Cat Flap Through Wall

I'm really stuck, I have two cats and I want to put a cat flap in my wall, but have understood something that isn't a lot of people do and i cannot find someone to do it! Does anyone know a good builder? Or is this something I can do easily? Thank you for responding! : +) Xxx

I guess it's a wall outside which means it's probably a bearing wall. It can be a good idea to mess with the structural integrity of the wall, so you have trouble finding someone willing to do. I think you'd have more luck installing pet door through a door.

Hello .. It's a bit hard or go home, whichever is wallis etc. You'd better installation in your door or window. You can get individuals who enter yourwindow.

Help beofmuch Sorry cannot but I agree with the person above the bearingwall etc. .. I hope you find something that is good for you

Unless you remove the studs in the wall, put a hole in the wall not to weaken the wall at all, regardless of whether it is a bearing wall or not. A piece of business was just a hole in the wall or door with a flap that swings back and fourth to close most of the holes.

the walls are those in which the ceiling joists and beams sit. There are a lot of weight is placed on the load limiting walls and you do not want to cut the amounts in a dependent bare wall without adding a header to transfer the load on the amounts of other side those abducted.

If you have a house with an attic that you can get in, you can identify the structural walls than those in which the ceiling joists and beams sit.

But - as I said above, installing a pet door in an exterior wall does not require that you remove all the posts. The amounts are spaced either 16 "or 24" outside the walls and a flap does not need a hole that is anywhere near this size.

The simple steps to install a component in an exterior wall would be:

- All amounts in the wall. You want to install the flap between the posts, you do not want to cut a post - regardless of whether the wall is a bearing wall or not.

- Determine the exact position of the door and cut through the siding and sheathing to make the hole size needed.

- Locate the hole in the wall inside with a bit long to make a hole in the wall at each corner of the cut in the envelope and take the siding. Use these holes to draw the cutting line on the inside wall. Cut through the inner wall.

- Install the flap. The instructions that come with the flap will probably not written for the Wall and they can not cover all aspects of installing the component through a wall. Among other things, you will need to build a tunnel, "in which the two component parts will be attached to keep the cat from the walls.

These are the basic steps. Other things may need to be done, depending on the layout of walls and other factors.

For example, you may need to add shims or spacers to correctly position the flap in the wall.

All vents I've seen have been designed to be installed in a hole in a door not a wall, and thickness of all components will not be deep enough to fit in a wall properly.

As I said above, you should use some wood to build a tunnel to fit between the liner and the inside wall to avoid the cat to move between the inner and outer. The component would be connected to the ends of the tunnels - it would take a little thought to find exactly how this could happen.

Consider that the components are designed to accommodate the thickness of a door, not a wall, and you will see problems with the installation of a valve in a wall.

Instead of installing.