Cat Flap

[Siblo]

So, new van has a cat flap.

I do not have a cat, and it’s ugly.

Suggestions please regards best way to hide the huge hole once I rip it out.

 

[Figaro]

Get a cat

Thats a first for me, never seen that before.
A piece of Kingspan / Celotex cut to shape for insulation, then aluminium plate sikoflexed on.
It`s going to be visible though, a more discreet solution would need a bit of figuring out

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

I would replace it with a small door like that used for a cassette hatch..it would be neat and tidy rather than having a patch.

Or buy a cat

 

[Figaro]

Good idea, a Hobbit door

 

[Lenny HB]

Like Jim I was thinking of a hatch door, they come as a frame as you normally use the wall section you have cut our as the infill. Should be easy enough to fit a panel in it sprayed to match the van.

These come in white, cream & grey.

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[Gellyneck]

Get a cat

Thats a first for me, never seen that before.
A piece of Kingspan / Celotex cut to shape for insulation, then aluminium plate sikoflexed on.
It`s going to be visible though, a more discreet solution would need a bit of figuring out

No, no, no. Was it not Celotex produced product used in Grenfell?

 

[joe and sue]

You could fill the hole and then put a white plastic grille / vent over it so that it looks like a vent and not a patch,
Just an idea

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Celotex is a trade name for ridgid foam insulation all motorhomes are full of it of various makes no fire risk .

 

[M-J]

Celotex is a trade name for ridgid foam insulation all motorhomes are full of it of various makes no fire risk .

Celotex is a brand but used as a term a bit like hoover is to vacuum.

 

[tribalbrit]

No, no, no. Was it not Celotex produced product used in Grenfell?

It was indeed and we are still installing in many houses to meet Building Control requirements. It goes in the floor. in the ceilings if vaulted and must have a 50 mm air gap above it. Which was the main cause of the fire spread.
Also used in stud walls.
Go figure?

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[Siblo]

Thanks for the reply’s folks.

To be clear, I am not getting a cat, but glad it raised a giggle.

I hadn’t considered a door, it enters to a void under seating so could be used as a stash space or useful access between awning space and interior.

I was planning to use ally plate and disguise with a fake vent to the exterior, but the door option wins.

 

[autorouter]

Can't see the size very well in the photo. Could the hole be used for an external gas point for a barbecue, or an external shower point for a dog/muddy boots/muddy levelling ramps?

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Or a small hatch labelled 'Aviation fuel only'?