Cat flap on KfW55 house with ventilation - experiences?

Yes, above all, our cat is definitely good at waking me up when she wants to go outside. Our [Beute] rather drops it by the door so the dog can then eat it ;)

It's easy. A moist little nose in the ear and on top of that heart-melting meowing

We had the Sureflap retrofitted into a floor-to-ceiling window. The glazier replaced the entire glass panel for this.

It also works with a chip, so it only lets our cat through. I don’t know if it always works without side effects in practice — so far she didn’t go through but had her humans open the patio door.

Whether this has a negative effect on our ventilation system or our exhaust hood, I can’t say. I haven’t noticed any. And whether the poor seal of this tiny flap causes an additional 5 EUR heating cost per year is honestly relatively unimportant to me. It hasn’t been noticeably cold near the flap even this winter.

Yes, we also thought of a Sureflap. We already have one at the garden house that he also uses. And our tomcat has never brought a mouse or anything like that through this flap into the garden house. We now want to give him the opportunity to come into the house to his sleeping place when we are not there. Otherwise, he is outside all the time. He doesn’t like that and then we don’t have a moment’s peace, even though the neighbors keep an eye on him and check on him.

How expensive was the replacement of the glass panel? We have a quote here for 1,600 EUR including installation of the flap :eek:

So far, we open the door for our tomcat when he wants to go out or come in. A tip, because many don't know this: For coming in, we have a cat bell with a motion detector. When our tomcat stands in front of the door, the device inside rings or lights up. It's no bigger than a computer mouse and can be placed anywhere. Range reaches up to the 3rd floor.

We have a simple cat flap in the cellar door. Since the tomcat is quite territorial here and we also have a dog, no strange cat or other animal has ever come in. But tight is something else. Our cats are already old and there will be no new ones, so this was the easiest solution. The cellar door is also old and will be replaced after the cats pass away. The solution with inserts in the window is of course elegant, but for me it would be too expensive, not tight enough in a new building, and such things are often not burglar-proof either. There are often problems with insurance in case of a break-in. So the safest and most sustainable solution remains manual opening...

How expensive was the replacement of the glass element? We have an offer here for 1,600 EUR including installation of the flap :eek:

It was 600 EUR including installation for a triple pane 1x2m at our place. They installed the flap as well. Still expensive if it’s not used… :rolleyes: