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Most cat flap bookings are within 48 hours and take a single short visit. Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, so a UB3 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Hillingdon · UB3 · Cat flap fitting
Professional Cat flap fitting in Hayes, UB3
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Hayes fitters · Fixed written pricesWe provide cat flap fitting in Hayes UB3 for houses and flats around The former EMI factory at Blyth Road. From £75, quoted in writing before the visit, with one fitter for doors and panels; two where a wall tunnel is core-drilled and the debris has to be carried out of a flat Doors are checked for glazing and fire rating before cutting.
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- £5m public liability
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- Since 2019
UB3
- Cat flap fitting in Hayes UB3 from £75, fixed in writing
- Most booked here: cat flaps in doors and panels
- Most cat flap bookings are within 48 hours and take a single short visit.
- London Borough of Hillingdon permits, ULEZ itemised, never hidden
- Trustpilot 4.5· 3,100+ reviews
- Google 3.9· 1,429 reviews
- £5m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
- From, timber door
- £75From, timber door
- Hayes homes are flats
- 34%Hayes homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 33%Privately rented
- Households in Hayes
- 14,482Households in Hayes
Overview
Cat flap fitting in Hayes UB3, explained
Cat flap fitting in Hayes UB3 is a fixed-price visit for mixed-tenure homes in Hillingdon, most of them inter-war. 14,482 households sit inside this UB3 patch, 34% of them flats, so we quote on access near The former EMI factory at Blyth Road rather than a London average.
How it works
How cat flap fitting works in Hayes
Five steps, the same on every UB3 job, so you know what happens before you commit. In UB3, Terraced houses with solid London stock brick and later plasterboard linings — which is why London Borough of Hillingdon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded is what we plan for here.
Step 1
Check the door or wall
Timber, uPVC, composite, glass or masonry — plus what is behind it. A cavity wall or a glazed panel changes the job completely.
Step 2
Set the height
Measured to your cat's chest height, so an older or arthritic cat still uses it in two years' time.
Step 3
Cut and line
Template marked, cut from both faces to avoid blow-out, and the edge lined, capped or sealed.
Step 4
Fit and seal
Flap fitted square, sealed against draughts and rain, and the fixings drawn up evenly so the frame does not bow.
Step 5
Set up and demo
Microchips registered, curfew set if you want one, and the flap left in training mode with the mess cleared.
Why choose us
Why Hayes customers book us
Four things decide whether a UB3 job goes well, and none of them are visible from a price list.
Hayes walls, not generic walls
We expect some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick, and with 21% one-person households in Hayes, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site in UB3, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body, as the Hayes stock goes, a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here.
Insured and documented
Fitters carry £5m public liability cover. We check leasehold and landlord consent before cutting anything, and we will not cut a communal fire door — that would void its rating and the block's fire strategy.
Crew sized to the job
One fitter for doors and panels; two where a wall tunnel is core-drilled and the debris has to be carried out of a flat. New blocks need booked lifts and bays; older streets have driveways and canal bridges.
Fixed prices
Cat flap fitting prices in Hayes
Fixed prices for UB3 and the rest of Hillingdon. The material sets the price. Timber is quickest, uPVC and composite need capping, and a masonry wall means core drilling and a lined tunnel.
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber door | £75 | 45–60 min | Cut, chamfered and sealed so the door edge does not swell in winter. |
| uPVC door panel | £95 | 1–1.5 hrs | The panel is cut in place with the frame protected, and the cut edge capped so water cannot track in. |
| Composite door | £120 | 1–2 hrs | A composite has a foam core between two skins; both faces must be cut cleanly and the core sealed. |
| Brick or block wall, up to 350mm | £190 | 2–3 hrs | Core-drilled both sides with a tunnel liner fitted, so the cavity is never left open. |
| Glass panel — cut-out supplied by a glazier | £110 | 1 hr | Toughened glass cannot be cut on site; we template it, fit the replacement pane and set the flap. |
| Microchip flap set-up and training mode | £25 | 15–20 min | Chips registered, curfew and selective entry configured, and the flap left on training setting. |
Timber door
£75 · 45–60 min
Cut, chamfered and sealed so the door edge does not swell in winter.
uPVC door panel
£95 · 1–1.5 hrs
The panel is cut in place with the frame protected, and the cut edge capped so water cannot track in.
Composite door
£120 · 1–2 hrs
A composite has a foam core between two skins; both faces must be cut cleanly and the core sealed.
Brick or block wall, up to 350mm
£190 · 2–3 hrs
Core-drilled both sides with a tunnel liner fitted, so the cavity is never left open.
Glass panel — cut-out supplied by a glazier
£110 · 1 hr
Toughened glass cannot be cut on site; we template it, fit the replacement pane and set the flap.
Microchip flap set-up and training mode
£25 · 15–20 min
Chips registered, curfew and selective entry configured, and the flap left on training setting.
Prices are labour and fitting materials; the flap itself can be supplied at cost or you can provide your own. Glass cut-outs are quoted by a glazier and shown separately. Where a lease or a landlord consent is needed we will tell you before booking rather than after. Permits, ULEZ and the Congestion Charge where they apply are itemised.
Scope
What's included in Hayes
The same scope across UB3, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- In Hayes: height set to your cat's chest, not to a standard measurement, timed against the walk in from Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line)
- On UB3 jobs: cut edges sealed or capped so the door stays weatherproof, agreed on the doorstep in Hayes before anything is unpacked
- Standard on Hillingdon bookings: draught brush and seal fitted and the flap swing tested both ways, allowing for the 33% of UB3 homes that are privately rented and need the landlord's sign-off
- Microchip flap registered and left in training mode with the swing eased, noted on the Hayes job sheet so the next visit starts from it
Not included
- Cutting toughened or laminated glass on site — it must be replaced by a glazier, quoted separately if you need it arranged in UB3
- Fire doors in communal areas, where a cut-out would void the fire rating, outside the fixed price on Hayes bookings
- Structural openings through a lintel or an insulated cavity closer without a survey, and we will say so before the UB3 visit rather than on the day
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Coverage
Where we work around Hayes UB3
Cat flap fitting across Hillingdon and the UB3 district, mapped below.
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Working in Hayes
Hayes UB3 at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Hayes — the numbers that actually change a cat flap fitting quote.
14,482 households sit inside the UB3 neighbourhood covering Hayes. The build is inter-war, the tenure profile mixed-tenure, and 34% of those homes are flats.
The mixed-tenure mix here (45% owned, 33% privately rented) means a UB3 diary swings between short-notice tenancy deadlines and appointments set a fortnight out.
Walls are some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — and solid London stock brick, and with 21% one-person households in Hayes, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site, so the fixing that matters in Hayes is chosen on site — the usual failure here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body, as the Hayes stock goes, a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood shapes what gets ordered here.
Hayes is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it. What shapes the job more is the neighbourhood itself — the old EMI works, the canal and a town centre transformed by the Elizabeth line — which is why a UB3 quote is not a Hillingdon average.
On access, new blocks need booked lifts and bays; older streets have driveways and canal bridges — one reason one fitter for doors and panels; two where a wall tunnel is core-drilled and the debris has to be carried out of a flat. Fitters travelling in use Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line).
Area at a glance
Hayes UB3 by the numbers
Who lives in Hayes and what they live in decides how cat flap fitting is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Hayes End and Hayes South and Hayes Town & Lake Farm and Hayes Town North neighbourhood itself — not Hillingdon-wide averages, and not estimates.
45,454
Residents
Hayes End and Hayes South and Hayes Town & Lake Farm and Hayes Town North neighbourhood, Census 2021
14,482
Households
Median age 34.2
Flats vs houses
Flats 34.1%Houses 65.5%
Residents by sex
Male50.2%
Female49.8%
Single-person households
21%
Privately rented
32.8%
- Median age
- 34.2
- Owner-occupied
- 44.7%
- Social rented
- 22.1%
- Postcode districts
- UB3
- Nearest station
- Hayes & Harlington
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Hayes End, Hayes South, Hayes Town & Lake Farm, Hayes Town North (E02000517, E02000519, E02000520, E02000523) — the published geography that covers Hayes, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the UB3 district: 51.5052, -0.4244 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Common questions
Cat flap fitting in Hayes UB3 — your questions.
How much does cat flap fitting cost in Hayes UB3?
Timber door starts at £75 in Hayes, with 22% social-rented stock nearby, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked on this side of Hillingdon. The material sets the price. Timber is quickest, uPVC and composite need capping on the streets near The former EMI factory at Blyth Road, with a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood, and a masonry wall means core drilling and a lined tunnel.
Can you fit a cat flap in a uPVC door in Hayes UB3?
Yes — £95, an hour to 90 minutes. The panel is cut in place and the edge capped across UB3, so the door stays weatherproof. If it is glazed, a glazier supplies a pane with the cut-out on Hillingdon bookings.
I rent in UB3 — do I need permission?
Yes, in writing. 33% of Hayes homes are privately rented, with 33% of UB3 homes being privately rented, and a flap cut without consent is a common deposit deduction in Hayes. Send the email and we fit to its conditions for Hayes (UB3) addresses.
Can you fit a cat flap through a wall in Hayes?
Yes, from £190 for a wall up to 350mm — the usual answer in Hayes on UB3 jobs — and 34% of homes here being flats, with The former EMI factory at Blyth Road a few streets away, where 34% of homes are flats with glazed back doors: we core-drill and fit a lined tunnel.
How quickly can you reach Hayes from your Hillingdon round?
The former EMI factory at Blyth Road is the marker we route to on Hillingdon bookings, with a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood — and this being a short walk from Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line), and new blocks need booked lifts and bays; older streets have driveways and canal bridges. A UB3 slot added to an existing Hillingdon round usually lands the same week rather than the next on the Hayes rounds, with 14,482 households on this patch.
Is same-day or evening cat flap fitting available in Hillingdon?
Most cat flap bookings are within 48 hours and take a single short visit on this side of Hillingdon. Hayes sits close to Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line) in Hayes, with 45% owner-occupation locally, so we can usually add a UB3 job to an existing Hillingdon round at short notice.
Do you handle difficult access in Hayes?
New blocks need booked lifts and bays; older streets have driveways and canal bridges on this side of Hillingdon. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Hillingdon it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards in this 34% flats neighbourhood — and Hillingdon parking rules in play, with this being a short walk from Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line).
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