London cat flap fitting · Central London
Local cat flap fitting for Tower Hamlets and its 14 covered areas. Canary Wharf towers, Docklands water and the East End's Brick Lane and Bethnal Green streets.
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 Tower Hamlets
The stock in Tower Hamlets is high-rise waterfront apartments with concierge, victorian terraces and dense post-war estates, and the mix changes street by street — Bethnal Green (E2), Bow (E3) and Bromley-by-Bow (E3) each behave differently on the day.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets sets the constraint: tower blocks with goods-lift booking, canary wharf estate permits, and cpzs across bethnal green and bow. Locally that means sunday market closures, ltn filters and tower blocks with a single small lift and bow flyover red routes, market-day restrictions and gated conversion estates. Part of Tower Hamlets sits inside the Congestion Charge zone, so the charge is quoted as its own line rather than hidden in the labour rate.
Most flats in Tower Hamlets are leasehold, and managing agents here routinely ask for a public liability certificate and a method note before a contractor drills anything. We send both with the booking confirmation.
Tower Hamlets took its present shape because dockland and rag-trade heartland; the docks closed in the 1980s and the lddc rebuilt the isle of dogs as a financial district.
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 Tower Hamlets, 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. Part of the borough is inside the Congestion Charge zone, so a £15 daily charge is added as its own line when the job falls inside the charging hours.
We cover the whole borough: E1, E14, E1W, E2, E3 and EC3. On the ground that includes Bethnal Green, Bow, Bromley-by-Bow, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs and Limehouse.
Most cat flap bookings are within 48 hours and take a single short visit. Central London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.
Tower blocks with goods-lift booking, Canary Wharf estate permits, and CPZs across Bethnal Green and Bow. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with London Borough of Tower Hamlets and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.
Yes. High-rise waterfront apartments with concierge, Victorian terraces and dense post-war estates 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 Tower Hamlets 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 Tower Hamlets 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 Tower Hamlets, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.
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