be installed in toughened glass for safety purposes.
Jump or step? It is important that your pet can access the pet-door comfortably – it will need to be positioned at the right height and access splay should not be restricted inside (eg. by furniture) or out (by plant pots or shrubs).
What do I need the pet-flap to do? Most Suffolk pet-owners would prefer their pets to feel safe and secure that their cat-flap will not also allow ‘intruders’ in . No one really wants the neighbourhood strays wandering through to enjoy a good feed or cause mischief. Other animals entering your home can cause distress particularly to your pet. Considering a pet-flap that includes a mechanism to restrict access is an excellent idea.
If you want peace of mind when you are away for a short while, or when you are at work, you may wish to consider making use of new pet-flap technologies on the market which link to mobile phone apps and allow you to control ‘opening’ hours, monitor pet activity or even set parameters like keeping one pet indoors whilst the other is allowed outside.
What will the pet-flap look like? There are wide range of pet-flaps on the market, mainly robust Pvc units with clear, opaque or even aluminium door flaps. A professionally fitted pet-flap fitted to your Suffolk home by Falcon Windows Ipswich will be smart and easy to clean, appropriately installed with strength and security in mind. Falcon’s choice of pet-flap units come with 3 yeas warranty and their workmanship is also fully guaranteed.
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Will it take long to install? Generally no. But if you have a specific deadline in mind, like a weekend away, then it is important to allow adequate time to get the right pet-flap chosen and installed by professional fitters like Falcon Windows Ipswich – and, above all, to give your pet the time to get used to the new facility before you specific need is upon you.
Typically installation by Falcon’s experienced Suffolk pet-flap fitters is swift with only a short lead time for the delivery of the unit which is appropriate for your specific requirements.
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Benefits of a Pet-flap for your Suffolk home
- Pets can enjoy freedom and get some all-important exercise
- Other animals cannot enter the property or intrude on your pet’s indoor territory, so your pet will continue to feel safe
- Free your conscience – locking up your pet at home doesn’t seem fair; locking him out might deny comfort, food and safe sanctuary
- Pet activity can be monitored through sophisticated pet-flap systems, so you know more about your furry friend – even when they are in or out !
- If you have more than one pet and need to keep one inside (eg. due to health issues) a sophisticated pet-flap system will allow you to set exit permissions so only specific pets can be allowed access.
Pet Porches & Conservatories
Whether you live in Ipswich, Felixstowe or Stowmarket or in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, if you have pets then a porch or conservatory with a ‘warm roof’ could be a real added bonus for all the family at your property.
A porch is not just the place to keep wellies and the dog lead, but the little room beyond the secure back door can be ideal for the dog bed or water bowls if you have a pet-flap fitted to the porch exterior door. If you have cats, then a cat-flap can let them come and go, find food, sanctuary and even litter trays.
Pet-flaps can be fitted to conservatory doors or panels too, but all too often glass-roof or polycarbonate porch and conservatory roofs can make then into real hot-houses and therefore less comfortable in the heat of summer for yourself – or your furry friends.
Why not check out new warm-roof technologies from Supalite or Guardian? These can be retro-fitted by the Falcon Windows Ipswich team to give you a year-round comfortable and usable space, perfect for people – and their pets.
