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Offline Pinkbear (Julie)

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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2010, 22:09:16 PM »
Rob, I'd go for a double height or slopping run with a cat flap in the window then a ramp from that down to floor level. Start messing about with brickwork and you could be in for structural issues like damp or rot in the future.  :doh:
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2010, 20:59:21 PM »
Really cute bungalow; forgot to say that! :)
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2010, 20:55:13 PM »
Quote from: alisonandarchie on July 19, 2010, 20:26:53 PM
Archie is funny with ours. He lies in the tunnel to see what is going on outside and his little legs poke through the kitchen flap :evillaugh:

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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2010, 20:38:14 PM »
Quote from: Dawn F on July 20, 2010, 18:54:21 PM
looks great Rob - forgot to say the house looks nice too!

And my question is: are you a keen gardener, hOrZa? Because if you are, you have a wonderfully blank canvas there!
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2010, 18:54:21 PM »
looks great Rob - forgot to say the house looks nice too!
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2010, 21:04:44 PM »
I'm hoping to get something like one of these made.
« Last Edit: July 19, 2010, 21:05:46 PM by hOrZa »
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2010, 20:26:53 PM »
Archie is funny with ours. He lies in the tunnel to see what is going on outside and his little legs poke through the kitchen flap :evillaugh:
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2010, 20:18:29 PM »
My parents had a catflap size hole kept clear while building their conservatory.  I don't know about the building size sorry but even my cats were able to escape through the flap and they've never seen a catflap before  :tired:

If you have multiple cats beware that one could decide to sit in the gap and block the entrance/exit - That's Blue's favourite trick  :evillaugh:
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2010, 19:06:26 PM »
My brother has one and two flaps on each end then little tunnel through wall. cats use it all the time  ;D
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2010, 18:44:49 PM »
Quote from: Dawn F on July 19, 2010, 18:14:15 PM
are you having the run next to the house, you could put a flap in one of the windows and have a ramp down

I have a cat flap in a double-glazed French window and a ramp down.  You'd just need a longer ramp, but it could certainly be done.
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2010, 18:43:39 PM »
We have had a cat flap in the outside wall for nearly ten years and do not get any problems.

Obviously a few bricks had to be removed and a bit of concrete added to smooth things off.

The cats are fine with it as well ;D
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2010, 18:22:08 PM »
I do have a friend with a run at the end of her garden but it involves carrying cats to and from the run which might not be what you had in mind!
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2010, 18:19:08 PM »
I had planned to put it from the bedroom at the right of the picture with a connecting run across to the grass section in front, plus making the connecting run collapsible so that I can move it for access and gardening.
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2010, 18:14:15 PM »
are you having the run next to the house, you could put a flap in one of the windows and have a ramp down
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2010, 18:12:41 PM »
this is the bungalow, and my main worry was how the cats would deal with a tunnel as opposed to a basic flap, can I add all my cats use hooded trays with flaps so don't envisage any problems there.
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2010, 17:50:40 PM »
Alison has one for Parki and Archie. Hopefully she will see this thread.
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2010, 17:42:51 PM »
Rob, I've seen it, however, it is huge work to get it done. Depends on the fabric of the house, insulation barrier you might be breaking then need to make good. A through tunnel (two flaps - one inside and another outside) is great that helps to break an draughts.  I would imagine it would be worth it though to make their lives a little more fun.
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Re: Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2010, 17:30:10 PM »
I have seen one but can't think where- it had a sort of tunnel that went through the wall
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Cat flaps through walls?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2010, 17:27:58 PM »
bit of advice please,

I'm in the process of moving and after initially planning to stay with flats in Gateshead I have done a 180° turn and buying a bungalow back in hillbilly land :) and plan to install a run in the garden (catproofing is not an option :( ) now the advice, Does anyone here have there cat flap in an outside wall? if so how does that work? and did you get any problems?

TIA
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