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Cat flap in glazed door

Posted by Katy Houseman, on
Is it possible to put a cat flap in a double glazed patio door?
Rafal Kaczynski

Rafal Kaczynski

Hi Katy Fitting cat flaps to glass doors or windows can be tricky and you should get a qualified glazier to do the job. If you have single glazed glass doors the glazier should be able to cut a circular hole for a cat flap. However all doors in modern buildings have to be fitted with safety glass. It is possible to fit cat flaps in double-glazed doors and safety glass but the holes need to be cut when the glass is being made. Replacing all the glass in your door may be expensive, so see if it is possible to replace just the lower door panel with a piece of glass with a hole for the cat flap. Alternatively, since windows do not have to have safety glass, think about fitting a flap in a kitchen window, if your cat can easily obtain access to it. I hope this will help Best regards Rafal
Ken Grayling

Ken Grayling

Short answer, no. Assuming the door is fully-glazed the units are sealed and should be made of toughened glass. Once toughened, any attempt to work on the glass will cause it to shatter into many small pieces (what a friend of mine calls a 'bucket of door'. If there is nowhere else to put the flap, it will be necessary to have a new panel made for the door incorporating one. (Sounds expensive!)

David Latter

it is,but you will need a new glass unit with the cat flap hole cut into it,quite expensive,worth trying different double glazing companies for pricing

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