People buy heavy aluminium bifold or French doors.
The installation gets finished. A few months later, they buy a dog flap. They call a local glazier to come and cut a hole in the new glass.
It is completely impossible.
The Exploding Glass
New glass doors use toughened safety glass.
You cannot cut or drill toughened glass. If a glazier puts a cutter to the surface, the entire pane shatters into thousands of pieces instantly.
You cannot alter the glass once it leaves the factory.
The Factory Cut
The hole has to be planned on day one.
We take the exact measurements of your pet flap before the door goes into production. The factory cuts the hole into the raw glass. Then it goes into the toughening oven to be baked solid.
The Factory Seal
The cut edges have to be sealed properly between the two panes.
If you just hack a hole in a standard double-glazed unit, the insulating gas leaks out. The window blows. It fills up with condensation immediately. A factory-sealed hole keeps the heat inside the house.
Get It Right First
Plan the pet flap before you sign the contract.
Changing your mind later means throwing a perfect pane of glass in the skip and paying hundreds of pounds for a new one.
Come down to 78 Alma Road. Bring the measurements of the pet flap you want. We will get the glass ordered right the first time or give us a call on 01202 533126.
