London cat flap fitting · South London
We work in Merton every week — wimbledon's village and tennis, mitcham's commons and the wandle valley industry at colliers wood. Cat flap fitting is priced against that reality, not a national average.
Fixed prices
| 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.
Working in Merton
What our crews walk into in Merton is edwardian villas in wimbledon, 1930s semis in raynes park and morden, and estates around mitcham, and the mix changes street by street — Colliers Wood (SW19), Mitcham (CR4) and Morden (SM4) each behave differently on the day.
London Borough of Merton sets the constraint: championship-fortnight restrictions in sw19, hill access to wimbledon village, and driveways common further out. Locally that means high street red route, riverside estate roads and new blocks with booked lifts and tram-line crossings, wide suburban roads and driveways on most streets. Merton sits outside the Congestion Charge zone, so only ULEZ applies to the van and the quote is that much simpler.
Leases across Merton restrict drilling into party and structural walls. We check what the wall actually is before we start, and where consent is needed we say so rather than fixing anyway.
Merton Priory and Wandle mills gave way to Victorian and interwar suburbs once the railway reached Wimbledon in 1838. That history is why Merton property behaves the way it does today.
Scope
Method
Step 1
Timber, uPVC, composite, glass or masonry — plus what is behind it. A cavity wall or a glazed panel changes the job completely.
Step 2
Measured to your cat's chest height, so an older or arthritic cat still uses it in two years' time.
Step 3
Template marked, cut from both faces to avoid blow-out, and the edge lined, capped or sealed.
Step 4
Flap fitted square, sealed against draughts and rain, and the fixings drawn up evenly so the frame does not bow.
Step 5
Microchips registered, curfew set if you want one, and the flap left in training mode with the mess cleared.
Coverage
Also in this borough
Gripper, underlay, doorbars and stairs fitted, with the old floor lifted and taken away.
Wardrobes, beds, desks and storage built, levelled and anchored to the wall.
Floating and bracketed shelving into plaster, brick, stud and dot-and-dab.
Garden sets, loungers, BBQs, parasols and shed bases built outside and weather-fixed.
Bath and shower screens fitted, sealed and tested so the seal holds, not just looks right.
Timber door starts at £75 in Merton, and the ladder runs up to £25 for the largest job on the table above. The material sets the price. Timber is quickest, uPVC and composite need capping, and a masonry wall means core drilling and a lined tunnel. The borough is outside the Congestion Charge zone, so there is no charge to pass on — only ULEZ, which our vans are compliant with.
We cover the whole borough: CR4, SM4, SW19 and SW20. On the ground that includes Colliers Wood, Mitcham, Morden, Raynes Park, Wimbledon and Wimbledon Park.
Most cat flap bookings are within 48 hours and take a single short visit. South London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.
Championship-fortnight restrictions in SW19, hill access to Wimbledon Village, and driveways common further out. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with London Borough of Merton and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.
Yes. Edwardian villas in Wimbledon, 1930s semis in Raynes Park and Morden, and estates around Mitcham is exactly the stock we work in daily. Where there is no lift, the crew size is set by the floor level at quote stage, so a third-floor walk-up is priced as a third-floor walk-up rather than re-quoted on the doorstep.
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. Certificates go out with the booking confirmation, which is what London Borough of Merton tenancies and most local managing agents ask for.
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. Vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, which matters in every Merton postcode, and the crew carries everything needed to complete the job in one visit.
Cutting toughened or laminated glass on site — it must be replaced by a glazier, Fire doors in communal areas, where a cut-out would void the fire rating and Structural openings through a lintel or an insulated cavity closer without a survey. If something on that list turns up in Merton, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.
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