If you have a a cat, then you might want to consider installing a couple of cat flaps in your house, specially if you get more than one. Cat flaps are popular because they let you continue doing what you were doing without having to interrupt it just because your cat wants to go out again.

However, they are complicated enough to install that you want a professional do the job for you in order to ensure that the cat flap will be well installed and that it won’t let water in when it rains.

Careful with Burglars

When fitting cat flaps it is also important to think about the security of your house, and by careful positioning of the cat flap you will ensure that you do not compromise the security in anyway. The standard placement for them is near the bottom of the door where your cat can walk through without having to jump up and balance on a ledge.

While cat doors aren’t big enough for burglars to go through them, if they were installed in a higher location, they could be used by them to reach for the door knob from inside and try to see if it opens.

Other Cats in the Area

Pay attention; although burglars and thieves can’t go inside your house using cat doors, other cats in the neighborhood will have no problem whatsoever, and you might not want that. However, you can solve this problem by getting one of the modern cat doors which includes a locking system that can identify your cat’s collar, allowing only it to come in.

These doors are locked by magnets, which are rendered inactive by the presence of your cat’s collar; however, they will keep the door shut even if another cat tries to push it.