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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2005Installing a cat door
Just curious: Which stores sell cat doors, and also install it? How much would the total cost be (installation in an existing door)? I have no skills myself and don't want an ugly looking botched up job. I live in cold climate so it is even more importat that it is done right. home depot the cost depends on your area the can give you an estimate over the phone > Just curious: Which stores sell cat doors, and also install it? How > much would the total cost be (installation in an existing door)? I have > no skills myself and don't want an ugly looking botched up job. I live > in cold climate so it is even more importat that it is done right. : home depot the cost depends on your area the can give you an : estimate over the phone My home depot dosn't stock any although their online store does. They referred me to menard (yet to go there). If menard also doesn't pan out, maybe I'll buy online and then try to find a handyman to install. > Just curious: Which stores sell cat doors, Petsmart/Petco and most pet stores. > and also install it? How > much would the total cost be (installation in an existing door)? I have > no skills myself and don't want an ugly looking botched up job. I live > in cold climate so it is even more importat that it is done right. The pet doors come in a kit with a template for cutting out the hole and making screw locations. You don't need any special skills or tools- just a drill and a cutting bit (the bit might cost you $10). Tape the template to the door where you want the hole and trace the outline and screw holes. Then just follow the line with drill. The cutting bit also makes the starting hole so you don't have change bits. If you can follow a line, you can install a pet door. The hole doesn't have to be perfect because the pet door frame will cover any mistakes. I saw this on one of my cat videos and thought you would get a kick out of it. Its the perfect solution to your problem: ;-) http://www.maxshouse.com/misc/Cat-Knock-.jpg : I saw this on one of my cat videos and thought you would get a kick : out of it. Its the perfect solution to your problem: ;-) : : http://www.maxshouse.com/misc/Cat-Knock-.jpg Cute! My thanks to you and all others for the rest of the info. My current practice of leaving the door open a few inches was working fine as long as temperatures were only moderately cold, but it is winning me no friends now that we have seen low 20's along with strong winds on a few days. So, just toying with options. I live > in cold climate so it is even more importat that it is done right. WHAT ARE YOU DOING LETTING YOU'RE CAT OUTSIDE ANYWAYS!!! HUH HUH!!! and Phil's bald a.s! sitting up here encouraging you! tcht tcht thct!!! : WHAT ARE YOU DOING LETTING YOU'RE CAT OUTSIDE : ANYWAYS!!! HUH HUH!!! : and Phil's bald a.s! sitting up here encouraging you! She is not my cat, but a homeless one I have fed for a few months. In warmer days she used to find me doing something in the porch. Now it is too cold for me to hang out there, and while she tends to arrive between 3-5pm she can't time it to the minute---indeed, one day it was raining hard in the afternoon and she showed up at 9!---and has to wait however long it takes me to notice her arrival. So I am thinking of ways to eliminate or lessen her wait in the cold. Phil, as usual, is trying to help someone help a cat. So I am thinking of > ways to eliminate or lessen her wait in the cold. > > Phil, as usual, is trying to help someone help a cat. Ah...bless your heart! That's right, I think you told about this cat before.. you was worried you might miss her feeding if you don't know she's out there. Yes, Phil is a good man! I installed one of the doors before. The install I did was in the satellite panel just beside the door. (alot thinner) but you will need a jigsaw, or sawzall, or reciprocating saw. Hopefully your door is not made of metal :) > I live > > in cold climate so it is even more importat that it is > > done right. > > WHAT ARE YOU DOING LETTING YOU'RE CAT OUTSIDE ANYWAYS!!! > HUH HUH!!! Please don't shout. Cats have as much right to go outside as you do. Ivor We have decided to try a cat door: It should have decent locking features. It should work mechanically, should not require the cat to wear any magnet etc. It will go on an exterior door (not a closet or laundry room that some of them seem to be designed for) in chilly and windy Midwest. So it should be as insulated and draft-proof as possible. Who makes the best such model(s)? If you have experience with a few brands, I'd appreciate advice. > We have decided to try a cat door: > > It should have decent locking features. Yep, my cats have figured out how to unlock the cat door. > It should work mechanically, should not require the cat to wear any > magnet etc. > > It will go on an exterior door (not a closet or laundry room that some > of them seem to be designed for) in chilly and windy Midwest. So it > should be as insulated and draft-proof as possible. I installed mine in through a basement window with a platform and catwalk suspended from the joist over to the top step of the basment stairs. They love it, also if the weather is bad they can just lay on the carpeted platform and watch for prey before exiting. > Who makes the best such model(s)? > If you have experience with a few brands, I'd appreciate advice. Can't remember the brand, but ordered it online from Wal-Mart. It was $19. Simple but sufficient. Stone Some pic's http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stoneman72/my_photos > We have decided to try a cat door: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Who makes the best such model(s)? This is the best one- Pet Safe Ultimate http://tinyurl.com/b48mo has double flaps and magnets for a better seal. These are the cheapest and easiest to install - Quick Fit Pet Door http://tinyurl.com/7ftqo Both are available at Petsmart either online or at the store. After you install the door- you should tack up the flap for a few days so the cat will learn to walk through, then gradually lower the flap every few days. Otherwise, she won't know the flap opens. Good luck, Phil : This is the best one- Pet Safe Ultimate http://tinyurl.com/b48mo : has double flaps and magnets for a better seal. Thanks. Another url (same info, just shorter url) is: http://www.radiofence.com/cat_doors_ultimate.htm To minimize exposure to outside temperatures, and to thwart bigger animals who discover the openig, I am attracted to small size, but concerned by a width of 4 1/4". I don't know how to test it---tried to convince her to walk through a cardboard hole, she looked at me like I was nuts and turned away---but that seems a tight squeeze. The small size in next line down (looks like it has less insulation) is 5" wide, which is more reassuring somehow: http://www.radiofence.com/cat_doors_classic.htm Maybe I am suffering from the same consumer syndrome that causes retailers to price items as 4.99 rather than 5.0, but 4 1/4" does make me nervous while 5" seems reassuring. I'll keep trying. If I can make her walk through a 4-1/4" opening, I'll buy Ultimate for better insulation. Otherwise Classic. (The next size in both lines is 8" wide, which is definitely not required.) > I'll keep trying. If I can make her walk through a 4-1/4" opening, I'll > buy Ultimate for better insulation. Otherwise Classic. My cousin has a dog door onto his deck for his wee dogs (10-12 lbs.), and what amazed me was that his daughter's one dog (45-50 lbs.?) fit through it. His particular door -- don't know what kind -- apparently accommodates a broad range of dogs, up to 60 lbs., I think he said. It just amazed me because the dog is also long-legged and tall -- a rangy cross rather than a stout one.  SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.diaryland.com/ > Just curious: Which stores sell cat doors, and also install it? How > much would the total cost be (installation in an existing door)? I have > no skills myself and don't want an ugly looking botched up job. I live > in cold climate so it is even more importat that it is done right. I would suggest that you apply a spike strip to it so the cat is properly shredded as it enters. |
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